# 🧝🏽 Elf emoji: medium skin tone

🧝🏽 is the elf emoji (🧝) with medium skin tone. It's 🧝 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017.

- Emoji: 🧝🏽
- Unicode name: elf: medium skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9DD U+1F3FD
- Category: People & body, Fantasy people
- Added: Emoji 5.0 (2017)
- Base emoji: [🧝 Elf](https://emojichart.com/elf-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/elf-medium-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A magical, pointed-eared being from fantasy and folklore. Common uses include elves in books, games and movies, fantasy and magical themes, and a graceful, otherworldly look.

## Other skin tones

- 🧝 [Elf](https://emojichart.com/elf-emoji.md)
- 🧝🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/elf-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FB
- 🧝🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/elf-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FC
- 🧝🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/elf-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FE
- 🧝🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/elf-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🧝🏽 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧝 [Elf](https://emojichart.com/elf-emoji.md) (U+1F9DD)
2. 🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)

## How to type 🧝🏽

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “elf”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “elf”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “elf”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “elf”, then pick medium skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | elfo: tono de piel medio | elfo, mágico, tono de piel medio |
| Français (fr) | elfe : peau légèrement mate | conte, elf, elfe, le seigneur des anneaux, legolas, magique, oreilles, peau légèrement mate, personnage |
| Deutsch (de) | Elf(e): mittlere Hautfarbe | Elbe, Elben, Elbin, Elf, Elf(e), Elfe, Fantasy, Herr der Ringe, Magie, magisch, mittlere Hautfarbe, Person |
| Italiano (it) | elfo: carnagione olivastra | carnagione olivastra, creatura, elfetto, elfo, fantasy, fiaba, folclore, magia, magico |
| Português (pt) | elfo: pele morena | duende, elfo, fantasia, légolas, magia, mágico, místico, pele morena, rpg, ser encantado |
| Nederlands (nl) | elf: getinte huidskleur | elf, fantasie, folklore, getinte huidskleur, In de ban van de ring-stijl, legolas, LOTR-stijl, magisch, mythe |
| Svenska (sv) | alv: mellanfärgad hy | alv, magisk, mellanfärgad hy, mystisk |
| Polski (pl) | elf: karnacja średnia | bajka, baśń, elf, fantasy, karnacja średnia, magia |
| Türkçe (tr) | elf: orta cilt tonu | elf, legolas, orta cilt tonu, sihirli, sivri kulak |
| Русский (ru) | эльф: средний тон кожи | магия, сказка, средний тон кожи, уши, фэнтези, эльф |
| Українська (uk) | ельф: помірний тон шкіри | ельф, казка, Леголас, магічний, помірний тон шкіри, чаклун |
| Ελληνικά (el) | ξωτικό: μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος | μαγικό, μαγικός, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος, μυθικός, ξωτικά, ξωτικό, φαντασία |
| العربية (ar) | جنّي صغير: بشرة بلون معتدل | أساطير, أشخاص, إلف, إيلف, بشرة بلون معتدل, جني, جنّي صغير, خيال, عفريت, كائن سحري, ليغولاس, مخلوق سحري |
| עברית (he) | אלף: גוון עור בינוני | אדם שדון, אלף, גוון עור בינוני, יצור קסום, מיסטי, מיתוס, פולקלור, פנטזיה, שדון |
| فارسی (fa) | اِلف: پوست طلایی | آدم, افسانه, افسون, الف, اِلف, پوست طلایی, جادویی, جن, سحرآمیز, فانتزی, کوتوله, مرد |
| हिन्दी (hi) | जादुई प्राणी: गेहुँआ त्वचा | एल्फ़, गेहुँआ त्वचा, जादुई, जादुई प्राणी, जादूगर, फैंटेसी, भूत |
| বাংলা (bn) | এল্ফ: মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ | এল্ফ, জাদুকর, জাদুকরী, পরী, ব্যক্তি, মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ, মানুষ, স্মাইলি |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | kurcaci: warna kulit sedang | ajaib, dongeng, elf, fantasi, makhluk gaib, mantra, manusia peri, mistis, peri, warna kulit sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | yêu ma: màu da trung bình | cổ tích, kỳ ảo, màu da trung bình, phép thuật, thần bí, tộc tiên, yêu ma, yêu tinh |
| ไทย (th) | เอลฟ์: โทนผิวสีเหลือง | ขลัง, จอมเวทย์, โทนผิวสีเหลือง, พลังเวทย์, แฟนตาซี, เวทมนตร์, เอลฟ์ |
| 日本語 (ja) | エルフ: 中間の肌色 | エルフ, ファンタジー, 中間の肌色, 伝説, 妖精, 神秘的, 神話, 魔力, 魔法 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 엘프: 갈색 피부 | 갈색 피부, 마법, 신화, 엘프, 요정, 전설, 판타지 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 小精灵: 中等肤色 | 中等肤色, 小精灵, 神秘, 精灵, 魔幻, 魔法 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 小精靈：淺褐皮膚 | 勒苟拉斯, 小精靈, 淺褐皮膚, 魔戒風 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): elf: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): ɛlefo: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): kukudh: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): ኤልፍ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): էլֆ․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): যোগীনী: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): elf: orta dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): эльф: уртаса тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): elfo: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): эльф: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): patuljak: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): елф: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): နတ်သူငယ် − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): elfe : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 小精靈: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 小精灵: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): elf: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᏴᏫ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏳ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 精靈：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): эльф: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): šumski vilenjak: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): obličej elfa: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): elver: medium teint
- Estonian (et): päkapikk: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): elfo: tipo de pele 4
- Faroese (fo): álvur: miðal húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): duwende: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): haltia: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): elfo: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): ელფი: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ઈલ્ફ: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): jinsiri: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): elf: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): tünde: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): huldumaður: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): elfụ: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): lucharachán: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): peri: kulit kuning
- Kannada (kn): ಯಕ್ಷಿಣಿ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): эльф: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ەلىف: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): អែលហ្វ: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ishitani: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
- Konkani (kok): वनदेवता: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): эльф: орточо
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): jalwach: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ເອວຟ໌: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): elfs: vidējs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): elfo: carnaxon cô d’öiva
- Lithuanian (lt): elfas: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): elf: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Elf: mëttel Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): шумски елф: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): orang halus: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): ദുർഭൂതം: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Maltese (mt): għafrit: ton medju tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): वनदेव: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): одой хүн: дунд зэргийн
- Māori (mi): erepe: kiri āhua waenga
- Nepali (ne): सानो मानव जस्तो जीव: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Ẹlf: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): sephidi se matla: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): alv: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ଅପ୍ସରା: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): eeliif: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): ګوړا: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਬੌਣਾ: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): بُھوت: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): elfo: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): elf: ton mediu al pielii
- Sardinian (sc): alvu: pedde de colore mèdiu
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): ailbhear: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): виловњак: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): виловњак: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): vilovnjak: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): vilovnjak: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ဢႄးလ်ၾ်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): بونا: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): එල්ෆ්: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): lesná bytosť: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): škrati: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): ruuxaan: jidh nooc dhexe
- Spanish (United States) (es-US): duende: tono de piel medio
- Swahili (sw): kibwengo: ngozi ya kahawia
- Tajik (tg): пакана: ранги миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): எல்ஃப்: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): ఎల్ఫ్: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኤልፍ፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): kiʻi feeli: kili melomelo
- Tswana (tn): mankge mo ditlhamaneng: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): elf: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): soninak: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): پریت: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): پىر: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): elf: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): coblyn: arlliw croen canolog
- Wolof (wo): elfe: xeesaayu der bu yam
- Xhosa (xh): uhili: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Egbére: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Egbére: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): i-elf: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9DD U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `🧝🏽` |
| CSS | `\1F9DD\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9DD}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9DD\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 9D F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDDD D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%9D%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## Questions

### What does 🧝🏽 mean?

A magical, pointed-eared being from fantasy and folklore. Common uses include elves in books, games and movies, fantasy and magical themes, and a graceful, otherworldly look. 🧝🏽 shows it with medium skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧝🏽 and 🧝?

🧝🏽 is the 🧝 elf emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🧝 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F9DD U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 🧝🏽?

Find 🧝 in your emoji keyboard by searching “elf”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 🧝🏽?

U+1F9DD U+1F3FD. In HTML you can write 🧝🏽

### When was 🧝🏽 added?

It was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/elf-medium-skin-tone-emoji