👦 Boy Emoji — Meaning & Copy Paste

📋 Copy & Code

Emoji 👦

With name 👦 Boy

Shortcode :boy:

Unicode U+1F466

HTML Dec 👦

HTML Hex 👦

CSS \1F466

C, C++ & Python \U0001f466

Java, JS & JSON \uD83D\uDC66

Perl \x{1F466}

PHP & Ruby \u{1F466}

URL Escape %F0%9F%91%A6

💡 What does 👦 mean?

Looking to express Person visually? 👦 is the standard emoji for that. It lives in the Person group within People & Body and works seamlessly across every messaging app and social platform.

Popular in text messages, Instagram comments, Twitter replies, and Discord reactions. It adds quick emotional context without extra words.

Related emojis include 👋 Waving Hand Sign, 🤚 Raised Back Of Hand, 🖐️ Hand With Fingers Splayed. Mixing them creates more expressive, nuanced messages.

First introduced in Unicode 0.6.

💬 Chat Examples

Here's how the Boy emoji 👦 is used in real conversations:

My nephew learned to ride a bike! 👦

Without training wheels? 👦🚲

So proud of him 👦😊

🖼️ Boy on Different Platforms

Apple

Google

Twitter / X

Facebook

Microsoft Fluent

Microsoft 3D

Samsung

JoyPixels

OpenMoji

Noto Emoji

👦 Your Browser

🔗 Word Associations

The 👦 emoji is often associated with:

⌨️ How to type 👦

Windows

Win + . → search "boy"

Mac

Cmd + Ctrl + Space

Linux

Ctrl + . (GNOME)

Mobile

Emoji keyboard 🔤

Or simply copy from this page!

🎨 Skin Tone Variants

👦 👦🏻 👦🏼 👦🏽 👦🏾 👦🏿

👥 Related Emojis

👋 Waving Hand Sign 🤚 Raised Back Of Hand 🖐️ Hand With Fingers Splayed ✋ Raised Hand 🖖 Raised Hand With Part Between Middle And Ring Fingers 🫱 Rightwards Hand 🫲 Leftwards Hand 🫳 Palm Down Hand 🫴 Palm Up Hand 🫷 Leftwards Pushing Hand 🫸 Rightwards Pushing Hand 👌 Ok Hand Sign

📦 Other person Emojis

🧑‍🦳 Person: White Hair 👱‍♀️ Woman: Blond Hair 👨‍🦰 Man: Red Hair 🧔‍♀️ Woman: Beard 👨‍🦲 Man: Bald 👨‍🦳 Man: White Hair 🧑‍🦰 Person: Red Hair 👩‍🦳 Woman: White Hair 👱‍♂️ Man: Blond Hair 👴 Older Man

🌍 👦 Boy In Other Languages

Discover the name of the 👦 emoji in various languages:

Arabic صبي

Chinese 男孩

Chinese (Traditional) 男孩

French garçon

German Junge

Hindi लड़का

Italian bambino

Japanese 男の子

Korean 남자 아이

Portuguese menino

Spanish niño

Turkish erkek çocuk

Vietnamese con trai

Russian мальчик

Thai เด็กชาย

Source: Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR)

❓ FAQ

What does the Boy emoji 👦 mean?

The Boy emoji 👦 is part of the People & Body category (person group). It was added in Unicode 0.6 and is available on all major platforms including iOS, Android, and Windows.

How do I copy the Boy emoji?

Click the "Copy 👦" button at the top of this page, or click any copy button next to the format you need (emoji, shortcode, HTML entity, or Unicode).

What is the shortcode for 👦?

The shortcode is :boy:. You can use it on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

Boy Emoji