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What Does the Brown Box Emoji Stand for

🏽 Medium Skin Tone

Emoji Meaning

A moderate brown skin tone modifier, which can be applied to a range of human emoji characters.

Type 4 on the Fitzpatrick Scale of skin tones is described as:Moderate brown; typical Mediterranean skin tone — Rarely burns, always tans well

Medium Skin Tone was approved as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015 under the name "Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-4" and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

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Modifiers

The Medium Skin Tone is supported with the following emojis.

  • 👋🏽 Waving Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤚🏽 Raised Back of Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🖐🏽 Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone
  • ✋🏽 Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🖖🏽 Vulcan Salute: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🫱🏽 Rightwards Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🫲🏽 Leftwards Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🫳🏽 Palm Down Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🫴🏽 Palm Up Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👌🏽 OK Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤌🏽 Pinched Fingers: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤏🏽 Pinching Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • ✌🏽 Victory Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤞🏽 Crossed Fingers: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🫰🏽 Hand with Index Finger and Thumb Crossed: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤟🏽 Love-You Gesture: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤘🏽 Sign of the Horns: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤙🏽 Call Me Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👈🏽 Backhand Index Pointing Left: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👉🏽 Backhand Index Pointing Right: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👆🏽 Backhand Index Pointing Up: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🖕🏽 Middle Finger: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👇🏽 Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone
  • ☝🏽 Index Pointing Up: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🫵🏽 Index Pointing at the Viewer: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👍🏽 Thumbs Up: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👎🏽 Thumbs Down: Medium Skin Tone
  • ✊🏽 Raised Fist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👊🏽 Oncoming Fist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤛🏽 Left-Facing Fist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤜🏽 Right-Facing Fist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👏🏽 Clapping Hands: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙌🏽 Raising Hands: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🫶🏽 Heart Hands: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👐🏽 Open Hands: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤲🏽 Palms Up Together: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤝🏽 Handshake: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙏🏽 Folded Hands: Medium Skin Tone
  • ✍🏽 Writing Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💅🏽 Nail Polish: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤳🏽 Selfie: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💪🏽 Flexed Biceps: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🦵🏽 Leg: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🦶🏽 Foot: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👂🏽 Ear: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🦻🏽 Ear with Hearing Aid: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👃🏽 Nose: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👶🏽 Baby: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧒🏽 Child: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👦🏽 Boy: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👧🏽 Girl: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽 Person: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👱🏽 Person: Medium Skin Tone, Blond Hair
  • 👨🏽 Man: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧔🏽 Person: Medium Skin Tone, Beard
  • 🧔🏽‍♂️ Man: Medium Skin Tone, Beard
  • 🧔🏽‍♀️ Woman: Medium Skin Tone, Beard
  • 👨🏽‍🦰 Man: Medium Skin Tone, Red Hair
  • 👨🏽‍🦱 Man: Medium Skin Tone, Curly Hair
  • 👨🏽‍🦳 Man: Medium Skin Tone, White Hair
  • 👨🏽‍🦲 Man: Medium Skin Tone, Bald
  • 👩🏽 Woman: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🦰 Woman: Medium Skin Tone, Red Hair
  • 🧑🏽‍🦰 Person: Medium Skin Tone, Red Hair
  • 👩🏽‍🦱 Woman: Medium Skin Tone, Curly Hair
  • 🧑🏽‍🦱 Person: Medium Skin Tone, Curly Hair
  • 👩🏽‍🦳 Woman: Medium Skin Tone, White Hair
  • 🧑🏽‍🦳 Person: Medium Skin Tone, White Hair
  • 👩🏽‍🦲 Woman: Medium Skin Tone, Bald
  • 🧑🏽‍🦲 Person: Medium Skin Tone, Bald
  • 👱🏽‍♀️ Woman: Medium Skin Tone, Blond Hair
  • 👱🏽‍♂️ Man: Medium Skin Tone, Blond Hair
  • 🧓🏽 Older Person: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👴🏽 Old Man: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👵🏽 Old Woman: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙍🏽 Person Frowning: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙍🏽‍♂️ Man Frowning: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙍🏽‍♀️ Woman Frowning: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙎🏽 Person Pouting: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙎🏽‍♂️ Man Pouting: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙎🏽‍♀️ Woman Pouting: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙅🏽 Person Gesturing No: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙅🏽‍♂️ Man Gesturing No: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙅🏽‍♀️ Woman Gesturing No: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙆🏽 Person Gesturing OK: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙆🏽‍♂️ Man Gesturing OK: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙆🏽‍♀️ Woman Gesturing OK: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💁🏽 Person Tipping Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💁🏽‍♂️ Man Tipping Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💁🏽‍♀️ Woman Tipping Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙋🏽 Person Raising Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙋🏽‍♂️ Man Raising Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙋🏽‍♀️ Woman Raising Hand: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧏🏽 Deaf Person: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧏🏽‍♂️ Deaf Man: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧏🏽‍♀️ Deaf Woman: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙇🏽 Person Bowing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙇🏽‍♂️ Man Bowing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🙇🏽‍♀️ Woman Bowing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤦🏽 Person Facepalming: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤦🏽‍♂️ Man Facepalming: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤦🏽‍♀️ Woman Facepalming: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤷🏽 Person Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤷🏽‍♂️ Man Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤷🏽‍♀️ Woman Shrugging: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍⚕️ Health Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍⚕️ Man Health Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍⚕️ Woman Health Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🎓 Student: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🎓 Man Student: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🎓 Woman Student: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🏫 Teacher: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🏫 Man Teacher: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🏫 Woman Teacher: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍⚖️ Judge: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍⚖️ Man Judge: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍⚖️ Woman Judge: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🌾 Farmer: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🌾 Man Farmer: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🌾 Woman Farmer: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🍳 Cook: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🍳 Man Cook: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🍳 Woman Cook: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🔧 Mechanic: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🔧 Man Mechanic: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🔧 Woman Mechanic: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🏭 Factory Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🏭 Man Factory Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🏭 Woman Factory Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍💼 Office Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍💼 Man Office Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍💼 Woman Office Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🔬 Scientist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🔬 Man Scientist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🔬 Woman Scientist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍💻 Technologist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍💻 Man Technologist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍💻 Woman Technologist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🎤 Singer: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🎤 Man Singer: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🎤 Woman Singer: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🎨 Artist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🎨 Man Artist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🎨 Woman Artist: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍✈️ Pilot: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍✈️ Man Pilot: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍✈️ Woman Pilot: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🚀 Astronaut: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🚀 Man Astronaut: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🚀 Woman Astronaut: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🚒 Firefighter: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🚒 Man Firefighter: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🚒 Woman Firefighter: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👮🏽 Police Officer: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👮🏽‍♂️ Man Police Officer: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👮🏽‍♀️ Woman Police Officer: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🕵🏽 Detective: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🕵🏽‍♂️ Man Detective: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🕵🏽‍♀️ Woman Detective: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💂🏽 Guard: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💂🏽‍♂️ Man Guard: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💂🏽‍♀️ Woman Guard: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🥷🏽 Ninja: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👷🏽 Construction Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👷🏽‍♂️ Man Construction Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👷🏽‍♀️ Woman Construction Worker: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🫅🏽 Person with Crown: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤴🏽 Prince: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👸🏽 Princess: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👳🏽 Person Wearing Turban: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👳🏽‍♂️ Man Wearing Turban: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👳🏽‍♀️ Woman Wearing Turban: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👲🏽 Person with Skullcap: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧕🏽 Woman with Headscarf: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤵🏽 Person in Tuxedo: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤵🏽‍♂️ Man in Tuxedo: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤵🏽‍♀️ Woman in Tuxedo: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👰🏽 Person with Veil: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👰🏽‍♂️ Man with Veil: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👰🏽‍♀️ Woman with Veil: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤰🏽 Pregnant Woman: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🫃🏽 Pregnant Man: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🫄🏽 Pregnant Person: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤱🏽 Breast-Feeding: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🍼 Woman Feeding Baby: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🍼 Man Feeding Baby: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🍼 Person Feeding Baby: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👼🏽 Baby Angel: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🎅🏽 Santa Claus: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤶🏽 Mrs. Claus: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🎄 Mx Claus: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🦸🏽 Superhero: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🦸🏽‍♂️ Man Superhero: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🦸🏽‍♀️ Woman Superhero: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🦹🏽 Supervillain: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🦹🏽‍♂️ Man Supervillain: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🦹🏽‍♀️ Woman Supervillain: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧙🏽 Mage: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧙🏽‍♂️ Man Mage: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧙🏽‍♀️ Woman Mage: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧚🏽 Fairy: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧚🏽‍♂️ Man Fairy: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧚🏽‍♀️ Woman Fairy: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧛🏽 Vampire: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧛🏽‍♂️ Man Vampire: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧛🏽‍♀️ Woman Vampire: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧜🏽 Merperson: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧜🏽‍♂️ Merman: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧜🏽‍♀️ Mermaid: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧝🏽 Elf: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧝🏽‍♂️ Man Elf: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧝🏽‍♀️ Woman Elf: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💆🏽 Person Getting Massage: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💆🏽‍♂️ Man Getting Massage: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💆🏽‍♀️ Woman Getting Massage: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💇🏽 Person Getting Haircut: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💇🏽‍♂️ Man Getting Haircut: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💇🏽‍♀️ Woman Getting Haircut: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚶🏽 Person Walking: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚶🏽‍♂️ Man Walking: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚶🏽‍♀️ Woman Walking: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧍🏽 Person Standing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧍🏽‍♂️ Man Standing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧍🏽‍♀️ Woman Standing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧎🏽 Person Kneeling: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧎🏽‍♂️ Man Kneeling: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧎🏽‍♀️ Woman Kneeling: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🦯 Person with White Cane: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🦯 Man with White Cane: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🦯 Woman with White Cane: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🦼 Person in Motorized Wheelchair: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🦼 Man in Motorized Wheelchair: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🦼 Woman in Motorized Wheelchair: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧑🏽‍🦽 Person in Manual Wheelchair: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👨🏽‍🦽 Man in Manual Wheelchair: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👩🏽‍🦽 Woman in Manual Wheelchair: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏃🏽 Person Running: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏃🏽‍♂️ Man Running: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏃🏽‍♀️ Woman Running: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💃🏽 Woman Dancing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🕺🏽 Man Dancing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🕴🏽 Person in Suit Levitating: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧖🏽 Person in Steamy Room: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧖🏽‍♂️ Man in Steamy Room: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧖🏽‍♀️ Woman in Steamy Room: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧗🏽 Person Climbing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧗🏽‍♂️ Man Climbing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧗🏽‍♀️ Woman Climbing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏇🏽 Horse Racing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏂🏽 Snowboarder: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏌🏽 Person Golfing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏌🏽‍♂️ Man Golfing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏌🏽‍♀️ Woman Golfing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏄🏽 Person Surfing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏄🏽‍♂️ Man Surfing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏄🏽‍♀️ Woman Surfing: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚣🏽 Person Rowing Boat: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚣🏽‍♂️ Man Rowing Boat: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚣🏽‍♀️ Woman Rowing Boat: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏊🏽 Person Swimming: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏊🏽‍♂️ Man Swimming: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏊🏽‍♀️ Woman Swimming: Medium Skin Tone
  • ⛹🏽 Person Bouncing Ball: Medium Skin Tone
  • ⛹🏽‍♂️ Man Bouncing Ball: Medium Skin Tone
  • ⛹🏽‍♀️ Woman Bouncing Ball: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏋🏽 Person Lifting Weights: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏋🏽‍♂️ Man Lifting Weights: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏋🏽‍♀️ Woman Lifting Weights: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚴🏽 Person Biking: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚴🏽‍♂️ Man Biking: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚴🏽‍♀️ Woman Biking: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚵🏽 Person Mountain Biking: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚵🏽‍♂️ Man Mountain Biking: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🚵🏽‍♀️ Woman Mountain Biking: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤸🏽 Person Cartwheeling: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤸🏽‍♂️ Man Cartwheeling: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤸🏽‍♀️ Woman Cartwheeling: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤽🏽 Person Playing Water Polo: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤽🏽‍♂️ Man Playing Water Polo: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤽🏽‍♀️ Woman Playing Water Polo: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤾🏽 Person Playing Handball: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤾🏽‍♂️ Man Playing Handball: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤾🏽‍♀️ Woman Playing Handball: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤹🏽 Person Juggling: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤹🏽‍♂️ Man Juggling: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🤹🏽‍♀️ Woman Juggling: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧘🏽 Person in Lotus Position: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧘🏽‍♂️ Man in Lotus Position: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🧘🏽‍♀️ Woman in Lotus Position: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🛀🏽 Person Taking Bath: Medium Skin Tone
  • 🛌🏽 Person in Bed: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👭🏽 Women Holding Hands: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👫🏽 Woman and Man Holding Hands: Medium Skin Tone
  • 👬🏽 Men Holding Hands: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💏🏽 Kiss: Medium Skin Tone
  • 💑🏽 Couple with Heart: Medium Skin Tone

Platforms without support for emoji modifiers display a missing symbol character (box with a cross, alien, or question mark in it) next to any modified emoji.

Unicode Name

🏽 Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-4

    • Medium Skin Tone on Apple

    • Medium Skin Tone on Apple

    • Medium Skin Tone on WhatsApp

    • Medium Skin Tone on WhatsApp

    • Medium Skin Tone on Twitter

    • Medium Skin Tone on Twitter

    • Medium Skin Tone on OpenMoji

    • Medium Skin Tone on OpenMoji

    • Medium Skin Tone on LG

    • Medium Skin Tone on LG

Codepoints

  • 🏽 U+1F3FD

Shortcodes

  • :skin-tone-4: (Slack)
  • :medium_skin_tone: (Emojipedia)

See also

  • 🦲 Bald
  • 🦱 Curly Hair
  • 🦰 Red Hair
  • 🦳 White Hair
  • 🏻 Light Skin Tone
  • 🏼 Medium-Light Skin Tone
  • 🏽 Medium Skin Tone
  • 🏾 Medium-Dark Skin Tone
  • 🏿 Dark Skin Tone
  • ♀️ Female Sign
  • ♂️ Male Sign
  • Zero Width Joiner

Proposals

  • 🏽 Medium Skin Tone Emoji Proposal: L2/14-154, L2/14-173

More

  • 🔀 Surprise me 🧙‍♀️ 🎰 🎱 🎲 🔮

What Does the Brown Box Emoji Stand for

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