What does ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿผ Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone mean?

๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿผ is the Person Gesturing OK emoji (๐Ÿ™†) with a medium-light skin tone (๐Ÿผ, Fitzpatrick type 3) 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.

Hands meeting above the head to form a big O, a gesture that means OK or yes and is especially familiar in Japan. It says all good, approved, sure or Iโ€™m fine. People also use it for stretching, exercise or a burst of excitement. It is the positive counterpart to ๐Ÿ™…, the person crossing their arms. It comes in five skin tones.

๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿผ Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (people gesturing), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about exercise, gesture, hand and omg.

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๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿผ Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more

The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone looks on each platform.

Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad & Mac
Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid & Gmail
Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji on Microsoft
MicrosoftWindows & Teams
Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji on X / Twitter
X / TwitterTwemoji

Person Gesturing OK in every skin tone

Default (yellow)
Light skin tone
Medium-light skin tone
Medium skin tone
Medium-dark skin tone
Dark skin tone
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Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers

How do I copy and paste the Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji?

Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿผ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.

When was the Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji added?

๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿผ Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.

Does the Person Gesturing OK emoji come in different skin tones?

Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐Ÿ™†, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.

Why does ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿผ look different on my phone?

Every platform draws its own artwork for Person Gesturing OK: Medium-Light Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F646 U+1F3FC) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโ€™s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.

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