👴️ Old man emoji

The old man emoji means an elderly man, grandfather, senior, or older male adult. Use 👴 for aging, family, wisdom, retirement, respect for elders, or a warm mention of an older man.

It belongs with 🧓 Older person and 👵 Old woman for age and generations, and it can pair with 👨 Man when comparing life stages or telling family stories.

Could also be called Old man, elderly man, older man, senior man, grandfather or grandpa emoji.

Other meanings

elderly man, older man, senior man, grandfather, grandpa, elder, aging, retirement, wisdom

Example Usage

Grandpa told that story again at dinner 👴

Variants

Related emoji

Age groups emojis

• 👶️ Baby
• 🧒️ Child
• 👦️ Boy
• 👧️ Girl

Visual description

On iOS, 👴 shows a yellow older man's face with white hair at the sides, a balding top, eyebrows, wrinkles, and a small nose. The white hair and face lines are the easiest details to spot.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.