man: medium skin tone, bald
Unicode: 1F468 1F3FD 200D 1F9B2
Description
A man with a medium skin tone, a red top, and brown hair, a serious expression, and no eyebrows, often associated with baldness or a shaved head. It is part of a ZWJ sequence representing a man with a shaved head.
Group:
People & Body > person
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Can represent a sense of seriousness, focus, or a specific aesthetic choice related to a shaved head. The lack of eyebrows might imply a specific visual characteristic rather than an emotion per se.
Backstory
This emoji sequence is part of a larger effort to represent more diverse appearances and characteristics within Unicode. The 'man' (1F468) combined with 'medium skin tone' (1F3FD) and the 'zero width joiner' (200D) followed by 'no eyebrows' (1F9B2) creates the specific visual of a man with a shaved head.
Usage Examples
- Describing someone with a shaved head: 'He's got that look 👨🏽🦲'
- Referring to a specific character: 'Reminds me of a certain movie character 👨🏽🦲'
- Discussing hairstyle choices: 'Thinking about going completely bald 👨🏽🦲'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often implies a specific style, baldness, or sometimes a character type (e.g., tough, no-nonsense).
East Asian culture:
May be interpreted similarly, emphasizing a clean-cut appearance or a specific look.