Woman tipping hand: light skin tone Emoji
People
A woman with light skin tone holding one hand out, palm facing upward, as if she is presenting something or flicking hair over her shoulder. Her expression is often perceived as indifferent, confident, or playfully dismissive.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently deployed to convey a sense of 'sassy' attitude, sarcasm, or a 'whatever' mood. Users often attach it to messages to signal they are unfazed by a situation or to playfully mock a previous comment. It shares a similar vibe with the shrug emoji 🤷 or the nail polish emoji 💅 when establishing a mood of nonchalance.
History
Originally appearing as a gender-neutral 'information desk person' in early Japanese telecom sets, the character was standardized in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The 'tipping hand' gesture became a fixture of internet slang due to its visual resemblance to a salon-style hair flip, eventually gaining skin tone modifiers in 2015 to allow for greater user representation.
Details
Glyph
💁🏻♀
Unicode
U+1F481 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2640
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f481_1f3fb_200d_2640:
HTML Entity
����‍♀
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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