cook: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F9D1 1F3FE 200D 1F373
Description
A person with dark skin tone, wearing a chef's hat and white uniform, holding a cooking utensil.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents culinary professionals, cooking, food preparation, or the act of creating dishes.
Backstory
This emoji combines 'Person' (1F9D1), 'Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-5' (1F3FE) for skin tone, a zero-width joiner (200D), and 'Cooking' (1F373) to create a specific profession. It was part of the 'Person: Cook' emoji sequence which was standardized to allow for skin tone variations.
Usage Examples
- Preparing a meal: 'Time to get cooking! 👨🏾🍳'
- Sharing a recipe: 'Check out my new recipe for pasta! 👨🏾🍳'
- Working in a kitchen: 'Another busy night at the restaurant. 👨🏾🍳'
- Expressing culinary skill: 'I just whipped up something delicious! 👨🏾🍳'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often associated with professional chefs, home cooking, gourmet food, or culinary arts.
East Asian culture:
Similar associations with cooking and food, but can also be used in contexts related to hospitality or specific traditional cuisines.