man in lotus position: medium-light skin tone
Unicode: 1F9D8 1F3FC 200D 2642
Description
A man with red hair, light skin tone, and a beard.
Group:
People & Body > person-resting
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, indicating a specific individual's appearance.
Backstory
This emoji is a ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence combining several Unicode characters to create a complex emoji. '1F9D8' is 'Red-haired person', '1F3FC' specifies the 'Light skin tone', '200D' is the 'Zero Width Joiner', and '2642' is the 'Male sign'. This combination emerged as part of efforts to provide more diverse and inclusive emoji representations, allowing for specific hair colors and gender combinations.
Usage Examples
- Describing a friend: 'My friend looks just like this! 🧘🏼♂'
- Indicating a specific person: 'The man with the red hair and beard over there. 🧘🏼♂'
- Used in character descriptions: 'He was a rugged 🧘🏼♂' type.
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Represents a man with red hair and a beard, often associated with certain ethnic groups (e.g., Celtic, Nordic) but also a general male appearance.
East Asian culture:
Likely perceived similarly as a man with distinctive hair and facial features, perhaps less common in their own populations, making it a unique identifier.