Person raising hand: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-skinned person raising one hand high in the air, with an open palm facing forward. The figure appears alert and eager, capturing the physical motion of someone trying to get attention or volunteer for a task.

Usage Context

Use this to show you are present, ready to answer a question, or volunteering for something. It is a standard way to signal 'pick me' in digital classrooms or group chats, often serving as a positive alternative to the more neutral 🙋.

History

The base character appeared in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The option for diverse skin tones was introduced in 2015 as part of the Unicode 8.0 update, which implemented the Fitzpatrick scale to provide more inclusive representation across global messaging platforms.

Details

Glyph

🙋🏿

Unicode

U+1F64B U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f64b_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE4B;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;

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.

CC-BY 4.0 License Twemoji Repository