Person raising hand: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A person with medium-dark skin tone holding one arm straight up in the air with an open palm. The figure is shown from the waist up, clearly signaling an intent to be noticed or to volunteer for a task.
Usage Context
This emoji is the universal way to say 'pick me,' 'I have a question,' or 'I know the answer.' It is frequently used in chat groups to signal presence or agreement, acting as a digital version of a classroom participation gesture. It is often grouped with 🙋 or 🙋🏽 to represent diverse teams or audiences.
History
The base gesture was added to the Unicode standard in 2010. The option to modify the skin tone was later introduced in 2015 as part of a global effort to make digital communication more inclusive by reflecting real-world human diversity rather than defaulting to the standard yellow character.
Details
Glyph
🙋🏾
Unicode
U+1F64B U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f64b_1f3fe:
HTML Entity
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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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