Man tipping hand: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A man with dark skin holding one hand out with his palm facing upward, as if presenting something or adjusting an invisible bow tie. His posture suggests a confident, slightly dismissive, or knowing attitude.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to convey sass, sarcasm, or an 'I told you so' attitude. It is the go-to choice for digital eye-rolls or when someone is being overly dramatic. It pairs perfectly with 💅 to double down on a sassy or unbothered sentiment.
History
The base gesture originated in early internet chat culture as a shorthand for 'information desk person,' but users quickly repurposed the motion into a sign of playful defiance. The dark skin tone variant was added in 2015 as part of the Unicode expansion to provide more inclusive representation for human emojis.
Details
Glyph
💁🏿♂
Unicode
U+1F481 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f481_1f3ff_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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