# 🧑🏾‍🔧 Mechanic emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🧑🏾‍🔧 is the mechanic emoji (🧑‍🔧) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🧑‍🔧 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019.

- Emoji: 🧑🏾‍🔧
- Unicode name: mechanic: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F527
- Category: People & body, Jobs and roles
- Added: Emoji 12.1 (2019)
- Base emoji: [🧑‍🔧 Mechanic](https://emojichart.com/mechanic-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/mechanic-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A person in work clothes holding a wrench, representing repair and skilled trades. It is used for mechanics, plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople, and for anything that needs fixing or tinkering.

## Other skin tones

- 🧑‍🔧 [Mechanic](https://emojichart.com/mechanic-emoji.md)
- 🧑🏻‍🔧 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/mechanic-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F527
- 🧑🏼‍🔧 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/mechanic-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F527
- 🧑🏽‍🔧 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/mechanic-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F527
- 🧑🏿‍🔧 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/mechanic-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F527

## What it's made of

🧑🏾‍🔧 is 4 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧑 [Person](https://emojichart.com/person-emoji.md) (U+1F9D1)
2. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)
3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
4. 🔧 [Wrench](https://emojichart.com/wrench-emoji.md) (U+1F527)

## How to type 🧑🏾‍🔧

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “mechanic”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “mechanic”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “mechanic”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “mechanic”, then pick medium-dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | profesional de la mecánica: tono de piel oscuro medio | electricista, fontanero, mecánico, operario, profesional de la mecánica, técnico, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | mécanicien (tous genres) : peau mate | artisan, électricien, électricienne, mécanicien, mécanicien (tous genres), mécanicienne, peau mate, plombier |
| Deutsch (de) | Mechaniker(in): mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Elektriker(in), Klempner(in), Mechaniker(in), mitteldunkle Hautfarbe |
| Italiano (it) | meccanico: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, elettricista, idraulico, meccanico, tecnico specializzato |
| Português (pt) | mecânico trabalhando: pele morena escura | eletricista, encanador, mecânico, mecânico trabalhando, pele morena escura, prestador de serviço |
| Nederlands (nl) | monteur: donkergetinte huidskleur | donkergetinte huidskleur, elektricien, handelsman, loodgieter, monteur |
| Svenska (sv) | mekaniker: mellanmörk hy | elektriker, mekaniker, mellanmörk hy, rörmontör |
| Polski (pl) | mechanik: karnacja średnio ciemna | elektryk, hydraulik, karnacja średnio ciemna, mechanik |
| Türkçe (tr) | tamirci: orta koyu cilt tonu | elektrikçi, orta koyu cilt tonu, tamirci, tesisatçı |
| Русский (ru) | механик: темный тон кожи | механик, сантехник, специалист, темный тон кожи, электрик |
| Українська (uk) | фахівець із механіки: помірно темний тон шкіри | електрик, майстер, механік, помірно темний тон шкіри, сантехнік, фахівець із механіки |
| Ελληνικά (el) | μηχανικός: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | ειδικευμένος εργάτης, ηλεκτρολόγος, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, μηχανικός, υδραυλικός |
| العربية (ar) | خبير ميكانيكي: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, تاجر, حرفي, خبير ميكانيكي, سباك, كهربائي, ميكانيكي |
| עברית (he) | מכונאי/ת: גוון עור כהה בינוני | אינסטלטור, אינסטלטורית, גוון עור כהה בינוני, חשמלאי, חשמלאית, מכונאי, מכונאי/ת, מכונאית, שרברב |
| فارسی (fa) | مکانیک: پوست گندمی | برق‌کار, پوست گندمی, لوله‌کش, مکانیک |
| हिन्दी (hi) | मैकेनिक: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | नलसाज़, बिजली का काम करने वाला, मैकेनिक, व्यापारी, हल्की साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | মেকানিক: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | ইলেকট্রিশিয়ান, ছোট ব্যবসাদার, প্লামবার, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, মেকানিক |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | mekanik: warna kulit gelap-sedang | mekanik, pekerja terlatih, tukang ledeng, tukang listrik, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | thợ máy: màu da tối trung bình | màu da tối trung bình, thợ điện, thợ máy, thợ sửa ống nước, thợ thủ công |
| ไทย (th) | ช่างกล: โทนผิวสีแทน | ช่าง, ช่างกล, ช่างประปา, ช่างไฟฟ้า, โทนผิวสีแทน |
| 日本語 (ja) | 整備士: やや濃い肌色 | スパナ, メカニック, やや濃い肌色, 作業員, 工作, 整備士 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 정비공: 진한 갈색 피부 | 배관공, 전기 기사, 정비공, 진한 갈색 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 技工: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 技工, 水管工, 电工 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 技工：褐皮膚 | 修理, 工人, 師傅, 技工, 褐皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): werktuigkundige: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): Mɛkanike: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): person mekanik: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): ሜካኒክ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): փականագործ․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): মেকানিক: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): mexanik: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): механик: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): mekanikaria: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): механік: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): mehaničar: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): механик: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): စက်ပြင်သူ − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): mécanicien : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 機械技工: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 机械技工: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): mecànic: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᏙᏆᎴᎷ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᏗᎬᏁᎯ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 技工：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): механик: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): serviser: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): mechanik/mechanička: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mekaniker: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): mehaanik: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mecânico: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): mekanikari: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): mekaniko: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): mekaanikko: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): profesional da mecánica: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): ხელოსანი: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): યંત્ર - કારીગર: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): mai gyaran mota: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): mechanic: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): szerelő / szerelőnő: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): vélvirki: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): onye na-arụzi ụgbọala: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): meicneoir: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): montir: kulit sawo mateng
- Kannada (kn): ಮೆಕ್ಯಾನಿಕ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): механик: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): مەحانيك: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ជាងម៉ាស៊ីន: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Konkani (kok): मॅकानीक: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): механик: кара тору
- Lao (lo): ຊ່າງ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis mehāniķis: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): mecanico: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): remontuojantis žmogus: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): mechanikaŕ: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): механичар: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): mekanik: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): മെക്കാനിക്ക്: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): तंत्रज्ञ: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): механик: бордуу
- Nepali (ne): मेकानिक: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Mẹkánik: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): mekaniker: hudtype 5
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mekanikar: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ମେକାନିକ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): mekaanikii: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): مستري: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਮਸ਼ੀਨਸਾਜ਼: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): mecanico: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mecanic: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): meacanaig: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): механичар: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): mehaničar: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): မေႃၸၢၵ်ႈ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): مستري: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): කාර්මිකයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): remeselník: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): serviser: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): makaanik: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): makanika: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tamil (ta): மெக்கானிக்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): మెకానిక్: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): መካኒክ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): ʻenisia: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Turkmen (tk): mehanik: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): mechanikar/ka: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): مکینک: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): mexanik: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): mecanig: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Yoruba (yo): mẹkáníìkì: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): mɛkáníìkì: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): umakhenikha: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F527` |
| HTML | `🧑🏾‍🔧` |
| CSS | `\1F9D1\1F3FE\200D\1F527` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9D1}\u{1F3FE}\u{200D}\u{1F527}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9D1\U0001F3FE\u200D\U0001F527` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 91 F0 9F 8F BE E2 80 8D F0 9F 94 A7` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDD1 D83C DFFE 200D D83D DD27` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%91%F0%9F%8F%BE%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%94%A7` |

## Questions

### What does 🧑🏾‍🔧 mean?

A person in work clothes holding a wrench, representing repair and skilled trades. It is used for mechanics, plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople, and for anything that needs fixing or tinkering. 🧑🏾‍🔧 shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧑🏾‍🔧 and 🧑‍🔧?

🧑🏾‍🔧 is the 🧑‍🔧 mechanic emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🧑‍🔧 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 4 code points long: U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F527.

### How do I type 🧑🏾‍🔧?

Find 🧑‍🔧 in your emoji keyboard by searching “mechanic”, 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+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F527. In HTML you can write 🧑🏾‍🔧

### When was 🧑🏾‍🔧 added?

It was added in Emoji 12.1, released in 2019.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/mechanic-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji