man raising hand: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F64B 1F3FF 200D 2642 FE0F
Description
A man raising one hand, depicted with a dark skin tone. This emoji is a ZWJ sequence combining 'man raising hand' and 'dark skin tone'.
Group:
People & Body > person-gesture
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Generally neutral, can convey signaling, greeting, attention-seeking, answering a question, or volunteering.
Backstory
The base emoji 'Man Raising Hand' (U+1F64B) was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone modifier (U+1F3FF for Type-6, darkest tone) and the ZWJ sequence with 'Male Sign' (U+2642 U+FE0F) were introduced with Emoji 2.0 (Unicode 8.0) in 2015 to provide gender and skin tone variations for existing human emojis. This specific sequence enables a more diverse representation.
Usage Examples
- In a virtual meeting: 'I have a question. 🙋🏿♂️'
- Volunteering for a task: 'I can do that! 🙋🏿♂️'
- Acknowledge someone: 'Got it! 🙋🏿♂️'
- Greeting someone from a distance: 'Hey! 🙋🏿♂️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used in educational settings to indicate wanting to answer a question or make a point. Also used casually as a greeting or 'hello there' gesture.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture, indicating participation or acknowledgment. Can also be a general gesture of greeting or a polite 'excuse me'.