U+2642 U+FE0F "♂️" Male Sign Emoji

Unicode Version 18.0

♂️
Source: Noto Color Emoji Source: Browser Default

The "U+2642 U+FE0F "♂️" Male Sign" emoji is a basic Unicode symbol that depicts the traditional male gender symbol, a circle with an arrow pointing diagonally upward and to the right. It commonly represents masculinity, the male sex, or boys and men in general. In everyday use, it appears in contexts like gender labels, restroom signs, biology discussions, or alongside the female sign to indicate male versus female options. It can also express pride in male identity or simply serve as a shorthand for "male" in text. Because it is a basic emoji, it displays consistently across most platforms, though its exact look may vary slightly by font or operating system.

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Emoji Components

U+2642
♂
Male Sign
U+FE0F
️
Variation Selector-16

Emoji Properties

Emoji Name
Male Sign
Emoji Sequence Type
Basic Emoji
Emoji Version
Emoji 4.0

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
♂️
HTML Hex Encoding
♂️
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x99 0x82 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2642 0xFE0F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002642 0x0000FE0F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2642\ufe0f