Person in suit levitating: light skin tone Emoji

People

A figure dressed in a formal black suit, hat, and tie, suspended in mid-air above a small shadow. The figure’s arms are held out to the sides, giving the appearance of someone caught in a sudden, gravity-defying hover.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to imply a sense of mystery, supernatural events, or to represent 'dancing' or high-energy moves. It is often paired with 🕴 to show the base gesture, or ✨ to emphasize a magical or 'cool' vibe.

History

Based on the iconic logo for the record label 2 Tone Records—which featured a figure known as 'Walt Jabsco'—this emoji draws inspiration from the ska music scene of the late 1970s. It was added to the Unicode standard in 2014 to bring this specific cultural reference into modern digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🕴🏻

Unicode

U+1F574 U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f574_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD74;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;

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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