Person gesturing ok: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A person holding their arms in a rounded shape above their head, forming a large circle. The medium skin tone variant maintains the recognizable 'O' shape of the body to signal complete agreement or safety.
Usage Context
This gesture is the standard Japanese way to signal that something is 'okay' or correct by forming the letter 'O' with your arms. It is frequently used in chats to confirm plans, show enthusiasm, or mimic the 👍 gesture when text alone feels too brief. Some people also use it to represent being surprised or dramatic, similar to how one might react with 😱.
History
Based on the concept of 'Maru' (circle) in Japanese culture, which signifies correctness or approval, this gesture was formalized into the Unicode emoji set in 2010. It became part of the broader effort to standardize physical human gestures across diverse digital platforms.
Details
Glyph
🙆🏽
Unicode
U+1F646 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f646_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
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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