What does ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Man Detective mean?
The man detective shows a male sleuth in hat and coat. It suits classic detective stories and spy films, mystery game nights, and any guy proudly announcing he has tracked down a juicy piece of gossip.
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Man Detective is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about sleuth and spy.
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๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Man Detective on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Man Detective looks on each platform.
Man Detective in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Man Detective emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ 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-detective:.
When was the Man Detective emoji added?
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Man Detective was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Man Detective emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ต๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐ต๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐ต๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐ต๐พโโ๏ธ ๐ต๐ฟโโ๏ธ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Man Detective. The underlying code (U+1F575 U+FE0F U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F) 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.