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Man gesturing ok: light skin tone

Man gesturing ok: light skin tone Emoji

People

A man with light skin forming an 'O' shape with his arms held above his head. This full-body gesture uses the body to mirror the letter 'O' for 'okay'.

Usage Context

This emoji serves as a shorthand for signaling approval, agreement, or confirming that everything is fine. It is frequently used to express enthusiasm or to acknowledge a positive outcome, sometimes appearing in tandem with 👍 or 👌 to emphasize a 'thumbs up' sentiment.

History

Part of the effort to expand human-centric emojis in Unicode 6.0, this gesture is rooted in Japanese non-verbal communication where forming a circle above the head is a widely understood way to signal 'OK' when distance or noise makes verbal speech difficult.

Details

Glyph
🙆🏻‍♂
Unicode
U+1F646 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f646_1f3fb_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
exercisegesturegesturinghandmanokomgconfirmationaffirmativebody languageall good

Google Noto License

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