# 🏊🏼‍♂️ Man swimming emoji: medium-light skin tone

🏊🏼‍♂️ is the man swimming emoji (🏊‍♂️) with medium-light skin tone. It's 🏊‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: 🏊🏼‍♂️
- Unicode name: man swimming: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F3CA U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, People playing sports
- Added: Emoji 4.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [🏊‍♂️ Man swimming](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Mid-stroke and pulling one arm through the water, this male swimmer is hard at work. It appears in posts about swim workouts, pool and ocean days, competitive swimming, and triathlon training or races.

## Other skin tones

- 🏊‍♂️ [Man swimming](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-emoji.md)
- 🏊🏻‍♂️ [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏊🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏊🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏊🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA 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 swimming](https://emojichart.com/person-swimming-emoji.md) (U+1F3CA)
2. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)
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 swimming”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man swimming”, then pick medium-light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | hombre nadando: tono de piel claro medio | hombre, hombre nadando, nadar, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | nageur : peau moyennement claire | homme, nage, nageur, peau moyennement claire |
| Deutsch (de) | Schwimmer: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | kraulen, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, Pool, Schwimmbad, schwimmen, Schwimmer |
| Italiano (it) | nuotatore: carnagione abbastanza chiara | carnagione abbastanza chiara, nuotatore, nuoto, piscina, sport, uomo |
| Português (pt) | homem nadando: pele morena clara | homem, homem nadando, nadar, natação, pele morena clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | zwemmende man: lichtgetinte huidskleur | lichtgetinte huidskleur, man, zwemmen, zwemmende man |
| Svenska (sv) | man som simmar: mellanljus hy | man, man som simmar, mellanljus hy, simmare, simning |
| Polski (pl) | pływający mężczyzna: karnacja średnio jasna | basen, karnacja średnio jasna, kraulem, mężczyzna, na basenie, pływający, pływak, pływanie, sport, triathlon, woda, zawody |
| Türkçe (tr) | yüzen erkek: orta açık cilt tonu | adam, erkek, orta açık cilt tonu, yüzen erkek, yüzme |
| Русский (ru) | пловец: светлый тон кожи | мужчина, плавание, пловец, светлый тон кожи, спорт |
| Українська (uk) | плавець: помірно світлий тон шкіри | плавання, плавець, помірно світлий тон шкіри, чоловік |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας κολυμβητής: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | άντρας, άντρας κολυμβητής, κολύμβηση, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية (ar) | سباح: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, سباح, يسبح, يعوم |
| עברית (he) | גבר שוחה: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | איש, גבר, גוון עור בהיר בינוני, שוחה, שחייה, שחיין |
| فارسی (fa) | شناگر مرد: پوست روشن | آب‌تنی, پوست روشن, شنا, شنا کردن, شناگر, شناگر مرد |
| हिन्दी (hi) | तैरता हुआ पुरुष: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | आदमी, तैरता हुआ पुरुष, तैरना, पुरुष, हल्की गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | পুরুষ সাঁতারু: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | ছেলে, পুরুষ, পুরুষ সাঁতারু, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, সাঁতার |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria berenang: warna kulit cerah-sedang | laki-laki, pria berenang, renang, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông đang bơi: màu da sáng trung bình | bơi, màu da sáng trung bình, người đàn ông, người đàn ông đang bơi |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายว่ายน้ำ: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | กีฬา, คน, ไตรกีฬา, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, นักว่ายน้ำ, ผู้ชาย, ฟรีสไตล์, ว่ายน้ำ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 泳ぐ男: やや薄い肌色 | スイマー, スイミング, スイム, スポーツ, やや薄い肌色, 水泳, 泳ぐ男, 男性 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 수영하는 남자: 연한 갈색 피부 | 수영, 수영 선수, 수영장, 수영하기, 수영하는 남자, 스포츠, 연한 갈색 피부, 운동, 자유형, 철인 3종 경기, 트라이애슬론 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男生游泳: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 游泳, 男, 男生游泳 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男生游泳：黃皮膚 | 游泳, 男, 男生游泳, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike swemmer: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Barima reboro nsuo: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): burrë që noton: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): የወንድ ዋናተኛ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): տղամարդ լողորդ․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): সাঁতুৰি থকা পুৰুষ: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): üzgüçü kişi: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): йөҙөүсе ир: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon igerilaria: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): плывец: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): plivač: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): плуващ мъж: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ရေကူးနေသူ အမျိုးသား − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): nageur : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 游水嘅男人: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 游水嘅男人: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): home que neda: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏓᏬ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 男泳手：黃皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): ишекен: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): muškarac pliva: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): plavec: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mandlig svømmer: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): meesujuja: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem a nadar: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): maður sum svimur: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking lumalangoy: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): uiva mies: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): nadador: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): მოცურავე კაცი: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સ્વિમ કરતો પુરુષ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): namiji mai yin ninƙaya: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): swimming karta aadmi: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): úszó férfi: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): sundmaður: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-egwu mmiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): fear ag snámh: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang nglangi: kulit putih langsep
- Kannada (kn): ಈಜುತ್ತಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): жүзуші ер: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ءجۇزۋشى ەر: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): បុរសហែលទឹក: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo uri koga: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
- Konkani (kok): दादलो पेंवता: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): сүзүп бара жаткан эркек: буудай жүздүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi katajin kmuxanik: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້ຊາຍລອຍນໍ້າ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis peld: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): vyras plaukikas: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): plěwaŕ: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Schwëmmer: mëttelhell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): пливач: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): lelaki berenang: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): നീന്തൽക്കാരൻ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): raġel jgħum: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): पोहणारा पुरुष: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): сэлж буй эрэгтэй: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Māori (mi): tāne kauhoe: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
- Nepali (ne): पौंडी खेलिरहेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé De Swim: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna o a rutha: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): mannlig svømmer: hudtype 3
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg symjar: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ପହଁରୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira daakaa jiru: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): سړی لامبو وهي: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਤੈਰਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): تیراکی کردا بندہ: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata waytachkan: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat care înoată: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um che noda: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine a’ snàmh: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): пливач: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): пливач: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): plivač: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): plivač: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးလုၺ်းၼမ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد ترندي: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): පිහිනන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): plavec: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): plavalec: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): nin dabaalanaya: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mwanaume anayeogelea: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tajik (tg): марди шино карда истода: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): நீந்தும் ஆண்: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): ఈత కొడుతున్న పురుషుడు: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ክሕንብስ ከሎ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): tangata kakau: kili kelokelo
- Tswana (tn): monna yo o thumang: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): ýüzüp ýören erkek: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): płuwar: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): تیراکی کرتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئۈزۈۋاتقان ئەر: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): suzayotgan erkak: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn yn nofio: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): góor guy féey: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Xhosa (xh): indoda equbhayo: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tí ń wẹdò: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tí ń wɛdò: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): indoda ebhukudayo: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F3CA U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🏊🏼‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F3CA\1F3FC\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F3CA}\u{1F3FC}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F3CA\U0001F3FC\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8F 8A F0 9F 8F BC E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DFCA D83C DFFC 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8F%8A%F0%9F%8F%BC%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🏊🏼‍♂️ mean?

Mid-stroke and pulling one arm through the water, this male swimmer is hard at work. It appears in posts about swim workouts, pool and ocean days, competitive swimming, and triathlon training or races. 🏊🏼‍♂️ shows it with medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🏊🏼‍♂️ and 🏊‍♂️?

🏊🏼‍♂️ is the 🏊‍♂️ man swimming emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🏊‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F3CA U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🏊🏼‍♂️?

Find 🏊‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose medium-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+1F3CA U+1F3FC 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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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji