Nail polish: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A hand with a medium-light skin tone holding a small brush, shown in the act of applying bright pink polish to the fingernails. The gesture implies a sense of calm, focus, or deliberate indifference.

Usage Context

Widely used in digital culture to signal 'sass,' total disinterest, or a 'whatever' attitude after delivering a sharp remark. It is frequently employed to show that the sender is unfazed by drama, similar to the vibe of 🙄 or 💁🏼‍♀️.

History

The nail polish emoji arrived with Unicode 6.0 in 2010. Over the years, it evolved into an internet shorthand for self-care and confidence, famously moving from a simple beauty tool to a high-utility reaction for brushing off haters or celebrating a fresh start.

Details

Glyph

💅🏼

Unicode

U+1F485 U+1F3FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f485_1f3fc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC85;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;

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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