♂️
What ♂️ means
A green circle with an upward arrow diagonally sticking out from the top right of the circle. The ♂️ Male Sign emoji is a symbol for the male gender. It signifies masculinity, apart from planetarily sharing its identity with Mars!
How and when to use it
- Since ♂️ is also the symbol of Mars, you could bring this emoji into contexts that are about the planet; news posts, literary reposts, astrology, horoscopes, etc.
- Dropping the ♂️ into any framework would instantly suggest that the context is masculine or is about the male identity. This emoji can cover every male identity, like a gay man (♂️♂️).
- While sharing content for men or by them, you could use ♂️. For example, "Ten skincare hacks for all the men who think skincare is feminine ♂️".
- With masculinity, ♂️ has evolved an array of interpretations, thanks to our wonderful patriarchal system. From indicating mansplaining and patriarchy itself, this emoji could suggest toxic masculinity too. However, each to his own, ♂️ has its good side as well (not all men, after all). Like, "I'm proud to be raised by a feminist dad ♂️".
Other Names
- ♂️ Masculine
- ♂️ Male Symbol
- ♂️ Mars Symbol
- ♂️ Male Identity
- ♂️ Masculinity
- ♂️ Men
- ♂️ Man Symbol
The lowdown
- Category
- Symbols › gender
- Codepoints
U+2642 U+FE0F- Emoji version
- Emoji 4.0
- Shortcodes
:male_sign:GitHub- Keywords
- male, man, sign
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — ♂️ Male Sign or 🫕 Fondue?