Person getting massage: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A person with a medium skin tone shown from the chest up, with their hands placed on their temples as if receiving a head massage. The person’s eyes are closed, conveying a sense of relief and calm.
Usage Context
Used to signal that someone is taking a break, visiting a spa, or trying to relieve stress. It is frequently sent after a long day at work to indicate relaxation, or during a conversation about pampering oneself. It is often paired with emojis like 🧖🏽 or 😌 to emphasize a mood of total decompression.
History
This emoji was introduced as part of the expansion of gender-neutral characters and skin tone modifiers in Unicode 8.0, released in 2015. It evolved from basic facial expressions to represent specific wellness activities that became popular to discuss as digital self-care culture grew.
Details
Glyph
💆🏽
Unicode
U+1F486 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f486_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
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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