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🏄🏾‍♂️U+1F3C4 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

Man surfing emoji: medium-dark skin tone

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

Unicode name
man surfing: medium-dark skin tone
Category
People & body, People playing sports
Added
Emoji 4.0 in 2016
Code points
U+1F3C4 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
Base emoji
🏄‍♂️ Man surfing

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.

How it looks

🏄🏾‍♂️
Your device
Man surfing emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in Noto Color Emoji by Google
Noto Color Emoji
Man surfing emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in Twemoji by Twitter, Inc. and other contributors
Twemoji
Man surfing emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in OpenMoji by OpenMoji, the open-source emoji and icon project
OpenMoji

Other skin tones

Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.

What it's made of

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

  1. 🏄Person surfingU+1F3C4
  2. 🏾Medium-dark skin toneU+1F3FE
  3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emojiU+200D
  4. ♂️Male signU+2642 U+FE0F
  5. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji styleU+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 medium-dark skin tone.
Android
In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man surfing”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Mac
Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man surfing”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Windows
Press Windows + . (period) and type “man surfing”, then pick medium-dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
Españolhombre haciendo surf: tono de piel oscuro mediohombre, hombre haciendo surf, surf, surfero, surfista, tono de piel oscuro medio
Françaissurfeur : peau matehomme, peau mate, surf, surfeur
DeutschSurfer: mitteldunkle HautfarbeMann, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, Surfer, Wellenreiten
Italianosurfista uomo: carnagione abbastanza scuracarnagione abbastanza scura, sport, surf, surfista uomo, tavola da surf, uomo
Portuguêshomem surfista: pele morena escurahomem, homem surfista, pele morena escura, surfando
Nederlandsmannelijke surfer: donkergetinte huidskleurdonkergetinte huidskleur, man, mannelijke surfer, surfen
Svenskaman som surfar: mellanmörk hyman, man som surfar, man surfar, manlig, mellanmörk hy, surfing
Polskisurfujący mężczyzna: karnacja średnio ciemnadeska, karnacja średnio ciemna, mężczyzna, surfing, surfujący mężczyzna
Türkçesörf yapan erkek: orta koyu cilt tonuadam, erkek, orta koyu cilt tonu, sörf, sörf yapan erkek
Русскийсерфингист: темный тон коживода, волны, доска, серфинг, серфингист, спорт, спортсмен, темный тон кожи
Українськасерфінгіст: помірно темний тон шкірипомірно темний тон шкіри, серфінг, серфінгіст, чоловік
Ελληνικάάντρας σε σανίδα σερφ: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματοςάντρας, άντρας σε σανίδα σερφ, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, σερφ
العربيةراكب أمواج: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامقبشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, تزلج, راكب أمواج, ركوب أمواج
עבריתגבר גולש: גוון עור כהה בינוניאיש, גבר, גבר גולש, גוון עור כהה בינוני, גלישה
فارسیموج‌سوار مرد: پوست گندمیپوست گندمی, موج, موج‌سوار مرد, موج‌سواری, موج‌سواری کردن
हिन्दीसर्फ़िंग करता पुरुष: हल्की साँवली त्वचाआदमी, पुरुष, सर्फ़िंग, सर्फ़िंग करता पुरुष, हल्की साँवली त्वचा
বাংলাছেলেদের সার্ফিং: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙছেলে, ছেলেদের সার্ফিং, পুরুষ, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, সার্ফিং
Bahasa Indonesiapria berselancar: warna kulit gelap-sedanglaki-laki, ombak, pria berselancar, selancar, warna kulit gelap-sedang
Tiếng Việtngười đàn ông lướt sóng: màu da tối trung bìnhlướt sóng, màu da tối trung bình, người đàn ông, người đàn ông lướt sóng
ไทยผู้ชายโต้คลื่น: โทนผิวสีแทนกีฬา, คน, คลื่น, ชายหาด, เซิร์ฟ, โต้คลื่น, ทะเล, โทนผิวสีแทน, นักเซิร์ฟ, ผู้ชาย, มหาสมุทร
日本語サーフィンする男: やや濃い肌色サーファー, サーフィンする男, スポーツ, やや濃い肌色, 波乗り, 男, 男性
한국어서핑하는 남자: 진한 갈색 피부바다, 서퍼, 서핑, 서핑보드, 서핑하는 남자, 수상스포츠, 스포츠, 진한 갈색 피부, 파도, 파도 타기, 해변, 해양
中文(简体)男生冲浪: 中等-深肤色中等-深肤色, 冲浪, 男, 男生冲浪
中文(繁體)男生衝浪:褐皮膚男, 男生衝浪, 衝浪, 褐皮膚
Names in 98 more languages
Afrikaansmanlike branderplankryer: medium-donker velkleur
AkanBarima resɔɔfo: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
Albanianburrë që bën sërf: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
Amharicወንድ የውሃ ሸርተቴ ተጫዋች: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
Armenianսերֆինգով զբաղվող տղամարդ․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
Assameseচাৰ্ফিং কৰি থকা পুৰুষ: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijanisörfçü kişi: orta-tünd dəri tonu
Bashkirсерфингсы ир-ат: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
Basquegizon surflaria: 5. mota
Belarusianсерфінгіст: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
Bosniansurfer: umjereno tamna boja kože
Bulgarianмъж, каращ сърф: средно тъмна кожа
Burmeseရေလွှာလျှောစီးနေသည့် အမျိုးသား − အသားညိုရောင်
Canadian Frenchsurfeur : peau modérément foncée
Cantonese滑浪嘅男人: 中深膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)滑浪嘅男人: 中深肤色
Catalanhome que fa surf: pell fosca
CherokeeᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎹ ᏓᏍᏗᎳᏁᎬ ᎡᏁᏙᎯ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)滑浪嘅男人:中深皮膚
Chuvashсерфингист: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
Croatianmuškarac surfa: smeđa boja kože
Czechsurfař: středně tmavý odstín pleti
Danishmandlig surfer: medium til mørk teint
Estonianmeessurfar: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
European Portuguesehomem a surfar: tipo de pele 5
Faroesemaður sum skreiður á brimfjøl: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
Filipinolalaking nagsu-surf: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
Finnishsurffaajamies: keskitumma iho
Galiciansurfeiro: ton de pel escuro
Georgianსერფერი კაცი: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
Gujaratiસર્ફિંગ કરતો પુરુષ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
Hausanamiji mai hawan allon wasa a kan teku: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
Hindi (Latin)surfing karta aadmi: medium-dark skin
Hungarianszörföző férfi: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
Icelandicmaður á brimbretti: meðaldökkur húðlitur
Igbonwoke na-eme egwuregwu oshimiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
Irishfear ag surfáil: ton cnis meándorcha
Javanesewong lanang slancar: kulit sawo mateng
Kannadaಸರ್ಫಿಂಗ್ ಪುರುಷ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakhсерфингші ер: 5-тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)سەرفيڭشى ەر: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmerបុរសជិះក្តារលើទឹក: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
Kinyarwandaumugabo winyereza ku mazi: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
Konkaniदादलो सर्फ करता: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyzсёрфинг ойноп жаткан эркек: кара тору
Kʼicheʼachi ktanin ketz’an pa ja’: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Laoຜູ້ຊາຍຫຼິ້ນໂຕ້ຄື້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
Latvianvīrietis sērfo: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
Lithuanianvyras banglentininkas: tamsios odos
Lower Sorbiansurfowaŕ: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
LuxembourgishSurfer: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
Macedonianсурфер: тип на кожа 5
Malaylelaki meluncur air: ton kulit sederhana gelap
Malayalamസർഫുചെയ്യുന്നയാൾ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
Malteseraġel surfing: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
Marathiसर्फिंग करणारा पुरुष: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
Mongolianсерфингээр гулгаж буй эрэгтэй: бордуу
Māoritāne whakaheke ngaru: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
Nepaliसर्फ गरिरहेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-५
Nigerian PidginMan Wé De Raíd Wọtá Sọ́fín-Bọd: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
Northern Sothomonna o sesa lewatleng: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
Norwegianmannlig surfer: hudtype 5
Norwegian Nynorskmannleg surfar: hudtype 5
Odiaସର୍ଫିଂ କରୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromodhiira bololi’u: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
Pashtoسړی سرفنګ: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
Punjabiਸਰਫਿੰਗ ਕਰਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)صرف کردا بندا: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechuatata surfeando: tunpa yana qara niraq
Romanianbărbat care practică surfing: ton semi‑închis al pielii
Romanshum che fa surfing: pel mez stgira
Scottish Gaelicduine a’ surfadh: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbianсурфер: средње тамна кожа
Serbian (Latin)surfer: srednje tamna koža
Shanၽူႈၸၢႆးၶီႇပႅၼ်ႈၼမ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
Sindhiمرد سرفنگ ڪندي: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
Sinhalaහිම පුවරුවේ යන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
Slovaksurfista: stredne tmavý tón pleti
Sloveniandeskar: srednje temen ten kože
Somalinin alwaaxa hirka biyaha kula soconaya: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
Swahilimwanamume anayeteleza kwenye mawimbi: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
Tajikмарде, ки серфинг карда истодаастмард: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
Tamilஅலைச்சறுக்கு விளையாடும் ஆண்: வகை 5
Teluguసర్ఫ్ చేస్తున్న పురుషుడు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinyaሰብኣይ ሰርፍ ገባሪ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
Tongantangata fānifo: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
Tswanamonna yo o lelemelang: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
Turkmensörf edýän erkek: orta goýy deri reňki
Upper Sorbiansurfowar: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
Urduسرفنگ کرتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
Uyghurدولقۇن كەزگۈچى ئەر: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
Uzbekerkak serfing qilmoqda: 5-teri turi
Welshdyn yn syrffio: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
Wolofgóor guy sërfe: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
Xhosaindoda etyibiliza emanzini: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
Yorubaọkùnrin tí ń wá íńtánẹ́tì: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)ɔkùnrin tí ń wá íńtánɛ́tì: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
Zuluindoda edlala isurfing: uhlobo-5

Codes

Code points
U+1F3C4 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
HTML
🏄🏾‍♂️
CSS
\1F3C4\1F3FE\200D\2642\FE0F
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F3C4}\u{1F3FE}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}
Python
\U0001F3C4\U0001F3FE\u200D\u2642\uFE0F
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 8F 84 F0 9F 8F BE E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F
UTF-16
D83C DFC4 D83C DFFE 200D 2642 FE0F
URL encoded
%F0%9F%8F%84%F0%9F%8F%BE%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 medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 🏄🏾‍♂️ and 🏄‍♂️?

🏄🏾‍♂️ is the 🏄‍♂️ man surfing emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🏄‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F3C4 U+1F3FE 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 medium-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+1F3C4 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🏄🏾‍♂️

When was 🏄🏾‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016.