man cook: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F468 1F3FE 200D 1F373
Description
A man with a darker skin tone wearing a chef's hat and white uniform, holding a cooking utensil.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents professional cooking, culinary arts, food preparation, or a chef. Can also be used to express delight in food or a cooking-related activity.
Backstory
This emoji is a ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence combining several components: 👨 (Man), 🏾 (Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-5), Cook's Hat (part of Unicode 6.0), and 🍳 (Cooking (part of Unicode 6.0)). The specific sequence 👨🍳 was introduced in Unicode 4.0 as a person cooking with a chef's hat, and the skin tone modifier was added later through the use of Fitzpatrick scale modifiers.
Usage Examples
- Talking about a chef: 'The 👨🍳 at that restaurant is incredible!'
- Expressing a love for cooking: 'I'm spending my weekend being a 👨🍳 in the kitchen.'
- Referring to a culinary expert: 'He's a true 👨🍳 when it comes to baking bread.'
- Inviting someone to cook: 'Let's be 👨🍳s tonight and make pasta!'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to denote a professional chef, cooking, or food. Can also be used playfully in contexts like 'master chef' or 'cooking up something new'.
East Asian culture:
Generally understood as a chef, but sometimes used in a broader sense for anyone who cooks well or enjoys cooking, not strictly professional.