Artist: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A person with medium-dark skin holding a wooden paint palette with colorful dabs of pigment, often accompanied by a paintbrush. The figure is depicted with a neutral, gender-inclusive expression.

Usage Context

Used to denote creative work, professional artistic endeavors, or the act of painting itself. People frequently use this to share their latest hobby projects, art school updates, or to acknowledge someone with a creative spark, often paired with 🎨 or 🖌️.

History

The base character originated as part of the broader effort to diversify human emojis in Unicode 6.0. The ability to modify these characters with skin tones was introduced in 2015, allowing for better representation of creators across different global demographics.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏾‍🎨

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F3A8

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fe_200d_1f3a8:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;‍&#xD83C;&#xDFA8;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-role

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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