Man gesturing ok: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A man with dark skin tones forming a large circle above his head with his arms, creating an 'O' shape. This physical gesture is a common way to signal agreement or approval without using words.

Usage Context

Use this to show you are on board with a plan, confirming a status, or giving a thumbs-up in physical form. It pairs well with other approval-based icons like 👍 or 👌. In some regions, this posture is used to denote 'perfect' or 'all clear.'

History

The OK gesture has been a staple in communication long before the digital age, stemming from Japanese culture where a person makes an 'O' shape with their arms to signify correctness. It was added to the Unicode standard as part of the expansion to include skin tone modifiers, allowing for more inclusive representation across global messaging platforms.

Details

Glyph

🙆🏿‍♂

Unicode

U+1F646 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f646_1f3ff_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE46;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-gesture

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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