Meaning
A masculine-presenting figure relaxing into a massage, with similar peaceful expression and soothing design elements as the neutral variant. The character typically has a serene, tension-free face while receiving therapeutic touch, embodying complete relaxation and stress relief in male form.
Use this when joking specifically about a male friend needing (or getting) a massage, discussing spa experiences with gender specificity, or when emoji representation matters to you. It's perfect for teasing a guy about being tense or stressed—"dude, you need this emoji right now." It also works in wellness conversations where you want to include male representation of self-care.
Beyond the literal spa scenario, it carries the same metaphorical weight: the need to decompress, recover from stress, or take a mental break. Paired with work-related emoji, it humorously suggests someone desperately needs to relax after a brutal week.
Added in Unicode Emoji 4.0 in 2016, the male massage variant gives users the option to match the gender of the person they're referencing, making wellness and self-care conversations more inclusive and precise.
Common Uses
- • Joking that a male friend desperately needs to relax
- • Discussing male spa day plans
- • Reacting to stress or tension in a guy
- • Emphasizing male wellness and self-care
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Men are statistically less likely to seek massage or spa services compared to women, but gendered wellness emoji help normalize self-care across all genders in casual conversation.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:massage_man: :man-getting-massage: :massage_man: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 💆‍♂️ |
| HTML (hex) | 💆‍♂️ |
| CSS | \1F486\200D\2642\FE0F |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDC86\u200D\u2642\uFE0F |
| Python | \U0001F486\U0000200D\U00002642\U0000FE0F |
| Java | \uD83D\uDC86\u200D\u2642\uFE0F |
| Perl | \x{1F486}\x{200D}\x{2642}\x{FE0F} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F486}\x{200D}\x{2642}\x{FE0F} |
| Punycode | xn--2qva-6bx-7k2-1e6n |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%92%86%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x92 0x86 0xE2 0x80 0x8D 0xE2 0x99 0x82 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
💆♂️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | ছেলেদের ফেস মাসাজ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 男生按摩 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 男生按摩 |
| Danish | mand får ansigtsmassage |
| Dutch | man die hoofdmassage krijgt |
| English | man getting massage |
| English (UK) | man getting massage |
| Estonian | näomassaaži saav mees |
| Finnish | hieronnassa oleva mies |
| French | homme qui se fait masser |
| German | Mann, der eine Kopfmassage bekommt |
| Hindi | मालिश करवाता पुरुष |
| Hungarian | férfi arcmasszázson |
| Italian | uomo che riceve un massaggio |
| Japanese | フェイスマッサージ中の男 |
| Korean | 마사지 받는 남자 |
| Lithuanian | masažuojama vyro galva |
| Malay | lelaki diurut muka |
| Norwegian | mann som får ansiktsmassasje |
| Polish | mężczyzna podczas masażu |
| Portuguese | homem recebendo massagem facial |
| Russian | мужчине массируют лицо |
| Spanish | hombre recibiendo masaje |
| Spanish (Mexico) | hombre recibiendo masaje |
| Swedish | man som blir masserad |
| Thai | ผู้ชายกำลังนวดหน้า |
| Ukrainian | чоловік, якому роблять масаж голови |
| Vietnamese | người đàn ông được xoa bóp mặt |