Man Elf
๐งโโ๏ธ is the man elf emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Unicode's keyword list links it with โelvesโ, โenchantmentโ, โfantasyโ, and โfolkloreโ.
Skin tones
Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.
Where person-fantasy emoji usually appear
DBEmoji editorial interpretationApplies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.
- Fiction, gaming, and fantasy-themed posts
- Costume, roleplay, and seasonal content
Technical details
Source: Unicode Consortium- CLDR short name
- man elf
- Codepoint
- U+1F9DD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Hex
- 1F9DD 200D 2642 FE0F
- Emoji version
- 5.0
- Unicode version
- 10.0
- First released
- 2017
- Unicode group
- People & Body
- Unicode subgroup
- person-fantasy
- Status
- Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)
Data verified 2026-10-21 ยท Unicode Emoji 16.0 ยท How this data is built
GitHub shortcode
From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.
:elf_man:Keywords
Source: Unicode CLDRelf ยท elves ยท enchantment ยท fantasy ยท folklore ยท magic ยท magical ยท man ยท myth
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How it looks

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Questions people ask
- What does the ๐งโโ๏ธ man elf emoji mean?
- ๐งโโ๏ธ is the man elf emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Unicode's keyword list links it with โelvesโ, โenchantmentโ, โfantasyโ, and โfolkloreโ.
- What is the Unicode codepoint for ๐งโโ๏ธ?
- U+1F9DD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.
- When was the ๐งโโ๏ธ man elf emoji released?
- It was added in Emoji 5.0, published in 2017, alongside Unicode 10.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
- How do I type ๐งโโ๏ธ on my phone or computer?
- On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โman elfโ. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ๐งโโ๏ธ from this page with one click.
- Does ๐งโโ๏ธ come in different skin tones?
- Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฟโโ๏ธ. They all mean the same thing; long-press ๐งโโ๏ธ on a phone keyboard to pick one.
- What is the shortcode for ๐งโโ๏ธ?
- On GitHub, type :elf_man: and it turns into ๐งโโ๏ธ โ that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.
