What does Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone 🙋🏿 mean?
Part of the People & Body category, the Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone emoji sits within Gestures.
Like the rest of the People & Body category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. It tends to read differently in a casual group chat than it would in a work message, so it's worth considering the audience before sending it. It's frequently used near emojis like Person Frowning and Man Frowning, which cover similar ground.
💡 Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 1 (2015).
How to use Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone 🙋🏿 in a sentence
- This was my exact reaction 🙋🏿
- 🙋🏿 pretty much sums up today.
- Replied to the group chat with just 🙋🏿
- Honestly, just 🙋🏿 energy right now.
- That's the whole mood: 🙋🏿
Frequently asked questions
What does the Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone 🙋🏿 emoji mean?
Part of the People & Body category, the Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone emoji sits within Gestures.
How do people use the Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone 🙋🏿 emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "This was my exact reaction 🙋🏿" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.
Does the Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone 🙋🏿 emoji have different skin tone options?
Yes — Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone supports 5 skin tone variants, selectable from its own emoji keyboard entry or listed directly on this page.
Can I download the Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone 🙋🏿 emoji as an image?
Yes — this page has buttons to download Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.
Is there anything notable about the history of the Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone 🙋🏿 emoji?
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 1 (2015).
Cross-platform view of Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone 🙋🏿
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Person Raising Hand: Dark Skin Tone looks across the most common platforms.
