Nail polish: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-toned hand holding a bottle of nail polish and applying it to a fingernail. The gesture depicts a freshly manicured hand, typically shown in a relaxed or elegant pose.
Usage Context
Widely used in digital culture to signal indifference, dismissiveness, or a 'don't care' attitude, often referred to as 'sassy' or '💅-ing'. It serves as a visual punchline when someone is unbothered by drama or is focused on their own self-care. It frequently appears alongside 💁🏿 to emphasize a confident or haughty tone.
History
While the nail polish emoji was introduced in 2010, the specific dark skin tone variant arrived in 2015 as part of the expansion of the Unicode skin tone modifier system. This update was a major move to help users represent their own identity more accurately in casual messaging.
Details
Glyph
💅🏿
Unicode
U+1F485 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f485_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hand-prop
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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