Person tipping hand: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A person with medium-dark skin tone holding one hand out with the palm facing upward, as if balancing an invisible tray. The posture is often interpreted as an expression of sass, indifference, or a 'take it or leave it' attitude.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to for delivering a sarcastic retort or dismissing a conversation. It effectively communicates a 'whatever' vibe, much like the 🙄 face, or serves as a playful way to say you are feeling fancy or in charge of a situation.
History
Originally rendered as a generic figure, the hand-tipping gesture gained massive popularity in early 2010s internet culture as a way to convey attitude in text chats. It was later standardized with the skin tone modifier system in Unicode 8.0, released in 2015, to reflect a more diverse user base.
Details
Glyph
💁🏾
Unicode
U+1F481 U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f481_1f3fe:
HTML Entity
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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
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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