# 🏄🏻‍♂️ Man surfing emoji: light skin tone

🏄🏻‍♂️ is the man surfing emoji (🏄‍♂️) with light skin tone. It's 🏄‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: 🏄🏻‍♂️
- Unicode name: man surfing: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F3C4 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, People playing sports
- Added: Emoji 4.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [🏄‍♂️ Man surfing](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Shows a man riding a wave on a surfboard. It fits surfing, beach days and big swells, summer vacations, and a relaxed, sun-and-sea state of mind.

## Other skin tones

- 🏄‍♂️ [Man surfing](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-emoji.md)
- 🏄🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3C4 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏄🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3C4 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏄🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3C4 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏄🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3C4 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🏄🏻‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🏄 [Person surfing](https://emojichart.com/person-surfing-emoji.md) (U+1F3C4)
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 surfing”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man surfing”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man surfing”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man surfing”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | hombre haciendo surf: tono de piel claro | hombre, hombre haciendo surf, surf, surfero, surfista, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | surfeur : peau claire | homme, peau claire, surf, surfeur |
| Deutsch (de) | Surfer: helle Hautfarbe | helle Hautfarbe, Mann, Surfer, Wellenreiten |
| Italiano (it) | surfista uomo: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, sport, surf, surfista uomo, tavola da surf, uomo |
| Português (pt) | homem surfista: pele clara | homem, homem surfista, pele clara, surfando |
| Nederlands (nl) | mannelijke surfer: lichte huidskleur | lichte huidskleur, man, mannelijke surfer, surfen |
| Svenska (sv) | man som surfar: ljus hy | ljus hy, man, man som surfar, man surfar, manlig, surfing |
| Polski (pl) | surfujący mężczyzna: karnacja jasna | deska, karnacja jasna, mężczyzna, surfing, surfujący mężczyzna |
| Türkçe (tr) | sörf yapan erkek: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, adam, erkek, sörf, sörf yapan erkek |
| Русский (ru) | серфингист: очень светлый тон кожи | вода, волны, доска, очень светлый тон кожи, серфинг, серфингист, спорт, спортсмен |
| Українська (uk) | серфінгіст: світлий тон шкіри | світлий тон шкіри, серфінг, серфінгіст, чоловік |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας σε σανίδα σερφ: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, άντρας, άντρας σε σανίδα σερφ, σερφ |
| العربية (ar) | راكب أمواج: بشرة بلون فاتح | بشرة بلون فاتح, تزلج, راكب أمواج, ركوب أمواج |
| עברית (he) | גבר גולש: גוון עור בהיר | איש, גבר, גבר גולש, גוון עור בהיר, גלישה |
| فارسی (fa) | موج‌سوار مرد: پوست سفید | پوست سفید, موج, موج‌سوار مرد, موج‌سواری, موج‌سواری کردن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सर्फ़िंग करता पुरुष: गोरी त्वचा | आदमी, गोरी त्वचा, पुरुष, सर्फ़िंग, सर्फ़िंग करता पुरुष |
| বাংলা (bn) | ছেলেদের সার্ফিং: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | ছেলে, ছেলেদের সার্ফিং, পুরুষ, সার্ফিং, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria berselancar: warna kulit cerah | laki-laki, ombak, pria berselancar, selancar, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông lướt sóng: màu da sáng | lướt sóng, màu da sáng, người đàn ông, người đàn ông lướt sóng |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายโต้คลื่น: โทนผิวสีขาว | กีฬา, คน, คลื่น, ชายหาด, เซิร์ฟ, โต้คลื่น, ทะเล, โทนผิวสีขาว, นักเซิร์ฟ, ผู้ชาย, มหาสมุทร |
| 日本語 (ja) | サーフィンする男: 薄い肌色 | サーファー, サーフィンする男, スポーツ, 波乗り, 男, 男性, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 서핑하는 남자: 하얀 피부 | 바다, 서퍼, 서핑, 서핑보드, 서핑하는 남자, 수상스포츠, 스포츠, 파도, 파도 타기, 하얀 피부, 해변, 해양 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男生冲浪: 较浅肤色 | 冲浪, 男, 男生冲浪, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男生衝浪：白皮膚 | 男, 男生衝浪, 白皮膚, 衝浪 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike branderplankryer: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Barima resɔɔfo: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): burrë që bën sërf: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): ወንድ የውሃ ሸርተቴ ተጫዋች: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): սերֆինգով զբաղվող տղամարդ․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): চাৰ্ফিং কৰি থকা পুৰুষ: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sörfçü kişi: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): серфингсы ир-ат: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon surflaria: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): серфінгіст: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): surfer: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж, каращ сърф: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ရေလွှာလျှောစီးနေသည့် အမျိုးသား − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): surfeur : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 滑浪嘅男人: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 滑浪嘅男人: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): home que fa surf: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎹ ᏓᏍᏗᎳᏁᎬ ᎡᏁᏙᎯ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 滑浪嘅男人：白皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): серфингист: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): muškarac surfa: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): surfař: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mandlig surfer: lys teint
- Estonian (et): meessurfar: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem a surfar: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): maður sum skreiður á brimfjøl: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking nagsu-surf: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): surffaajamies: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): surfeiro: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): სერფერი კაცი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સર્ફિંગ કરતો પુરુષ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): namiji mai hawan allon wasa a kan teku: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): surfing karta aadmi: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): szörföző férfi: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): maður á brimbretti: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-eme egwuregwu oshimiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): fear ag surfáil: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang slancar: kulit putih
- Kannada (kn): ಸರ್ಫಿಂಗ್ ಪುರುಷ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): серфингші ер: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): سەرفيڭشى ەر: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): បុរសជិះក្តារលើទឹក: សម្បុរស
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo winyereza ku mazi: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
- Konkani (kok): दादलो सर्फ करता: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): сёрфинг ойноп жаткан эркек: акжуумал
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi ktanin ketz’an pa ja’: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້ຊາຍຫຼິ້ນໂຕ້ຄື້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis sērfo: gaišs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): vyras banglentininkas: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): surfowaŕ: swětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Surfer: hell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): сурфер: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): lelaki meluncur air: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): സർഫുചെയ്യുന്നയാൾ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): raġel surfing: ton ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): सर्फिंग करणारा पुरुष: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): серфингээр гулгаж буй эрэгтэй: цайвар
- Māori (mi): tāne whakaheke ngaru: kiri āhua māmā
- Nepali (ne): सर्फ गरिरहेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé De Raíd Wọtá Sọ́fín-Bọd: Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna o sesa lewatleng: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
- Norwegian (no): mannlig surfer: hudtype 1–2
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg surfar: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ସର୍ଫିଂ କରୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira bololi’u: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): سړی سرفنګ: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਸਰਫਿੰਗ ਕਰਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): صرف کردا بندا: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata surfeando: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat care practică surfing: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um che fa surfing: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine a’ surfadh: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): сурфер: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): сурфер: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): surfer: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): surfer: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးၶီႇပႅၼ်ႈၼမ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد سرفنگ ڪندي: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): හිම පුවරුවේ යන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): surfista: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): deskar: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): nin alwaaxa hirka biyaha kula soconaya: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): mwanamume anayeteleza kwenye mawimbi: ngozi nyeupe
- Tajik (tg): марде, ки серфинг карда истодаастмард: ранги равшани пӯст
- Tamil (ta): அலைச்சறுக்கு விளையாடும் ஆண்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): సర్ఫ్ చేస్తున్న పురుషుడు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ሰርፍ ገባሪ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tangata fānifo: kili hinehina
- Tswana (tn): monna yo o lelemelang: letlalo le lesweu
- Turkmen (tk): sörf edýän erkek: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): surfowar: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سرفنگ کرتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): دولقۇن كەزگۈچى ئەر: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): erkak serfing qilmoqda: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn yn syrffio: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): góor guy sërfe: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Xhosa (xh): indoda etyibiliza emanzini: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tí ń wá íńtánẹ́tì: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tí ń wá íńtánɛ́tì: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): indoda edlala isurfing: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F3C4 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🏄🏻‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F3C4\1F3FB\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F3C4}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F3C4\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8F 84 F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DFC4 D83C DFFB 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8F%84%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🏄🏻‍♂️ mean?

Shows a man riding a wave on a surfboard. It fits surfing, beach days and big swells, summer vacations, and a relaxed, sun-and-sea state of mind. 🏄🏻‍♂️ shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🏄🏻‍♂️ is the 🏄‍♂️ man surfing emoji with light skin tone. It's 🏄‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F3C4 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🏄🏻‍♂️?

Find 🏄‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man surfing”, 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+1F3C4 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🏄🏻‍♂️

### When was 🏄🏻‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016.

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