What does ๐ Nail Polish mean?
Nails being painted, one careful stroke at a time. Beyond manicures and beauty talk, this emoji is famous for sass: self-assurance, unbothered calm, or a breezy โwhateverโ after a clever comeback. It signals being above the drama, and it is popular in drag and LGBTQ+ online culture alongside words like โslayโ. Self-care posts love it too.
๐ Nail Polish is an emoji from the People & Body category (hands with props), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about bored, care, cosmetics, done, makeup and manicure.
Example messages
๐ Nail Polish on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Nail Polish looks on each platform.
Nail Polish in every skin tone
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Nail Polish emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Nail Polish emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :nail_care:.
When was the Nail Polish emoji added?
๐ Nail Polish was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Nail Polish emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ , there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ ๐ ๐ฝ ๐ ๐พ ๐ ๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Nail Polish. The underlying code (U+1F485) 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.