♂️ Male sign emoji
HTML
♂
Unicode
U+2642
What is ♂️ called?
♂️ is called the Male sign emoji.
It is sometimes called Mars symbol, man symbol, or male gender sign. The wording reflects ordinary speech, specialist use, translation, or what the symbol looks like; Unicode’s official name is male sign.
What does ♂️ mean?
♂️ is officially named male sign. The circle and up-right arrow historically represent Mars and male sex; it cannot represent every man’s identity or biology.
Use it for male sex, men, gender labels, Mars, biology, or identity contexts. Context supplies the precise intention, and related choices include ♀️ Female sign and ⚧️ Transgender symbol.
Other meanings
It can convey male sex, men, gender labels, Mars, biology, or identity contexts. Context determines whether a message is media-related, interface, connectivity, device-setting, gender-related, or symbolic.
Example Usage
The interface uses ♂️ for male sex
The same control can concern men ♂️
More details
Officially named male sign. Its code point is U+2642. It was introduced in Emoji 4.0.
Visual description
Platform artwork depicts male sign as a compact, recognisable pictograph or symbol.
The circle and up-right arrow historically represent Mars and male sex; it cannot represent every man’s identity or biology. Colours, proportions, orientation, text styling, and fine details vary by platform.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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