person getting massage: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F486 1F3FE
Description
A person with light-medium skin tone receiving a head massage, often depicted with closed eyes and a relaxed expression, indicating leisure, pampering, or self-care.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents relaxation, feeling good, being pampered, taking care of oneself, or enjoying a spa-like experience.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It depicts a person, usually female-presenting, getting a head massage, which is a common service in beauty salons and spas worldwide. The skin tone modifier (1F3FE) was added later with Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing for greater diversity in representation.
Usage Examples
- Spa day mood: 'Finally, a relaxing day! 💆🏾♀️'
- Feeling pampered: 'Getting my hair done! 💆🏾♀️✨'
- Self-care reminder: 'Don't forget to treat yourself! 💆🏾♀️'
- Gossip session: 'Just finished a long chat at the salon, heard everything! 💆🏾♀️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used in contexts of self-care, spa days, beauty treatments, or just feeling relaxed and happy. Can also imply gossiping at a salon.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often associated with beauty and health routines, sometimes also used jokingly when someone is 'getting their head sorted out' metaphorically.