Flexed biceps: light skin tone Emoji
People
A cartoon-style arm showing a prominent, bulging bicep, rendered in a light skin tone. The arm is bent at the elbow to emphasize the contraction of the muscle.
Usage Context
This is the go-to emoji for showing off physical strength, cheering someone on, or signaling a workout session. It is frequently sent as a sign of encouragement or to celebrate hitting a personal best at the gym. It is often used alongside 🔥 to highlight hard work or 💯 to denote perfect form or results.
History
The original flexed biceps emoji debuted in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone variations were added later in 2015 with Unicode 8.0, allowing users to select modifiers that better represent diverse appearances while maintaining the classic 'strongman' imagery popularized by early internet message board culture.
Details
Glyph
💪🏻
Unicode
U+1F4AA U+1F3FB
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4aa_1f3fb:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory body-parts
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
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.
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