What Does the Pregnant Man Emoji Mean? 🫃

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In 2021, Unicode and Apple first introduced the pregnant man emoji as a variation of the pregnant person and pregnant woman emojis. Viewed as inclusive to some people and baffling to others, this emoji has made an undeniable name for itself for what it represents—a man carrying a baby. We’ll go over exactly how this emoji came to be, as well as how it can be used in texts, comments, and social media posts.

Why is there an emoji of a pregnant man?

The pregnant man emoji 🫃represents pregnant trans and non-binary individuals, but it can also describe a man who's eaten too much food. Its Unicode is U+1FAC3, and its shortcode on Discord and Slack is :pregnant_man: .

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Pregnant Man Emoji Meaning

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    Individuals who identify as transgender (a different gender identity than what they were born as) or non-binary (a gender identity outside of the male/female gender binary) are capable of becoming pregnant, though they don’t necessarily identify with the traditional pregnant woman emoji. The pregnant man emoji gives members of the trans and non-binary community more freedom to digitally express themselves during their pregnancy journey. [1]
    • Upon its release, the emoji was met with mixed reviews from different communities.
    • In general, Unicode (the non-profit organization that manages emojis on a widespread level) supports the use of gender-neutral emojis as a means of providing emojis for people of all backgrounds (not just non-binary and trans individuals). Default emojis with bright yellow skin rather than a distinct skin tone or gender characteristics are good examples of this. [2]
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Section 2 of 3:

Alternate Meanings

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    You know that super-full feeling you get after enjoying a really filling meal (known to some as a "food baby")? Pregnant emojis of all varieties are great ways to showcase that experience. [3]
    • “Ugh, why did I eat 20 McNuggets in one sitting…🫃”
    • “Thanksgiving was great!🦃🫃”
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How to Use the Pregnant Man Emoji

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    This is a great option for pregnant trans or non-binary individuals who identify with the masculine presentation of this emoji. Whether you’re texting a friend or posting on social media, use this emoji to add a little visual emphasis to your content. [4]
    • “I think it’s safe to say I’m in the second trimester…🫃”
    • “I’m officially done with this pregnancy LOL. 🫃 Is it April yet?!”
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    Just get back from a buffet or a big family dinner? Share how full you are in a text message or social post, using the pregnant man emoji to really drive your point home. [5]
    • "🫃 It turns out the chicken wings at Applebees really are endless!!"
    • "That dinner is giving me the biggest food coma of my life...🫃"
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      • As of late 2023, this emoji is only available on Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) and on the Telegram messaging app. [6]
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      • The pregnant man emoji is created using a zero-width joiner (ZWJ), a type of character used to “glue” emojis together and create more complex ones. [7] For example, an emoji of a pregnant man with medium skin tone would be the ♂️ (male sign emoji) code (U+ 2642 and U+FE0F); the medium skin tone code (U+1F3FD); the ZWJ code (U+200D) and the pregnant person emoji code (U+1FAC4).
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      References

      1. ↑ https://blog.emojipedia.org/why-is-there-a-pregnant-man-emoji/
      2. ↑ https://unicode.org/faq/emoji_dingbats.html
      3. ↑ https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20190r-swollen-belly-emoji.pdf
      4. ↑ https://blog.emojipedia.org/why-is-there-a-pregnant-man-emoji/
      5. ↑ https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20190r-swollen-belly-emoji.pdf
      6. ↑ https://emojipedia.org/pregnant-man#designs
      7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onzDTpRjkxs&t=0m31s

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