๐ฆ Boy is an emoji from the People & Body category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F466 and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ๐ฆ Boy mean?
The ๐ฆ Boy emoji belongs to the people group of the People & Body category. It is commonly associated with bright-eyed, child, grandson, kid and son. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. It supports five skin tones: ๐ฆ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐พ ๐ฆ๐ฟ. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :boy: to insert it.
Boy skin tones & variations
Click to copy a variation:
Boy emoji codes
| Emoji | ๐ฆ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F466 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 👦 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 👦 |
| CSS | \1F466 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F466} |
| Python | \U0001F466 |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%91%A6 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 91 A6 |
| Shortcode | :boy: |
How to type ๐ฆ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for โboyโ.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for โboyโ.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search โboyโ.
- HTML: write
👦in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Boy keywords
- bright-eyed
- child
- grandson
- kid
- son
- young
- younger
Frequently asked questions
What does ๐ฆ mean?
The ๐ฆ Boy emoji belongs to the people group of the People & Body category. It is commonly associated with bright-eyed, child, grandson, kid and son. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. It supports five skin tones: ๐ฆ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐พ ๐ฆ๐ฟ. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :boy: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Boy emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ๐ฆ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press โ Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ๐ฆ Boy added to Unicode?
Boy was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Does ๐ฆ come in different skin tones?
Yes. Boy supports five skin-tone modifiers based on the Fitzpatrick scale: ๐ฆ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐พ ๐ฆ๐ฟ. Pick one from the list above to copy it.
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Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicodeยฎ Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.