Person in suit levitating: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A figure wearing a sharp business suit, a fedora, and dress shoes, captured in mid-air as if floating just above the ground. This version features a dark skin tone for the face and hands.
Usage Context
This icon is frequently used to represent mystery, smooth moves, or the feeling of being detached from a situation. It is widely recognized as a pop-culture reference to the legendary ska band The Specials’ logo, which featured a similar jumping man. It is often paired with 🕴 or used alongside music-themed icons like 🎶 to suggest dancing.
History
The levitating man was added to the Unicode standard in 2014. It was based on a design found in earlier Japanese mobile carrier emoji sets, where it was originally intended to represent a 'jumping businessman' or a stylized character caught in motion.
Details
Glyph
🕴🏿
Unicode
U+1F574 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f574_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
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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