Technologist

🧑‍💻 is the technologist emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 12.1 (2019). Unicode's keyword list links it with “coder”, “computer”, “developer”, and “inventor”.

Skin tones

Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.

technologist

technologist: light skin tone

technologist: medium-light skin tone

technologist: medium skin tone

technologist: medium-dark skin tone

technologist: dark skin tone

Where person-role emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

Talking about a job, profession, or service
Illustrating a role in a team, guide, or announcement

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

CLDR short name: technologist
Codepoint: U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F4BB
Hex: 1F9D1 200D 1F4BB
Emoji version: 12.1
Unicode version: 12.1
First released: 2019
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: person-role
DBEmoji collection: Role
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Role is a DBEmoji collection drawn from Unicode’s People & Body group (the person-role subgroup — occupations and social roles). 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.

:technologist:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

coder · computer · developer · inventor · software · technologist

How it looks

Technologist — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Technologist — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

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Questions people ask

What does the 🧑‍💻 technologist emoji mean?: 🧑‍💻 is the technologist emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 12.1 (2019). Unicode's keyword list links it with “coder”, “computer”, “developer”, and “inventor”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🧑‍💻?: U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F4BB.
When was the 🧑‍💻 technologist emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 12.1, published in 2019, alongside Unicode 12.1. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🧑‍💻 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “technologist”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🧑‍💻 from this page with one click.
Does 🧑‍💻 come in different skin tones?: Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: 🧑🏻‍💻 🧑🏼‍💻 🧑🏽‍💻 🧑🏾‍💻 🧑🏿‍💻. They all mean the same thing; long-press 🧑‍💻 on a phone keyboard to pick one.
What is the shortcode for 🧑‍💻?: On GitHub, type :technologist: and it turns into 🧑‍💻 — 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.