What does ๐ง๐ฝโ๐ญ Factory Worker: Medium Skin Tone mean?
๐ง๐ฝโ๐ญ is the Factory Worker emoji (๐งโ๐ญ) with a medium skin tone (๐ฝ, Fitzpatrick type 4) 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 protective gear, usually a welding mask, representing factory, industrial and assembly-line work. People use it for manufacturing jobs, welding, shift work and long hours on the production floor. Figuratively, it means grinding through repetitive tasks, such as churning out reports or videos as if on a conveyor belt. It is also handy for posts about making things by hand, from metalwork to small-batch products. This is the gender-neutral factory worker.
๐ง๐ฝโ๐ญ Factory Worker: Medium Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019. People use it in messages about assembly and industrial.
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๐ง๐ฝโ๐ญ Factory Worker: Medium Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Factory Worker: Medium Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Factory Worker in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Factory Worker: Medium Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ง๐ฝโ๐ญ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Factory Worker: Medium Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ง๐ฝโ๐ญ Factory Worker: Medium 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 Factory Worker emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐งโ๐ญ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโ๐ญ ๐ง๐ผโ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฝโ๐ญ ๐ง๐พโ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฟโ๐ญ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ง๐ฝโ๐ญ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Factory Worker: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F9D1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F3ED) 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.