What does ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฝ Person Surfing: Medium Skin Tone mean?

๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฝ is the Person Surfing emoji (๐Ÿ„) with a medium skin tone (๐Ÿฝ, 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 surfer riding a wave, balanced on a board. It is used for surf sessions, beach trips, summer vacations, and coastal life. Figuratively, it means riding the wave: going with the flow, catching a lucky streak, or handling a busy stretch with ease. Some people also use it playfully for surfing the web. Man and woman variants are available too.

๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฝ Person Surfing: Medium Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (people playing sports), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about beach, ocean, sport, surf, surfer and swell.

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๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฝ Person Surfing: 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 Surfing: Medium Skin Tone looks on each platform.

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

Person Surfing 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 Surfing: Medium Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers

How do I copy and paste the Person Surfing: Medium Skin Tone emoji?

Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฝ 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 Surfing: Medium Skin Tone emoji added?

๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฝ Person Surfing: Medium 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 Surfing 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ฝ look different on my phone?

Every platform draws its own artwork for Person Surfing: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F3C4 U+1F3FD) 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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