What does ๐คท๐ฝ Person Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone mean?
๐คท๐ฝ is the Person Shrugging emoji (๐คท) 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.
Shoulders raised, palms turned up: the universal shrug. It means I donโt know, whatever, it is what it is, or I donโt care, and it works for uncertainty, indifference or accepting a situation you canโt change. It is the emoji counterpart of the popular text shrug and softens a vague answer with a touch of humor. It comes in five skin tones.
๐คท๐ฝ Person Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (people gesturing), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about doubt, dunno, guess, idk, ignorance and indifference.
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๐คท๐ฝ Person Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Person Shrugging in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Person Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐คท๐ฝ 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 Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone emoji added?
๐คท๐ฝ Person Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Person Shrugging emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐คท, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐คท๐ป ๐คท๐ผ ๐คท๐ฝ ๐คท๐พ ๐คท๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐คท๐ฝ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Person Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F937 U+1F3FD) 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.