Man raising hand: light skin tone Emoji
People
A man with a light skin tone shown from the chest up with one arm raised high above his head. His hand is open and palm-forward, clearly mimicking the posture of a student trying to get a teacher's attention in a classroom.
Usage Context
This is the go-to emoji for volunteering, asking a question, or signaling presence in a group chat. It is frequently used to say 'I know the answer!' or 'Pick me!' during rapid-fire digital conversations. It shares a similar intent with the 🙋 or 🙋♂️ emojis but specifies gender and tone to better match the user.
History
The raising hand gesture was added to the Unicode standard to replicate the visual shorthand used in early chatrooms and message boards where users needed to show engagement. The skin tone variants were introduced in 2015 as part of a major push to make digital communication more representative of global diversity.
Details
Glyph
🙋🏻♂
Unicode
U+1F64B U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f64b_1f3fb_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
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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