Person in suit levitating: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A figure dressed in a formal black suit and fedora, captured in mid-air with knees bent as if hovering above the ground. The medium-light skin tone variant features a specific complexion, retaining the classic silhouette of a man in professional attire defying gravity.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to convey a sense of mystery, unexpected swagger, or a 'cool' arrival. Because of its unusual posture, it is often sent to indicate that someone is busy, showing off, or acting as an elusive character, much like the 🕴️ base character. It is also a popular way to signal a 'smooth' exit or a sudden, unexplained appearance in a conversation.

History

The character was added to the Unicode standard in 2014, inspired by the 'Special Agent' logo from the ska record label 2 Tone Records. The logo itself is a cartoon version of Peter Tosh, a legendary reggae musician, known as the 'Walt Jabsco' figure, which became a cultural icon in the late 1970s and 80s.

Details

Glyph

🕴🏼

Unicode

U+1F574 U+1F3FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f574_1f3fc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD74;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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