Selfie: light skin tone Emoji

People

A hand holding a smartphone at arm's length, angled to frame the user, with a light skin tone. The screen faces the viewer, suggesting an image is being captured.

Usage Context

Used to signal that you are taking a photo of yourself, showing off an outfit, or recording a video message. It is the go-to way to announce 'this is me' or to share a quick update from your current location, often used alongside 📸 or 🤳.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of Emoji 3.0. It reflects the massive cultural shift toward mobile-first social media, where the front-facing camera became the primary tool for personal expression and digital identity.

Details

Glyph

🤳🏻

Unicode

U+1F933 U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f933_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD33;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;

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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