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🧜🏼‍♂️U+1F9DC U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

Merman emoji: medium-light skin tone

🧜🏼‍♂️ is the merman emoji (🧜‍♂️) with medium-light skin tone. It's 🧜‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017.

Unicode name
merman: medium-light skin tone
Category
People & body, Fantasy people
Added
Emoji 5.0 in 2017
Code points
U+1F9DC U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
Base emoji
🧜‍♂️ Merman

What it means

A man with a fish tail, a sea creature from folklore, sometimes holding a trident. It is often sent for mermen and ocean fantasy, and for swimming, beach or sea-themed posts and costumes.

How it looks

🧜🏼‍♂️
Your device
Merman emoji: medium-light skin tone, as drawn in Noto Color Emoji by Google
Noto Color Emoji
Merman emoji: medium-light skin tone, as drawn in Twemoji by Twitter, Inc. and other contributors
Twemoji
Merman emoji: medium-light 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. 🧜MerpersonU+1F9DC
  2. 🏼Medium-light skin toneU+1F3FC
  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 “merman”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
Android
In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “merman”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
Mac
Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “merman”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
Windows
Press Windows + . (period) and type “merman”, then pick medium-light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
Españolsirena hombre: tono de piel claro mediosirena, sirena hombre, tono de piel claro medio, tritón
Françaistriton : peau moyennement clairepeau moyennement claire, Triton
DeutschWassermann: mittelhelle Hautfarbemittelhelle Hautfarbe, Triton, Wassermann
Italianotritone: carnagione abbastanza chiaracarnagione abbastanza chiara, creatura, fiaba, mare, mitologia, Nettuno, oceano, Poseidone, tridente, tritone
Portuguêssereio: pele morena clarapele morena clara, sereio, Tritão
Nederlandszeemeerman: lichtgetinte huidskleurlichtgetinte huidskleur, Triton, zeemeerman
Svenskaströmkarl: mellanljus hymellanljus hy, strömkarl, Triton
Polskimężczyzna syrena: karnacja średnio jasnakarnacja średnio jasna, mężczyzna syrena, Tryton
Türkçebalık adam: orta açık cilt tonubalık adam, orta açık cilt tonu
Русскийтритон: светлый тон кожимужчина, полурыба, русалка, светлый тон кожи, тритон
Українськачоловік-русалка: помірно світлий тон шкірипомірно світлий тон шкіри, Тритон, чоловік-русалка
Ελληνικάγοργόνος: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματοςγοργόνος, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, Τρίτων
العربيةمخلوق له جسد رجل وذيل سمكة: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدلبشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, مخلوق له جسد رجل وذيل سمكة
עבריתבן ים: גוון עור בהיר בינוניבן ים, גוון עור בהיר בינוני, טריטון
فارسیدریامرد: پوست روشنپوست روشن, تریتون, دریامرد
हिन्दीमत्स्यपुरुष: हल्की गोरी त्वचाट्राइटन, मत्स्यपुरुष, हल्की गोरी त्वचा
বাংলামারম্যান: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙট্রিটন, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, মারম্যান
Bahasa Indonesiapria duyung: warna kulit cerah-sedangpria duyung, Triton, warna kulit cerah-sedang
Tiếng Việtchàng tiên cá: màu da sáng trung bìnhchàng tiên cá, màu da sáng trung bình, thần nửa người nửa cá
ไทยเงือกชาย: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลืองเงือกชาย, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง
日本語マーマン: やや薄い肌色マーマン, やや薄い肌色, 人魚, 男, 男性
한국어남자 인어: 연한 갈색 피부남자 인어, 동화, 민속, 바다 생물, 삼지창, 세이렌, 심해, 연한 갈색 피부, 인어, 해저
中文(简体)男人鱼: 中等-浅肤色中等-浅肤色, 特里同, 男人鱼
中文(繁體)男人魚:黃皮膚男人魚, 黃皮膚
Names in 99 more languages
Afrikaansmeerman: medium-ligte velkleur
AkanMɛɛbarima: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
Albanianburrë sirenë: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
Amharicወንድ ግማሽ ሰው ግማሽ ዓሳ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
Armenianտրիտոն․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
Assameseমৎস্যপুৰুষ: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijanidəniz kişisi: orta-açıq dəri tonu
Bashkirһыу ире: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
Basquegizon-itxurako itsas izaki: 3. mota
Belarusianмужчына-русалка: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
Bosnianmuškarac sirena: umjereno svijetla boja kože
Bulgarianмъж амфибия: средно светла кожа
Burmeseရေသူထီး − အသားနုရောင်
Canadian Frenchtriton : peau modérément claire
Cantonese男美人魚: 中淺膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)男美人鱼: 中浅肤色
Catalanhome sirena: pell bastant clara
CherokeeᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎤᎬᎭᏟ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
Chuvashтритон: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
Croatianmuška sirena: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
Czechmořský muž: středně světlý odstín pleti
Danishhavmand: medium til lys teint
Estonianmeesnäkk: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
European Portuguesetritão (homem): tipo de pele 3
Faroesehavmaður: miðalljósur húðarlitur
Filipinolalaking sirena: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
Finnishmerenmies: keskivaalea iho
Galicianserea de sexo masculino: ton de pel claro
Georgianკაცთევზა: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
Gujaratiમરમેન: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
Hausaaljanin ruwa: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
Hindi (Latin)merman: medium-fair skin
Hungarianférfi sellő: közepesen világos bőrtónus
Icelandicmarbendill: meðalljós húðlitur
Igbonwokewọta: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
Irishmurúch fir: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
Javaneseduyung lanang: kulit putih langsep
Kannadaಮತ್ಸ್ಯ ಪುರುಷ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakhқұйрықты: 3-тері түрі
Kazakh (Arabic)قۇيرىقتى: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
Khmerប្រុសមច្ឆា: សម្បុរសល្មម
Kinyarwandamugabosamaki: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
Konkaniमत्स्यदादलो: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyzэркек русалка: буудай жүздүү
Kʼicheʼkarixoq: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Laoເງືອກຊາຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
Latin American Spanishsireno: tono de piel claro medio
Latvianvīrietis nāra: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
Lithuanianvandenis/undinius: vidutinio gymio
Lower Sorbiannykus: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
LuxembourgishMiermann: mëttelhell Hautfaarf
Macedonianмаж сирена: тип на кожа 3
Malayduyung jantan: ton kulit sederhana cerah
Malayalamമത്സ്യനരൻ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
Maltesemerman: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
Marathiमरमॅन: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
Mongolianлусын хаан: бага зэргийн цайвар
Māoritāne-ika: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
Nepaliमत्स्यछोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-३
Nigerian PidginMán Mamíwọtá: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
Northern Sothomonna wa ka meetseng: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
Norwegianhavmann: hudtype 3
Odiaମରମ୍ୟାନ୍: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromodhiira lo’u: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
Pashtoمرمین: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
Punjabiਜਲ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)جل مانس: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechuatata triton: tunpa chuya qara niraq
Romanianbărbat sirenă: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
Romanshum da l’aua: pel mez clera
Scottish Gaelicduine-mara: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbianмушкарац из мора: средње светла кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)мушкарац из мора: средње свијетла кожа
Serbian (Latin)muškarac iz mora: srednje svetla koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)muškarac iz mora: srednje svijetla koža
Shanၵူၼ်းၶိုင်ႈပႃၶိုင်ႈတူဝ်ပေႃႈ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
Sindhiجل مانس: وچولي گوري رنگت
Sinhalaපිරිමි දියකිඳුරා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
Slovakmorský muž: stredne svetlý tón pleti
Slovenianmorski mož: srednje svetel ten kože
Somaliwiilo-maanyo: jidh fudud oo dhexe
Swahilinguva dume: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
Tajikмарди обӣ: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
Tamilஆண் கடல்மனிதன்: வகை 3
Teluguజలపురుషుడు: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinyaሰብኣይ ዓሳ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
Tongantangata meimeite: kili kelokelo
Tswanamonna wa tlhamane: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
Turkmensuw erkegi: orta açyk deri reňki
Upper Sorbianwódny muž: srěnjoswětła barba kože
Urduجل مانس: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
Uyghurبېلىق ئەر: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
Uzbektriton: 3-teri turi
Welshmorwas: arlliw croen canolig-golau
Wolofsireen bu góor: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
Xhosai-merman: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
YorubaYemọja ọkùnrin: amọ́lára díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)Yemɔja ɔkùnrin: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
Zului-merman: uhlobo-3

Codes

Code points
U+1F9DC U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
HTML
🧜🏼‍♂️
CSS
\1F9DC\1F3FC\200D\2642\FE0F
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F9DC}\u{1F3FC}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}
Python
\U0001F9DC\U0001F3FC\u200D\u2642\uFE0F
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F A7 9C F0 9F 8F BC E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F
UTF-16
D83E DDDC D83C DFFC 200D 2642 FE0F
URL encoded
%F0%9F%A7%9C%F0%9F%8F%BC%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F

Questions

What does 🧜🏼‍♂️ mean?

A man with a fish tail, a sea creature from folklore, sometimes holding a trident. It is often sent for mermen and ocean fantasy, and for swimming, beach or sea-themed posts and costumes. 🧜🏼‍♂️ shows it with medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 🧜🏼‍♂️ and 🧜‍♂️?

🧜🏼‍♂️ is the 🧜‍♂️ merman emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🧜‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F9DC U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

How do I type 🧜🏼‍♂️?

Find 🧜‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “merman”, 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+1F9DC U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🧜🏼‍♂️

When was 🧜🏼‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017.