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Dark skin tone Emoji

Objects

A dark brown square that functions as a modifier for human-form emojis. It changes the appearance of skin tones on standard icons to represent darker complexions.

Usage Context

This modifier is used to ensure inclusive representation across digital communication. It is almost always paired with emojis like 👍 or 👋 to personalize a reaction or gesture. When a user holds down an emoji button on a mobile device, this option appears as part of the skin tone selection palette.

History

Introduced in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, this modifier was developed as part of the Fitzpatrick scale implementation. The goal was to provide a standardized way to reflect human diversity, moving beyond the default yellow characters that had previously dominated digital messaging.

Details

Glyph
🏿
Unicode
U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Objects
Subcategory skin-tone
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
6darkskintonetypefitzpatrickdiversitymodifierinclusivehuman

Microsoft Fluent License

Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.

Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.

MIT LicenseFluent Emoji Repository

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