The man guard: medium-dark skin tone emoji brings big Buckingham Palace energy—think towering black bearskin hat, crisp red tunic, and that famously stoic vibe. On Apple/iOS, he faces forward with a neutral, unflinching expression, chin strap in place, and a raised hand in salute—instantly recognizable as the (King’s) Guard you see outside royal residences. With the medium-dark skin tone, his face and saluting hand show a rich brown complexion, adding representation without losing the iconic uniform silhouette.
Online, people use this to say “on guard,” “I’m protecting the group chat,” or “security has entered the chat.” It’s perfect for gatekeeping jokes, deadpan reactions, or when you’re standing on business and refusing to break character—like the tourists-try-to-make-them-laugh meme. It can be playful-flirty too (“I’ll be your bodyguard”) or emotionally dramatic (“heart guarded, access denied”). Expect it in UK travel posts, London photo dumps, and any time someone wants that stiff-upper-lip, do-not-flinch energy—bonus points if you pair it with tea and a Union Jack for full royal-core.
Fun fact without the lecture: people often mix up the Palace guards with Beefeaters (different uniforms, different jobs), but this emoji clearly screams parade-ready red tunic and bearskin hat. Use it for defense mode, mod duty, or to post up at the metaphorical door and say, “No entry, mates.”
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 3292 of 2393 |
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| Google Android Picture | Image not available |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion | |
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| Keywords |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 11 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 💂🏾♂️ |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 5 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 💂🏾♂️ |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 💂 🏾 ‍ ♂ ️ |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 💂 🏾 ‍ ♂ ️ |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f482, 1f3fe, 200d, 2642, fe0f |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F482, U+1F3FE, U+200D, U+2642, U+FE0F |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 128130, 127998, 8205, 9794, 65039 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x92 0x82, 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBE, 0xE2 0x80 0x8D, 0xE2 0x99 0x82, 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 92 82, F0 9F 8F BE, E2 80 8D, E2 99 82, EF B8 8F |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 222 202, 360 237 217 276, 342 200 215, 342 231 202, 357 270 217 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83D 0xDC82, 0xD83C 0xDFFE, 0x200D, 0x2642, 0xFE0F |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83ddc82, d83cdffe, 200d, 2642, fe0f |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55357 56450, 55356 57342, 8205, 9794, 65039 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F482 0x0001F3FE 0x0000200D 0x00002642 0x0000FE0F |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F482, 01F3FE, 200D, 2642, FE0F |
| UTF-32 Dec | 128130, 127998, 8205, 9794, 65039 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F482\U0001F3FE\u200D\u2642\uFE0F" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x92\x82\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbe\xe2\x80\x8d\xe2\x99\x82\xef\xb8\x8f" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83D\uDC82\uD83C\uDFFE\u200D\u2642\uFE0F" |
