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man factory worker: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F468 1F3FD 200D 1F3ED
Description
A man with medium skin tone working as a teacher.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents education, teaching, knowledge, and male educators.
Backstory
This emoji is a ZWJ sequence combining 'Man' (1F468), 'Medium Skin Tone' (1F3FD), 'Zero Width Joiner' (200D), and 'School' (1F3ED). It was introduced as part of Emoji 4.0 in 2016, aiming to provide more inclusive and profession-specific emoji representations.
Usage Examples
- Talking about a male teacher: 'My math teacher explained it so well 👨🏽🏫'
- Referring to the teaching profession: 'It's a noble profession to be a 👨🏽🏫'
- Discussing education: 'We need more dedicated 👨🏽🏫s in our schools.'
- Identifying someone as a male educator: 'He's a university 👨🏽🏫 of literature.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often seen as a symbol for a male figure in an educational setting.
East Asian culture:
Similar interpretation, emphasizing the role of a male teacher or instructor.