💪🏿
flexed biceps: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F4AA 1F3FF
Description
A close-up of a bicep flexing, depicted as a strong, muscular arm.
Group:
People & Body > body-parts
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents strength, power, determination, success, or flexing in a show of physical prowess or achievement.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010), representing physical strength and the act of flexing a bicep. The addition of skin tone modifiers (like 1F3FF for dark skin tone) in Unicode 8.0 (2015) allowed for greater diversity in representation.
Usage Examples
- Expressing strength: 'Feeling strong after my workout! 💪🏿'
- Showing determination: 'Gotta power through this! 💪🏿'
- Celebrating an achievement: 'We did it! 💪🏿'
- Referring to physical activity: 'Time for the gym! 💪🏿'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to signify physical strength, 'getting swole,' working out, or demonstrating resilience and achievement.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often emphasizing effort (effort muscle), perseverance, or a subtle nod to physical activity.