Man Standing 🧍‍♂️

A male figure rendered in a neutral standing pose, feet planted firmly with arms relaxed at his sides. The design typically uses masculine styling cues like shorter hair or broader shoulders (depending on platform), maintaining a calm and composed appearance.

Use this when you want to specify a man standing, waiting, or being present without ambiguity. It works in narratives about people ("a man was standing there"), as a gender-specific counterpart to talking about groups, or when clarity about who you're describing matters. People also use it to represent themselves if they identify as male and want a grounded, straightforward emoji.

Compared to walking or kneeling variants, standing conveys stability and stillness. It's less active than running but more engaged than sitting, making it useful for describing a moment of pause, attention, or readiness.

This emoji was standardized in Unicode Emoji 12.0 in 2019 alongside the gender-neutral and female standing variants, reflecting an effort to give users gendered options across the full spectrum of body postures and activities available in modern emoji design.