| Emoji | 🧜♂️ |
| Name | merman |
| Unicode Codepoint | U+1F9DC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subcategory | Person Fantasy |
| Emoji Version | 5 |
| Tags | creature, fairytale, folklore, neptune, ocean, poseidon, sea, siren, trident, triton |
| Decimal Value | 129500 |
| Hex Value | 0x1F9DC-200D-2642-FE0F |
| HTML Code (Dec / Hex) | 🧜 / 🧜-200D-2642-FE0F; |
The merman emoji represents a person, body part, gesture, or human activity — this category is deliberately broad and detailed so that messaging can represent people, professions, and gestures with more accuracy and inclusivity than earlier, more limited emoji sets allowed.
Category context: The People & Body category is Unicode's largest emoji group, covering body parts, hand gestures, family compositions, professions, and activities — many of which support optional skin-tone modifiers to represent human diversity.
Cataloged under Person Fantasy within the People & Body category, merman is the 1372nd of 2418 emoji How To Type Any Symbol lists in this category, and was introduced in Emoji version 5 of the Unicode Emoji Standard. Technically, it is built from multiple combined Unicode code points (a "sequence") rather than a single character — a common technique for representing flags, family groups, and complex expressions. Its Unicode code point sequence is U+1F9DC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.
💡 Good to know: This emoji, like all emoji, renders differently across platforms and operating systems — always preview on your target device before finalizing important visual communication.