What does ๐ง๐พโ๐ณ Cook: Medium-Dark Skin Tone mean?
๐ง๐พโ๐ณ is the Cook emoji (๐งโ๐ณ) with a medium-dark skin tone (๐พ, Fitzpatrick type 5) modifier. It means the same as the default yellow version; the skin tone simply lets people represent themselves or the person they are talking about.
A person in a chefโs hat with a frying pan, the emoji for cooks, chefs and anyone busy in the kitchen. It goes with recipes, dinner plans, baking projects and restaurant jobs. In current slang it also backs up the phrase โlet them cook,โ meaning give someone room to keep going because whatever they are doing seems to be working. This is the gender-neutral cook; man and woman cook emojis are also available.
๐ง๐พโ๐ณ Cook: Medium-Dark Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019.
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๐ง๐พโ๐ณ Cook: Medium-Dark Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Cook: Medium-Dark Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Cook in every skin tone
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Cook: Medium-Dark Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Cook: Medium-Dark Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ง๐พโ๐ณ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Cook: Medium-Dark Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ง๐พโ๐ณ Cook: Medium-Dark Skin Tone was added in Emoji 12.1, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Cook emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐งโ๐ณ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโ๐ณ ๐ง๐ผโ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฝโ๐ณ ๐ง๐พโ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฟโ๐ณ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ง๐พโ๐ณ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Cook: Medium-Dark Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F373) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.