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Male Sign Emoji

Male Sign is a multi-code-point sequence introduced in Emoji 4.0. It belongs to the Symbols group, Gender subgroup.

Unicode data

Unicode name
male sign
CLDR short name
male sign
Korean name (CLDR)
남성 기호
Code points
U+2642 U+FE0F
Group
Symbols
Subgroup
Gender
Added to Unicode
3.2
Added to Emoji
4.0
Sequence
Multi code point
Skin tones
Not defined

Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.

Search keywords

Official CLDR keywords for this emoji — these are what search matches against.

malemansign

Gender variants

Related sequences that Unicode defines for this entry.

Developer formats

Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.

Emoji character
♂️
Unicode code points · Sequence of multiple code points
U+2642 U+FE0F
JavaScript escape
\u{2642}\u{fe0f}
CSS escape · For content: "…"
\2642\FE0F
HTML hexadecimal entity
♂️
HTML decimal entity
♂️
JSON escaped string
"\u2642\uFE0F"
Python Unicode escape
\u2642\uFE0F
Java Unicode escape · UTF-16 surrogate pairs
\u2642\uFE0F
URL encoded value
%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F
UTF-8 bytes
E2 99 82 EF B8 8F

Accessibility

Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, “male sign”. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row — each repetition is read out in full.

Check a sentence for accessibility problems.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Unicode code point for Male Sign?

Male Sign is a sequence of 2 code points: U+2642 U+FE0F.

Does Male Sign support skin tones?

No. Unicode does not define a skin tone modifier for this emoji, so adding one would produce the base emoji followed by a stray colour swatch.

What is the U+FE0F in Male Sign?

U+FE0F is a variation selector requesting the colour emoji presentation. Without it, the same base character may be drawn as a monochrome text glyph.

How do I use Male Sign in HTML or code?

Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: ♂️ in HTML, \u{2642}\u{fe0f} in JavaScript.

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