Man tipping hand: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A man with dark skin holding one hand out with his palm facing upward, as if presenting something or adjusting an invisible bow tie. His posture suggests a confident, slightly dismissive, or knowing attitude.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to convey sass, sarcasm, or an 'I told you so' attitude. It is the go-to choice for digital eye-rolls or when someone is being overly dramatic. It pairs perfectly with 💅 to double down on a sassy or unbothered sentiment.
History
The base gesture originated in early internet chat culture as a shorthand for 'information desk person,' but users quickly repurposed the motion into a sign of playful defiance. The dark skin tone variant was added in 2015 as part of the Unicode expansion to provide more inclusive representation for human emojis.
Details
Glyph
💁🏿♂
Unicode
U+1F481 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f481_1f3ff_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Twitter/X
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Twemoji Attribution
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.
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