What does ๐ฆ๐ฝ Boy: Medium Skin Tone mean?
๐ฆ๐ฝ is the Boy emoji (๐ฆ) with a medium skin tone (๐ฝ, Fitzpatrick type 4) modifier. It means the same as the default yellow version; the skin tone simply lets people represent themselves or the person they are talking about.
A young boy. It refers to sons, grandsons, nephews and boys in general, and it pops up in family updates, birth announcements and gender reveals. Teachers and coaches use it when talking about their students or players, and it also fits jokes about grown men acting like kids. When gender does not matter, ๐ง is the neutral alternative.
๐ฆ๐ฝ Boy: Medium Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (people: ages & hairstyles), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about bright-eyed, child, grandson, kid, son and young.
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๐ฆ๐ฝ Boy: Medium Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Boy: Medium Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Boy in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Boy: Medium Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฆ๐ฝ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Boy: Medium Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ฆ๐ฝ Boy: Medium Skin Tone was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Boy emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ฆ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ฆ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐พ ๐ฆ๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ฆ๐ฝ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Boy: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F466 U+1F3FD) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.