Person tipping hand: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A person with medium-dark skin tone holding one hand out with the palm facing upward, as if balancing an invisible tray. The posture is often interpreted as an expression of sass, indifference, or a 'take it or leave it' attitude.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to for delivering a sarcastic retort or dismissing a conversation. It effectively communicates a 'whatever' vibe, much like the 🙄 face, or serves as a playful way to say you are feeling fancy or in charge of a situation.

History

Originally rendered as a generic figure, the hand-tipping gesture gained massive popularity in early 2010s internet culture as a way to convey attitude in text chats. It was later standardized with the skin tone modifier system in Unicode 8.0, released in 2015, to reflect a more diverse user base.

Details

Glyph

💁🏾

Unicode

U+1F481 U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f481_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC81;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-gesture

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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