Person in suit levitating: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A figure wearing a sharp business suit, a fedora, and dress shoes, captured in mid-air as if floating just above the ground. This version features a dark skin tone for the face and hands.
Usage Context
This icon is frequently used to represent mystery, smooth moves, or the feeling of being detached from a situation. It is widely recognized as a pop-culture reference to the legendary ska band The Specials’ logo, which featured a similar jumping man. It is often paired with 🕴 or used alongside music-themed icons like 🎶 to suggest dancing.
History
The levitating man was added to the Unicode standard in 2014. It was based on a design found in earlier Japanese mobile carrier emoji sets, where it was originally intended to represent a 'jumping businessman' or a stylized character caught in motion.
Details
Glyph
🕴🏿
Unicode
U+1F574 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f574_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Twitter/X
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
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
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