What does 🦹🏿 Supervillain: Dark Skin Tone mean?
🦹🏿 is the Supervillain emoji (🦹) with a dark skin tone (🏿, Fitzpatrick type 6) 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 dark villain costume, representing supervillains, evil plans and bad guys from comics and films. It is mostly playful: plotting something mischievous, eating the last slice, dropping spoilers or announcing a “villain era.” People also use it for cosplay and movie talk, and to joke that someone is the villain of the story. Man and woman versions exist as well.
🦹🏿 Supervillain: Dark Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (fantasy characters), added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018. People use it in messages about bad, criminal, evil, superpower and villain.
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🦹🏿 Supervillain: Dark Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Supervillain: Dark Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Supervillain in every skin tone
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Supervillain: Dark Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Supervillain: Dark Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🦹🏿 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Supervillain: Dark Skin Tone emoji added?
🦹🏿 Supervillain: Dark Skin Tone was added in Emoji 11.0, released in 2018. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Supervillain emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow 🦹, there are 5 skin tone versions: 🦹🏻 🦹🏼 🦹🏽 🦹🏾 🦹🏿. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does 🦹🏿 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Supervillain: Dark Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F9B9 U+1F3FF) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.