Nail polish Emoji
People
A bottle of pink nail polish positioned next to a hand with freshly manicured, polished nails. The hand is often depicted in a slight flicking or inspecting motion, emphasizing well-groomed fingertips.
Usage Context
This emoji is the gold standard for expressing indifference, sass, or an 'I don't care' attitude. Users frequently attach it to messages after sharing a bold opinion or a comeback, effectively acting as a verbal hair-flip. It is often used in combination with 💁 to emphasize a confident or haughty stance.
History
Added in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0, the nail polish emoji was originally designed to represent a basic beauty treatment. Its pivot toward a personality-driven slang icon happened rapidly in social media culture, where it became a digital shorthand for confidence, being 'unbothered,' and self-care.
Details
Glyph
💅
Unicode
U+1F485
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f485:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hand-prop
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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