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Older Man

A symbol from the People & Hands collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

People & Hands collection
Symbol
👴
Unicode
U+1F474
HTML entity
👴
Category
People & Hands

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SVG uses the system font stack — open in any vector editor and convert to outlines if needed. PNGs have a transparent background.

51 of 52 in the people & hands collection

About the older man symbol

Representing an elderly male figure, the Older Man emoji displays a person with gray hair, often featuring glasses or wrinkles to indicate age. It is categorized within the People and Hands section and is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block. This character functions as a pictograph rather than a phonetic letter, though it is frequently understood as a visual stand-in for terms like grandfather, senior, or elder in various digital scripts.

Usage of this symbol is most frequent in social media posts and text messages to represent family members or the concept of aging. It commonly appears in contexts discussing retirement, genealogy, or wisdom acquired through experience. In professional or logistical settings, it might be used on digital signage or infographics to denote services specifically intended for senior citizens or to indicate age-related demographics in a lighthearted manner.

How to type Older Man

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options
  1. Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji & symbol picker.
  2. Or in Word: type 1F474 then Alt + X for the first codepoint.

Multi-codepoint sequence — emoji picker is the reliable option.

macOS

2 options
  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer.
  2. Search by name or paste the symbol — easiest path for multi-codepoint sequences.

Linux

1 step
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 1F474, then press Enter or Space.

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Skin tone variants

The older man accepts a Fitzpatrick skin-tone modifier (U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF). Each variant is a distinct copyable sequence — click to copy.

Text vs emoji presentation

This codepoint has two standardized presentations. Append U+FE0E to force the monochrome text form, or U+FE0F to force the colorful emoji form. Default presentation: emoji.

Part of the Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs block

👴 older man lives inside the Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs →

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