What does ๐โโ๏ธ Man Surfing mean?
A man on a surfboard catching a wave. It suits surf trips, beach days, and laid-back summer vibes, along with the general idea of going with the flow.
๐โโ๏ธ Man Surfing is an emoji from the People & Body category (people playing sports), added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about beach, ocean, sport, surf, surfer and swell.
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๐โโ๏ธ Man Surfing on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Man Surfing looks on each platform.
Man Surfing in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Man Surfing emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐โโ๏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 :man-surfing:.
When was the Man Surfing emoji added?
๐โโ๏ธ Man Surfing 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 Surfing emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐โโ๏ธ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐๐พโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฟโโ๏ธ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐โโ๏ธ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Man Surfing. The underlying code (U+1F3C4 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.