Selfie: light skin tone Emoji

People

A hand holding a smartphone at arm's length, angled to frame the user, with a light skin tone. The screen faces the viewer, suggesting an image is being captured.

Usage Context

Used to signal that you are taking a photo of yourself, showing off an outfit, or recording a video message. It is the go-to way to announce 'this is me' or to share a quick update from your current location, often used alongside 📸 or 🤳.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of Emoji 3.0. It reflects the massive cultural shift toward mobile-first social media, where the front-facing camera became the primary tool for personal expression and digital identity.

Details

Glyph

🤳🏻

Unicode

U+1F933 U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f933_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD33;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory hand-prop

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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