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Boy Emoji

Boy โ€” Twemoji style

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

What does Boy ๐Ÿ‘ฆ mean?

The Boy emoji belongs to the People & Body category, under People. It's commonly associated with bright-eyed, child, grandson, kid.

It's filed under the People & Body category, specifically the People subgroup, alongside the other emojis people reach for in similar moments. As with most emojis, its exact meaning can shift depending on who you're texting and what came before it in the conversation. It's also available in 5 skin tone variants, so you can pick the one that best matches who or what you're describing.

๐Ÿ’ก Interesting fact: This emoji supports 5 skin tone variants, added to the Unicode standard in 2015 based on the Fitzpatrick scale.

How to use Boy ๐Ÿ‘ฆ in a sentence

  • This was my exact reaction ๐Ÿ‘ฆ
  • ๐Ÿ‘ฆ pretty much sums up today.
  • Replied to the group chat with just ๐Ÿ‘ฆ
  • Honestly, just ๐Ÿ‘ฆ energy right now.
  • That's the whole mood: ๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿง’

Boy ๐Ÿ‘ฆ in other languages

French

garรงon

Mandarin

็”ทๅญฉ

German

Junge

Hindi

เคฒเคกเคผเค•เคพ

Japanese

็”ทใฎๅญ

Korean

๋‚จ์ž ์•„์ด

Portuguese

menino

Spanish

niรฑo

Russian

ะผะฐะปัŒั‡ะธะบ

Arabic

ุตุจูŠ

Frequently asked questions

What does the Boy ๐Ÿ‘ฆ emoji mean?

The Boy emoji belongs to the People & Body category, under People. It's commonly associated with bright-eyed, child, grandson, kid.

How do people use the Boy ๐Ÿ‘ฆ emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "This was my exact reaction ๐Ÿ‘ฆ" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.

Does the Boy ๐Ÿ‘ฆ emoji have different skin tone options?

Yes โ€” Boy supports 5 skin tone variants, selectable from its own emoji keyboard entry or listed directly on this page.

Can I download the Boy ๐Ÿ‘ฆ emoji as an image?

Yes โ€” this page has buttons to download Boy as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.

Is there anything notable about the history of the Boy ๐Ÿ‘ฆ emoji?

This emoji supports 5 skin tone variants, added to the Unicode standard in 2015 based on the Fitzpatrick scale.

Related keywords

bright-eyedchildgrandsonkidsonyoungyounger

Cross-platform view of Boy ๐Ÿ‘ฆ

The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Boy looks across the most common platforms.

Apple style
Apple
Android style
Android
Facebook style
Facebook
WhatsApp style
WhatsApp
X (Twitter) style
X (Twitter)
Instagram
Windows style
Windows