# 🧝🏿‍♂️ Man elf emoji: dark skin tone

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

- Emoji: 🧝🏿‍♂️
- Unicode name: man elf: dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9DD U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, Fantasy people
- Added: Emoji 5.0 (2017)
- Base emoji: [🧝‍♂️ Man elf](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-elf-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Depicts a male elf, a pointed-eared magical being from fantasy and folklore. Messages use it for elves in books, games and movies, and for fantasy costumes and magical themes.

## Other skin tones

- 🧝‍♂️ [Man elf](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-emoji.md)
- 🧝🏻‍♂️ [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧝🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧝🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧝🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🧝🏿‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧝 [Elf](https://emojichart.com/elf-emoji.md) (U+1F9DD)
2. 🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FF)
3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
4. ♂️ [Male sign](https://emojichart.com/male-sign-emoji.md) (U+2642 U+FE0F)
5. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)

## How to type 🧝🏿‍♂️

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | elfo hombre: tono de piel oscuro | elfo, elfo hombre, mágico, tono de piel oscuro |
| Français (fr) | elfe homme : peau foncée | elfe homme, magique, peau foncée |
| Deutsch (de) | Elf: dunkle Hautfarbe | Alb, dunkle Hautfarbe, Elbe, Elf, magisch |
| Italiano (it) | elfo uomo: carnagione scura | carnagione scura, elfo uomo, magico |
| Português (pt) | elfo homem: pele escura | duende homem, elfo, elfo homem, pele escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | mannelijke elf: donkere huidskleur | donkere huidskleur, magisch, mannelijke elf |
| Svenska (sv) | manlig alv: mörk hy | magisk, manlig alv, mörk hy |
| Polski (pl) | mężczyzna elf: karnacja ciemna | karnacja ciemna, magiczny, mężczyzna elf |
| Türkçe (tr) | erkek elf: koyu cilt tonu | erkek elf, koyu cilt tonu, sihirli |
| Русский (ru) | мужчина-эльф: очень темный тон кожи | магия, мужчина, мужчина-эльф, очень темный тон кожи, сказка, уши, фэнтези, эльф |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік-ельф: темний тон шкіри | темний тон шкіри, чарівний, чоловік-ельф |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας ξωτικό: σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | άντρας ξωτικό, μαγικός, σκούρος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية (ar) | جنّي صغير ذكر: بشرة بلون غامق | بشرة بلون غامق, جنّي صغير ذكر, ذكر إلف, ذكر إيلف, كائن سحري, مخلوق سحري |
| עברית (he) | אלף בן: גוון עור כהה | אלף בן, גוון עור כהה, יצור קסום |
| فارسی (fa) | اِلف مرد: پوست آبنوسی | اِلف مرد, پوست آبنوسی, جادویی, سحرآمیز |
| हिन्दी (hi) | जादुई पुरुष: साँवली त्वचा | जादुई, जादुई पुरुष, साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | পুরুষ এল্ফ: কালো ত্বকের রঙ | কালো ত্বকের রঙ, জাদুকরী, পুরুষ এল্ফ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | kurcaci pria: warna kulit gelap | ajaib, kurcaci pria, warna kulit gelap |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | nam quỷ: màu da tối | màu da tối, nam quỷ, phép thuật |
| ไทย (th) | เอลฟ์ผู้ชาย: โทนผิวสีเข้ม | จอมเวทย์, โทนผิวสีเข้ม, เอลฟ์ผู้ชาย |
| 日本語 (ja) | 男のエルフ: 濃い肌色 | エルフ, 濃い肌色, 男, 男のエルフ, 男性 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 남자 엘프: 검은색 피부 | 검은색 피부, 남자 엘프, 마법, 신화, 엘프, 요정, 전설, 판타지 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男小精灵: 较深肤色 | 男小精灵, 男性魔术, 较深肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男精靈：黑皮膚 | 男精靈, 黑皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike elf: donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): Ɛlefo barima: wedeε ani tuntum
- Albanian (sq): burrë kukudh: nuancë lëkure e errët
- Amharic (am): ወንድ ኤልፍ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-6
- Armenian (hy): տղամարդ-էլֆ․ մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): পুৰুষ এল্ফ: ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): kişi elf: tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ир-ат эльф: ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon elfo: 6. mota
- Belarusian (be): мужчына-эльф: цёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): muškarac patuljak: tamna boja kože
- Breton (br): elf : krocʼhen teñval
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж елф: тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): အမျိုးသား နတ်သူငယ် − အသားမည်းရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): elfe homme : peau foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 男精靈: 深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 男精灵: 深肤色
- Catalan (ca): home elf: pell molt fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏴᏫ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ: ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): эльф арҫын: сӑран тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): vilenjak: tamno smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): elf: tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): elvermand: mørk teint
- Estonian (et): meespäkapikk: tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): elfo (homem): tipo de pele 6
- Faroese (fo): mannfólka álvur: myrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking duwende: dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): mieshaltia: tumma iho
- Galician (gl): elfo de sexo masculino: ton de pel moi escuro
- Georgian (ka): კაცი ელფი: კანის მუქი ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): પુરુષ ઈલ્ફ: ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): jinsiri namiji: launin fata mai duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): man elf: dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): férfi tünde: sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): huldukarl: dökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke elfụ: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji
- Irish (ga): síofra fireann: ton cnis dorcha
- Javanese (jv): peri lanang: kulit ireng
- Kannada (kn): ಪುರುಷ ಯಕ್ಷ: ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): ер ергежейлі: 6-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ەر ەرگەجەيلى: 6-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): អែលហ្វប្រុស: សម្បុរខ្មៅ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ishitanigabo: ibara ry’uruhu rwirabura
- Konkani (kok): वनदेव: गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): эркек эльф: кара
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi jalwach: q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ເອວຟ໌ຜູ້ຊາຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳ
- Latvian (lv): elfu vīrietis: tumšs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): elfas vyras: itin tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): muskecy elf: śamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Elfemann: däischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): маж шумски елф: тип на кожа 6
- Malay (ms): orang halus lelaki: ton kulit gelap
- Malayalam (ml): ആൺ ദുർഭൂതം: ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): għafrit raġel: ton skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): वनदेवता: काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): эрэгтэй одой: бор
- Māori (mi): erepe tāne: kiri āhua parauri
- Nepali (ne): सानो छोरोमान्छेको स्वरुप भएको जीव: छालाको प्रकार-६
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Mán Ẹlf: Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna wa matla a magolo: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana
- Norwegian (no): mannlig alv: hudtype 6
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg alv: hudtype 6
- Odia (or): ପୁରୁଷ ଏଲଫ୍‍: ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Pashto (ps): سړی ګوړا: تور پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਬੌਣਾ ਆਦਮੀ: ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): بُھوت بندا: کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata elfo: yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat elf: ton închis al pielii
- Sardinian (sc): alvu òmine: pedde iscura
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): ailbhear fireann: tòna doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): мушкарац виловњак: тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): muškarac vilovnjak: tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ဢႄးလ်ၾ်ၽူႈၸၢႆး: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد بونا: ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): පිරිමි එල්ෆ්: සමෙහි වර්ගය-6
- Slovak (sk): elf: tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): škrat: temen ten kože
- Somali (so): ruuxaanta ragga: jidh madaw
- Swahili (sw): kibwengo dume: ngozi nyeusi
- Tajik (tg): марди пакана: ранги торики пӯст
- Tamil (ta): ஆண் எல்ஃப்: வகை 6
- Telugu (te): మాంత్రికుడు: ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብ ኤልፍ፦ ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): kiʻi feeli tangata: kili ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): monna wa mankge mo ditlhamaneng: letlalo la mmala o montsho
- Turkmen (tk): erkek elf: goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): muski soninak: ćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): پریت آدمی: جلد کی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئەر پىر: توق تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): erkak elf: 6-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): coblyn gwrwywaidd: arlliw croen tywyll
- Wolof (wo): elfe bu góor: xeesaayu der bu ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): uhili oyindoda: ithoni yesikhumba emnyama
- Yoruba (yo): egbére ọkùnrin: adúláwọ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): egbére ɔkùnrin: adúláwɔ̀
- Zulu (zu): i-elf yesilisa: uhlobo-6

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9DD U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🧝🏿‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F9DD\1F3FF\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9DD}\u{1F3FF}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9DD\U0001F3FF\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 9D F0 9F 8F BF E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDDD D83C DFFF 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%9D%F0%9F%8F%BF%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🧝🏿‍♂️ mean?

Depicts a male elf, a pointed-eared magical being from fantasy and folklore. Messages use it for elves in books, games and movies, and for fantasy costumes and magical themes. 🧝🏿‍♂️ shows it with dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧝🏿‍♂️ and 🧝‍♂️?

🧝🏿‍♂️ is the 🧝‍♂️ man elf emoji with dark skin tone. It's 🧝‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F9DD U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🧝🏿‍♂️?

Find 🧝‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man elf”, then press and hold it and choose dark 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+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. 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/man-elf-dark-skin-tone-emoji