man construction worker: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F477 1F3FD 200D 2642
Description
A man wearing a hard hat, indicating a construction or industrial worker. The emoji features medium skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Represents labor, construction, manual work, or the working class. Can evoke a sense of diligence, hard work, or professionalism in specific trades.
Backstory
This emoji is a ZWJ sequence combining 'man' (1F468), 'man with medium skin tone' (1F468 1F3FD), 'worker' (1F477), and 'male sign' (2642). The hard hat was introduced as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The combination with a man and skin tone modifier became official later, reflecting a move towards more gender and skin tone diversity in emojis.
Usage Examples
- Talking about a construction project: "The new building is going up fast! 👷🏽♂️"
- Describing someone's job: "He's a civil engineer 👷🏽♂️"
- Referring to physical labor: "It's a lot of manual work to finish this project 👷🏽♂️"
- In conjunction with building or repair themes: "Time to fix things around the house 👷🏽♂️"
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent construction workers, manual labor, or sometimes a 'blue-collar' occupation. Can be used in contexts of building, repair, or physical work.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often seen in contexts related to urban development, infrastructure, or sometimes used playfully to suggest someone is 'working hard' or 'on duty'.