What does ๐งโ๐ป Technologist mean?
A person working at a laptop, the standard symbol for programmers, developers, IT staff and anyone whose job lives on a computer. It shows up in job posts and bios, in status updates about debugging and shipping features, and all over remote-work chat. It also signals being glued to a screen in general, whether that means gaming, online shopping or answering emails at midnight. This is the gender-neutral technologist; man and woman versions also exist.
๐งโ๐ป Technologist is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019. People use it in messages about coder, computer, developer, inventor and software.
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๐งโ๐ป Technologist on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Technologist looks on each platform.
Technologist in every skin tone
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Technologist emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Technologist emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐งโ๐ป 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 :technologist:.
When was the Technologist emoji added?
๐งโ๐ป Technologist was added in Emoji 12.1, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Technologist emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐งโ๐ป, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโ๐ป ๐ง๐ผโ๐ป ๐ง๐ฝโ๐ป ๐ง๐พโ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟโ๐ป. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐งโ๐ป look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Technologist. The underlying code (U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F4BB) 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.