A blue square with a plain white stick figure, the standard restroom pictogram for men. Beyond literal bathroom directions, it gets borrowed for anything framed as a men's-only space, from a group chat to a locker room to a boys'-club joke.
What ๐น means
A rounded blue square containing the white stick figure of a man; depicted with a filled circle above a pair of arms that are spread out, while the body is a thick vertical line.
Although the symbol largely refers to the men's bathroom, the ๐น Men's Room emoji could also represent a green room, a group, a channel, or any such grouped categories containing and dedicated only to men.
How and when to use it
- Thanks to the patriarchal way of generalizing all genders as 'man' or 'male', ๐น could also be used in a similar manner. For instance, "Only five finalists on the last round! ๐น" or "Do share it with as many individuals! ๐น" or "I love my individuality ๐น".
- If you're creating a chat group, a discussion platform, or any such virtual group that's exclusively male-oriented, use ๐น in that context.
- Speaking of male-orientation ๐น can be used to interpret all themes especially associated with "being a man". For example, "Just chilling and staying home with the kids while the wife is off at work! ๐น" or "Men choose what they want to wear ๐น. But got stared at for wearing a skirt today. The irony never fails to baffle me".
- If you prefer being addressed as him/he, do include ๐น in your social media profile name and/or bio.
- Since there's a single man in ๐น, it can be used to refer to the famous one-man army phrase.
Other Names
- ๐น Male
- ๐น Men's Washroom
- ๐น Male Restroom
- ๐น Mens Toilet
- ๐น Men Only
- ๐น Men's Symbol
The lowdown
- Category
- Symbols โบ transport-sign
- Codepoints
U+1F6B9- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:mens::mens_room:Discord- Keywords
- bathroom, lavatory, man, menโs, restroom, room, toilet, WC
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.
โก Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first โ ๐น Menโs Room or ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Flag: Wales?