Meaning
A man with arms raised in a confident, celebratory "OK" or "all clear" gesture—typically shown with an upright posture and pleased expression. This communicates approval, agreement, or confirmation with visible enthusiasm.
Use it to confirm plans are solid, approve an idea, or celebrate that something worked out. The gendered variant lets people choose a representation that feels right for their identity. It's perfect for quick confirmations in group chats—"ready at 8?" gets a 🙆♂️ back and everyone knows you're good to go.
It works in both casual and professional contexts. Whether you're approving a teammate's suggestion in a work chat or confirming with friends that an outfit looks great, the gesture conveys positive, confident energy.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 4.0 in 2016, this male variant joined the roster of gendered gesture emoji designed to give people more specific representation options.
Common Uses
- • Confirming meeting times or plans
- • Approving someone's idea
- • Expressing agreement positively
- • Celebrating that something worked out
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Gendered gesture emoji like this one reflect modern digital communication's shift toward allowing people to see themselves in the emoji they use, rather than defaulting to a one-size-fits-all option.
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Platform Shortcodes
:ok_man: :man-gesturing-ok: :ok_man: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🙆‍♂️ |
| HTML (hex) | 🙆‍♂️ |
| CSS | \1F646\200D\2642\FE0F |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDE46\u200D\u2642\uFE0F |
| Python | \U0001F646\U0000200D\U00002642\U0000FE0F |
| Java | \uD83D\uDE46\u200D\u2642\uFE0F |
| Perl | \x{1F646}\x{200D}\x{2642}\x{FE0F} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F646}\x{200D}\x{2642}\x{FE0F} |
| Punycode | xn--2r7q-6bx-7k2-1e6n |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%99%86%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x99 0x86 0xE2 0x80 0x8D 0xE2 0x99 0x82 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
🙆♂️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পুরুষের দেখানো ঠিক আছে অঙ্গিভঙ্গি |
| Chinese (Simplified) | OK手势男 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 男生手比圈 |
| Danish | mand signalerer ok |
| Dutch | man die OK-gebaar maakt |
| English | man gesturing OK |
| English (UK) | man gesturing OK |
| Estonian | nõustuvat žesti näitav mees |
| Finnish | ok-merkkiä näyttävä mies |
| French | homme faisant un geste d’acceptation |
| German | Mann mit Händen auf dem Kopf |
| Hindi | ठीक है कहता हुआ पुरुष |
| Hungarian | beleegyezést mutató férfi |
| Italian | uomo con gesto OK |
| Japanese | OKのポーズをする男 |
| Korean | 오케이라는 제스처를 하는 남자 |
| Lithuanian | leidžiantis vyras |
| Malay | lelaki memberi isyarat ok |
| Norwegian | mann som gestikulerer OK |
| Polish | mężczyzna pokazujący gest OK |
| Portuguese | homem fazendo gesto de “OK” |
| Russian | мужчина за |
| Spanish | hombre haciendo el gesto de "de acuerdo" |
| Spanish (Mexico) | hombre haciendo el gesto de "de acuerdo" |
| Swedish | man gestikulerar OK |
| Thai | ผู้ชายทำท่าโอเค |
| Ukrainian | чоловік, що жестом показує «окей» |
| Vietnamese | người đàn ông ra hiệu đồng ý |