# 🧝🏻‍♂️ Man elf emoji: light skin tone

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

- Emoji: 🧝🏻‍♂️
- Unicode name: man elf: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9DD U+1F3FB 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-light-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)
- 🧝🏼‍♂️ [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
- 🧝🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FF 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. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)
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 light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man elf”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man elf”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man elf”, then pick light 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 claro | elfo, elfo hombre, mágico, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | elfe homme : peau claire | elfe homme, magique, peau claire |
| Deutsch (de) | Elf: helle Hautfarbe | Alb, Elbe, Elf, helle Hautfarbe, magisch |
| Italiano (it) | elfo uomo: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, elfo uomo, magico |
| Português (pt) | elfo homem: pele clara | duende homem, elfo, elfo homem, pele clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | mannelijke elf: lichte huidskleur | lichte huidskleur, magisch, mannelijke elf |
| Svenska (sv) | manlig alv: ljus hy | ljus hy, magisk, manlig alv |
| Polski (pl) | mężczyzna elf: karnacja jasna | karnacja jasna, magiczny, mężczyzna elf |
| Türkçe (tr) | erkek elf: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, erkek elf, sihirli |
| Русский (ru) | мужчина-эльф: очень светлый тон кожи | магия, мужчина, мужчина-эльф, очень светлый тон кожи, сказка, уши, фэнтези, эльф |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік-ельф: світлий тон шкіри | світлий тон шкіри, чарівний, чоловік-ельф |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας ξωτικό: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, άντρας ξωτικό, μαγικός |
| العربية (ar) | جنّي صغير ذكر: بشرة بلون فاتح | بشرة بلون فاتح, جنّي صغير ذكر, ذكر إلف, ذكر إيلف, كائن سحري, مخلوق سحري |
| עברית (he) | אלף בן: גוון עור בהיר | אלף בן, גוון עור בהיר, יצור קסום |
| فارسی (fa) | اِلف مرد: پوست سفید | اِلف مرد, پوست سفید, جادویی, سحرآمیز |
| हिन्दी (hi) | जादुई पुरुष: गोरी त्वचा | गोरी त्वचा, जादुई, जादुई पुरुष |
| বাংলা (bn) | পুরুষ এল্ফ: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | জাদুকরী, পুরুষ এল্ফ, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | kurcaci pria: warna kulit cerah | ajaib, kurcaci pria, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | nam quỷ: màu da sáng | màu da sáng, nam quỷ, phép thuật |
| ไทย (th) | เอลฟ์ผู้ชาย: โทนผิวสีขาว | จอมเวทย์, โทนผิวสีขาว, เอลฟ์ผู้ชาย |
| 日本語 (ja) | 男のエルフ: 薄い肌色 | エルフ, 男, 男のエルフ, 男性, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 남자 엘프: 하얀 피부 | 남자 엘프, 마법, 신화, 엘프, 요정, 전설, 판타지, 하얀 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男小精灵: 较浅肤色 | 男小精灵, 男性魔术, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男精靈：白皮膚 | 男精靈, 白皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike elf: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Ɛlefo barima: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): burrë kukudh: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): ወንድ ኤልፍ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): տղամարդ-էլֆ․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): পুৰুষ এল্ফ: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): kişi elf: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ир-ат эльф: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon elfo: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): мужчына-эльф: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): muškarac patuljak: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж елф: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): အမျိုးသား နတ်သူငယ် − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): elfe homme : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 男精靈: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 男精灵: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): home elf: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏴᏫ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): эльф арҫын: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): vilenjak: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): elf: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): elvermand: lys teint
- Estonian (et): meespäkapikk: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): elfo (homem): tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): mannfólka álvur: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking duwende: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): mieshaltia: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): elfo de sexo masculino: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): კაცი ელფი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): પુરુષ ઈલ્ફ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): jinsiri namiji: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): man elf: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): férfi tünde: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): huldukarl: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke elfụ: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): síofra fireann: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): peri lanang: kulit putih
- Kannada (kn): ಪುರುಷ ಯಕ್ಷ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): ер ергежейлі: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ەر ەرگەجەيلى: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): អែលហ្វប្រុស: សម្បុរស
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ishitanigabo: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
- Konkani (kok): वनदेव: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): эркек эльф: акжуумал
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi jalwach: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ເອວຟ໌ຜູ້ຊາຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): elfu vīrietis: gaišs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): elfas vyras: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): muskecy elf: swětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Elfemann: hell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): маж шумски елф: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): orang halus lelaki: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): ആൺ ദുർഭൂതം: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): għafrit raġel: ton ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): वनदेवता: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): эрэгтэй одой: цайвар
- Māori (mi): erepe tāne: kiri āhua māmā
- Nepali (ne): सानो छोरोमान्छेको स्वरुप भएको जीव: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Mán Ẹlf: Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna wa matla a magolo: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
- Norwegian (no): mannlig alv: hudtype 1–2
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg alv: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ପୁରୁଷ ଏଲଫ୍‍: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Pashto (ps): سړی ګوړا: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਬੌਣਾ ਆਦਮੀ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): بُھوت بندا: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata elfo: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat elf: ton deschis al pielii
- Sardinian (sc): alvu òmine: pedde crara
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): ailbhear fireann: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): мушкарац виловњак: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): мушкарац виловњак: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): muškarac vilovnjak: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): muškarac vilovnjak: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ဢႄးလ်ၾ်ၽူႈၸၢႆး: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد بونا: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): පිරිමි එල්ෆ්: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): elf: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): škrat: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): ruuxaanta ragga: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): kibwengo dume: ngozi nyeupe
- Tajik (tg): марди пакана: ранги равшани пӯст
- Tamil (ta): ஆண் எல்ஃப்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): మాంత్రికుడు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብ ኤልፍ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): kiʻi feeli tangata: kili hinehina
- Tswana (tn): monna wa mankge mo ditlhamaneng: letlalo le lesweu
- Turkmen (tk): erkek elf: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): muski soninak: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): پریت آدمی: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئەر پىر: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): erkak elf: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): coblyn gwrwywaidd: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): elfe bu góor: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Xhosa (xh): uhili oyindoda: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
- Yoruba (yo): egbére ọkùnrin: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): egbére ɔkùnrin: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): i-elf yesilisa: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9DD U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🧝🏻‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F9DD\1F3FB\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9DD}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9DD\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 9D F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDDD D83C DFFB 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%9D%F0%9F%8F%BB%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 light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🧝🏻‍♂️ is the 🧝‍♂️ man elf emoji with light skin tone. It's 🧝‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F9DD U+1F3FB 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 light 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+1F3FB 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-light-skin-tone-emoji