man office worker: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F468 1F3FD 200D 1F4BC
Description
A man wearing a suit, with medium skin tone, holding a briefcase. This is a ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence combining 'Man', 'Medium Skin Tone', and 'Briefcase'.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents a businessman, manager, professional, or someone involved in business. It can convey professionalism, work, career ambition, or an occupation.
Backstory
This emoji is a combination of existing standard emojis using a Zero Width Joiner (ZWJ) sequence to create a more specific character. It was introduced to represent specific roles or professions more accurately, building upon the basic 'man' emoji with added context from the briefcase.
Usage Examples
- Talking about work: 'Heading to the office 👨🏽💼'
- Discussing career: 'He just got promoted to a manager 👨🏽💼'
- Referring to responsibility: 'Always on the go, dealing with business 👨🏽💼'
- As a symbol of the working professional: 'The life of a businessman 👨🏽💼'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent a male professional, often in corporate or office settings, or someone dealing with financial matters.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often representing a salaryman or a white-collar worker, sometimes implying long work hours or dedication to one's career.