medium-dark skin tone
About this emoji
The medium-dark skin tone emoji is part of the Component category (skin-tone) since Unicode 1.0. It is associated with: 5, medium-dark, skin, tone.
The medium-dark skin tone emoji belongs to the Component category, specifically the skin-tone subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 1.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🏾 medium-dark skin tone emoji for modifying skin tone or hair style on supported people emojis. It is often associated with 5, medium-dark, skin, tone.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🏾 |
| Name | medium-dark skin tone |
| Category | Component |
| Subgroup | skin-tone |
| Unicode version | 1.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F3FE |
| Shortcode alias | :medium_dark_skin_tone: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :medium_dark_skin_tone: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “medium-dark skin tone” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.