Man gesturing ok: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A man with medium-light skin tone forming a large circle above his head with his arms, effectively turning his entire body into the shape of an 'O'.
Usage Context
This gesture is the universal sign for 'okay' in Japanese culture, often used to signal that something is correct, approved, or functioning properly. While it can convey general agreement or happiness, it is also frequently used to express an 'OMG' reaction or surprise when paired with emojis like 😲.
History
Based on the concept of 'maru'—the Japanese symbol for 'correct' or 'circle'—this icon was part of early mobile messaging sets in Japan. It became a global standard in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 to bridge the gap between Western finger-sign hand gestures and the full-body sign language common in East Asian digital communication.
Details
Glyph
🙆🏼♂
Unicode
U+1F646 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f646_1f3fc_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
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
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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