What does ๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ Pilot: Medium-Dark Skin Tone mean?
๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ is the Pilot emoji (๐งโโ๏ธ) with a medium-dark skin tone (๐พ, Fitzpatrick type 5) 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 a pilotโs uniform and cap, representing pilots, flight crew and aviation. People use it to share travel plans, talk about flight school or airline jobs, and celebrate someone earning their wings. In casual chat it plays the captain announcing the next move, as in โthis is your captain speaking.โ It suits plane-spotting and travel posts too. This is the gender-neutral pilot; man and woman pilots are also available.
๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ Pilot: Medium-Dark Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019.
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๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ Pilot: Medium-Dark Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Pilot: Medium-Dark Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Pilot in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Pilot: Medium-Dark Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Pilot: Medium-Dark Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ Pilot: Medium-Dark 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 Pilot emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐งโโ๏ธ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฟโโ๏ธ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Pilot: Medium-Dark Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2708 U+FE0F) 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.