man cook: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F468 1F3FF 200D 1F373
Description
A man with dark skin wearing a white chef's hat, holding a pan, depicted as a chef. This is a ZWJ sequence combining Man, Type-6 skin tone, and Cooking.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents culinary expertise, cooking, food preparation, or a profession in the food industry. Can evoke feelings of hunger, family meals, or appreciation for good food.
Backstory
This emoji is a ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence, meaning it's composed of multiple individual emojis joined together to form a new, distinct one. The sequence '👨 (Man) + 🏿 (Type-6 skin tone) + (ZWJ) + 🍳 (Cooking)' creates the 'Man Cook: Dark Skin Tone' emoji. It was introduced to provide more nuanced representation of professions and skin tones.
Usage Examples
- Talking about a restaurant: 'The food at that new place is amazing, they have a great chef! 👨🏿🍳'
- Discussing cooking at home: 'Making dinner tonight, feeling like a real chef! 👨🏿🍳'
- Representing a profession: 'My brother just became a chef! 👨🏿🍳'
- Sharing a recipe: 'Sharing my secret family recipe! 👨🏿🍳'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent professional chefs, home cooking, or gourmet food. Often associated with male chefs.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often seen with images of specific dishes or in the context of cooking shows and foodie culture.