male sign
The male sign depicts the conventional symbol for male: a circle with an arrow pointing up and to the right
Meaning
The male sign depicts the conventional symbol for male: a circle with an arrow pointing up and to the right. It commonly marks male individuals, men's facilities, or masculine categories, and appears in gender-related contexts such as forms, restroom signage, and biological or social discussion. It can also be paired with other symbols to indicate male identity or orientation. In some contexts it is used casually to mean "man" or "masculine." Usage varies, and the symbol alone does not convey a specific stance on gender; meaning depends heavily on surrounding context.
Male sign — Approved as part of Emoji 4.0 in 2016.
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Unicode data
U+2642 U+FE0Fmale signE2 99 82 EF B8 8FShortcodes
:male_sign:HTML & CSS
♂️♂️\2642 \FE0F Languages
\u{2642}\u{FE0F}\u2642\uFE0F\x{2642}\x{FE0F}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}Encodings
xn--g5h4400f%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8FFrequently asked
What does ♂️ male sign mean?
The male sign depicts the conventional symbol for male: a circle with an arrow pointing up and to the right. It commonly marks male individuals, men's facilities, or masculine categories, and appears in gender-related contexts such as forms, restroom signage, and biological or social discussion. It can also be paired with other symbols to indicate male identity or orientation. In some contexts it is used casually to mean "man" or "masculine." Usage varies, and the symbol alone does not convey a specific stance on gender; meaning depends heavily on surrounding context.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ♂️ male sign?
U+2642 U+FE0F (Unicode 9.0, 2016) · :male_sign:
Which emojis are related to ♂️ male sign?
♀️ female sign, ⚧️ transgender symbol