A style-forward nod to culture and confidence, this emoji shows a man wearing a turban with a warm, medium skin tone—think tan/olive vibes. It’s commonly dropped to rep South Asian and Sikh identity, celebrate weddings and festivals, or just to say, “I’m showing up regal today.” On Apple/iOS, you’ll spot a front-facing bust with a saffron-orange turban wrapped in visible layered folds and a small center tuck, a soft neutral smile, clean gradients, and a simple shirt—minimalist but unmistakably polished. It reads respectful, stately, and a little bit ‘king energy.’
Online, people use it for desi drip check posts, baraat/mendhi invites, or to caption a sherwani fit pic with dramatic flair. It can also swing humorous or ironic—“guru mode unlocked,” “wise elder speaking,” or even “bad-hair-day but make it iconic.” It’s a quick way to signal cultural pride, shout out Sikh friends and family (dastar/pagri), or set the scene for bhangra-level celebrations without typing a whole paragraph. Pro tip: this is different from the headscarf emoji—this one’s a turban, not a hijab.
Expect variations across platforms, but the Apple version’s orange wrap and calm expression are instantly recognizable in your feed. Add the medium skin tone modifier when you want the tan complexion that matches your selfie, your cousin’s wedding album, or your “looking like a maharaja today” energy.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 3289 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| 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 | |
| "Short Code" Name | |
| 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) | 1f473, 1f3fd, 200d, 2642, fe0f |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F473, U+1F3FD, U+200D, U+2642, U+FE0F |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 128115, 127997, 8205, 9794, 65039 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0xB3, 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBD, 0xE2 0x80 0x8D, 0xE2 0x99 0x82, 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 91 B3, F0 9F 8F BD, E2 80 8D, E2 99 82, EF B8 8F |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 221 263, 360 237 217 275, 342 200 215, 342 231 202, 357 270 217 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83D 0xDC73, 0xD83C 0xDFFD, 0x200D, 0x2642, 0xFE0F |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83ddc73, d83cdffd, 200d, 2642, fe0f |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55357 56435, 55356 57341, 8205, 9794, 65039 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F473 0x0001F3FD 0x0000200D 0x00002642 0x0000FE0F |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F473, 01F3FD, 200D, 2642, FE0F |
| UTF-32 Dec | 128115, 127997, 8205, 9794, 65039 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F473\U0001F3FD\u200D\u2642\uFE0F" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x91\xb3\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbd\xe2\x80\x8d\xe2\x99\x82\xef\xb8\x8f" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83D\uDC73\uD83C\uDFFD\u200D\u2642\uFE0F" |
