What does ๐ด๐ฝ Old Man: Medium Skin Tone mean?
๐ด๐ฝ is the Old Man emoji (๐ด) 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.
Grandpa, gramps, the old man: an elderly man and the male version of ๐ง. Families use it for grandfather updates and birthdays, while friends use it to tease someone for dad jokes, old-school habits or being out of touch with the latest trends.
๐ด๐ฝ Old Man: 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 adult, bald, elderly, gramps, grandfather and grandpa.
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๐ด๐ฝ Old Man: Medium Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Old Man: Medium Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Old Man in every skin tone
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Old Man: Medium Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Old Man: Medium Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ด๐ฝ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Old Man: Medium Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ด๐ฝ Old Man: 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 Old Man emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ด, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ด๐ป ๐ด๐ผ ๐ด๐ฝ ๐ด๐พ ๐ด๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ด๐ฝ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Old Man: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F474 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.