man: dark skin tone, bald
Unicode: 1F468 1F3FF 200D 1F9B2
Description
Unicode sequence representing a man with a bald head: man, type-6 skin tone, zero width joiner, bald. The '200D 1F9B2' part signifies the combination of '200D' (zero width joiner) and '1F9B2' (bald emoji).
Group:
People & Body > person
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
This emoji primarily serves a descriptive purpose rather than conveying a specific emotion. It is used to represent a man who is bald, often for identification or categorization.
Backstory
The 'Man' (1F468) emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Skin tones (1F3FF for type-6) were added in Unicode 8.0 (2015). The 'Bald' emoji (1F9B2) was added in Unicode 11.0 (2018). The Zero Width Joiner (200D) is used to combine these elements into a single, specific representation of a man with a bald head and a particular skin tone.
Usage Examples
- Describing someone: 'He's a tall 👨🏿🦲 with a kind smile.'
- Creating avatars or character descriptions: 'Choose your fighter: strong 💪 and 👨🏿🦲.'
- Identifying groups of people: 'Meeting for the 👨🏿🦲 support group tomorrow.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Used straightforwardly to describe a man's physical characteristic (baldness).
East Asian culture:
Also used descriptively. In some contexts, baldness might have varying cultural connotations, but the emoji itself is neutral.
Global usage:
The primary function is descriptive across cultures, indicating a person's physical attribute.