🤳🏽 Selfie: Medium Skin Tone emoji meaning
🤳 means taking a selfie, posing for a photo or sharing a picture of yourself. The Apple artwork shows an arm in a gray sleeve stretched up, with a yellow hand holding a smartphone.
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What 🤳🏽 means
🤳 has a light, social tone. People use it when posting or asking for selfies, showing off an outfit, or saying they are about to take a picture. It often appears in Instagram captions and stories. It can be a little playful or vain in a fun way, like "felt cute, took a pic." It is also used for video calls or recording yourself. It has no common hidden or slang meaning.
On Instagram and TikTok
It is common in selfie captions, outfit posts and stories, meaning "here is a pic of me."
In a relationship or crush chat
If someone sends 🤳, they may be asking for a selfie or offering to send one. It is friendly, and can be a little flirty if they are asking to see you.
🤳🏽 How people use it
- Posting a selfie
- Asking someone for a picture
- Showing a new outfit or look
- Starting a video call
Example messages
New haircut 🤳✨
Send a selfie, I miss your face 🤳
Mirror pic before the party 🤳
Taking selfies at the beach all day 🤳📸
Common 🤳🏽 combinations
- 🤳✨A cute or glam selfie
- 🤳📸Photo time, taking lots of pictures
- 💁♀️🤳Showing off a look in a selfie
🤳🏽 vs similar emojis
| 🤳🏽 vs 📸 | 📸 is a camera with flash for any photo, while 🤳 means a selfie of yourself. |
|---|---|
| 🤳🏽 vs 📱 | 📱 is just a phone, while 🤳 shows someone holding it to take a selfie. |
Emoji details
| Name | selfie: medium skin tone |
|---|---|
| Codepoints | U+1F933 U+1F3FD |
| Category | Hands |
| Keywords | camera, phone |
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FAQ
What does the 🤳🏽 selfie: medium skin tone emoji mean?
🤳 means taking a selfie, posing for a photo or sharing a picture of yourself. The Apple artwork shows an arm in a gray sleeve stretched up, with a yellow hand holding a smartphone.
What does 🤳 mean from a guy or girl?
It usually means they are sending a selfie or want one from you. It is mostly friendly, and only feels flirty if the chat already is.
How do you reply to 🤳?
If they are asking for a picture, send a selfie if you feel comfortable. If they sent one, a compliment or a reaction like 😍 works well.
Are the backgrounds transparent?
Yes, every PNG has a transparent background.