# 🏊🏽‍♂️ Man swimming emoji: medium skin tone

🏊🏽‍♂️ is the man swimming emoji (🏊‍♂️) with medium 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 skin tone
- Code points: U+1F3CA U+1F3FD 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-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-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FC 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 skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)
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 skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man swimming”, then pick medium 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 medio | hombre, hombre nadando, nadar, tono de piel medio |
| Français (fr) | nageur : peau légèrement mate | homme, nage, nageur, peau légèrement mate |
| Deutsch (de) | Schwimmer: mittlere Hautfarbe | kraulen, mittlere Hautfarbe, Pool, Schwimmbad, schwimmen, Schwimmer |
| Italiano (it) | nuotatore: carnagione olivastra | carnagione olivastra, nuotatore, nuoto, piscina, sport, uomo |
| Português (pt) | homem nadando: pele morena | homem, homem nadando, nadar, natação, pele morena |
| Nederlands (nl) | zwemmende man: getinte huidskleur | getinte huidskleur, man, zwemmen, zwemmende man |
| Svenska (sv) | man som simmar: mellanfärgad hy | man, man som simmar, mellanfärgad hy, simmare, simning |
| Polski (pl) | pływający mężczyzna: karnacja średnia | basen, karnacja średnia, kraulem, mężczyzna, na basenie, pływający, pływak, pływanie, sport, triathlon, woda, zawody |
| Türkçe (tr) | yüzen erkek: orta cilt tonu | adam, erkek, orta cilt tonu, yüzen erkek, yüzme |
| Русский (ru) | пловец: средний тон кожи | мужчина, плавание, пловец, спорт, средний тон кожи |
| Українська (uk) | плавець: помірний тон шкіри | плавання, плавець, помірний тон шкіри, чоловік |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας κολυμβητής: μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος | άντρας, άντρας κολυμβητής, κολύμβηση, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية (ar) | سباح: بشرة بلون معتدل | بشرة بلون معتدل, سباح, يسبح, يعوم |
| עברית (he) | גבר שוחה: גוון עור בינוני | איש, גבר, גוון עור בינוני, שוחה, שחייה, שחיין |
| فارسی (fa) | شناگر مرد: پوست طلایی | آب‌تنی, پوست طلایی, شنا, شنا کردن, شناگر, شناگر مرد |
| हिन्दी (hi) | तैरता हुआ पुरुष: गेहुँआ त्वचा | आदमी, गेहुँआ त्वचा, तैरता हुआ पुरुष, तैरना, पुरुष |
| বাংলা (bn) | পুরুষ সাঁতারু: মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ | ছেলে, পুরুষ, পুরুষ সাঁতারু, মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ, সাঁতার |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria berenang: warna kulit sedang | laki-laki, pria berenang, renang, warna kulit sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông đang bơi: màu da trung bình | bơi, màu da trung bình, người đàn ông, người đàn ông đang bơi |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายว่ายน้ำ: โทนผิวสีเหลือง | กีฬา, คน, ไตรกีฬา, โทนผิวสีเหลือง, นักว่ายน้ำ, ผู้ชาย, ฟรีสไตล์, ว่ายน้ำ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 泳ぐ男: 中間の肌色 | スイマー, スイミング, スイム, スポーツ, 中間の肌色, 水泳, 泳ぐ男, 男性 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 수영하는 남자: 갈색 피부 | 갈색 피부, 수영, 수영 선수, 수영장, 수영하기, 수영하는 남자, 스포츠, 운동, 자유형, 철인 3종 경기, 트라이애슬론 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男生游泳: 中等肤色 | 中等肤色, 游泳, 男, 男生游泳 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男生游泳：淺褐皮膚 | 淺褐皮膚, 游泳, 男, 男生游泳 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike swemmer: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): Barima reboro nsuo: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): burrë që noton: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): የወንድ ዋናተኛ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): տղամարդ լողորդ․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): সাঁতুৰি থকা পুৰুষ: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): üzgüçü kişi: orta dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): йөҙөүсе ир: уртаса тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon igerilaria: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): плывец: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): plivač: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): плуващ мъж: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): ရေကူးနေသူ အမျိုးသား − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): nageur : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 游水嘅男人: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 游水嘅男人: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): home que neda: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏓᏬ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 男泳手：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): ишекен: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): muškarac pliva: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): plavec: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mandlig svømmer: medium teint
- Estonian (et): meesujuja: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem a nadar: tipo de pele 4
- Faroese (fo): maður sum svimur: miðal húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking lumalangoy: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): uiva mies: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): nadador: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): მოცურავე კაცი: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સ્વિમ કરતો પુરુષ: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): namiji mai yin ninƙaya: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): swimming karta aadmi: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): úszó férfi: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): sundmaður: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-egwu mmiri: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): fear ag snámh: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang nglangi: kulit kuning
- Kannada (kn): ಈಜುತ್ತಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): жүзуші ер: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ءجۇزۋشى ەر: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): បុរសហែលទឹក: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo uri koga: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
- Konkani (kok): दादलो पेंवता: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): сүзүп бара жаткан эркек: орточо
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi katajin kmuxanik: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້ຊາຍລອຍນໍ້າ: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis peld: vidējs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): vyras plaukikas: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): plěwaŕ: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Schwëmmer: mëttel Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): пливач: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): lelaki berenang: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): നീന്തൽക്കാരൻ: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Maltese (mt): raġel jgħum: ton medju tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): पोहणारा पुरुष: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): сэлж буй эрэгтэй: дунд зэргийн
- Māori (mi): tāne kauhoe: kiri āhua waenga
- Nepali (ne): पौंडी खेलिरहेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé De Swim: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna o a rutha: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): mannlig svømmer: hudtype 4
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg symjar: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ପହଁରୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira daakaa jiru: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): سړی لامبو وهي: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਤੈਰਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): تیراکی کردا بندہ: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata waytachkan: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat care înoată: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um che noda: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine a’ snàmh: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): пливач: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): пливач: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): plivač: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): plivač: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးလုၺ်းၼမ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): مرد ترندي: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): පිහිනන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): plavec: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): plavalec: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): nin dabaalanaya: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mwanaume anayeogelea: ngozi ya kahawia
- Tajik (tg): марди шино карда истода: ранги миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): நீந்தும் ஆண்: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): ఈత కొడుతున్న పురుషుడు: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ክሕንብስ ከሎ፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): tangata kakau: kili melomelo
- Tswana (tn): monna yo o thumang: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): ýüzüp ýören erkek: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): płuwar: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): تیراکی کرتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئۈزۈۋاتقان ئەر: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): suzayotgan erkak: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn yn nofio: arlliw croen canolog
- Wolof (wo): góor guy féey: xeesaayu der bu yam
- Xhosa (xh): indoda equbhayo: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tí ń wẹdò: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tí ń wɛdò: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): indoda ebhukudayo: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F3CA U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🏊🏽‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F3CA\1F3FD\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F3CA}\u{1F3FD}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F3CA\U0001F3FD\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8F 8A F0 9F 8F BD E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DFCA D83C DFFD 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8F%8A%F0%9F%8F%BD%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 skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🏊🏽‍♂️ is the 🏊‍♂️ man swimming emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🏊‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F3CA U+1F3FD 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 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+1F3FD 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-skin-tone-emoji