What does ♂️ Male Sign mean?
The Mars symbol, a circle with an arrow pointing up and to the right, used in biology and astronomy to mean male. In chats it labels something as for men, appears in health and fitness posts, and marks male animals in pet or breeding contexts. It is also part of emoji sequences that create male versions of people. Together with ♀️, it forms the classic pair of sex symbols.
♂️ Male Sign is an emoji from the Symbols category (gender symbols), added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.
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♂️ Male Sign on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Male Sign looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Male Sign emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ♂️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :male_sign:.
When was the Male Sign emoji added?
♂️ Male Sign was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ♂️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Male Sign. The underlying code (U+2642 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.