๐ค๐ฝSign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone Emoji
What does ๐ค๐ฝ Sign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone mean?
๐ค๐ฝ is the Sign of the Horns emoji (๐ค) 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.
Heavy metal fans throw these horns at concerts: index and pinky raised, thumb holding the middle fingers down. In chat it means rock on, letโs go, or this is awesome, and it fits loud music, wild nights and big wins. It is also the โHook โem Hornsโ sign of the University of Texas. In Italy and some other Mediterranean countries, a similar gesture suggests a cheating partner, so read the room.
๐ค๐ฝ Sign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: partial fingers), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about finger, hand and rock-on.
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๐ค๐ฝ Sign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Sign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Sign of the Horns in every skin tone
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Sign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Sign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ค๐ฝ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Sign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ค๐ฝ Sign of the Horns: 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 Sign of the Horns emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ค, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ค๐ป ๐ค๐ผ ๐ค๐ฝ ๐ค๐พ ๐ค๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ค๐ฝ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Sign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F918 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.