# 🤱🏾 Breast-feeding emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🤱🏾 is the breast-feeding emoji (🤱) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🤱 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017.

- Emoji: 🤱🏾
- Unicode name: breast-feeding: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F931 U+1F3FE
- Category: People & body, Jobs and roles
- Added: Emoji 5.0 (2017)
- Base emoji: [🤱 Breast-feeding](https://emojichart.com/breast-feeding-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/breast-feeding-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A woman cradling a baby close to nurse it. It is often sent for breastfeeding and nursing, new mothers and infant care, and in discussions about feeding babies and supporting new parents.

## Other skin tones

- 🤱 [Breast-feeding](https://emojichart.com/breast-feeding-emoji.md)
- 🤱🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/breast-feeding-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F931 U+1F3FB
- 🤱🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/breast-feeding-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F931 U+1F3FC
- 🤱🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/breast-feeding-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F931 U+1F3FD
- 🤱🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/breast-feeding-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F931 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🤱🏾 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🤱 [Breast-feeding](https://emojichart.com/breast-feeding-emoji.md) (U+1F931)
2. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)

## How to type 🤱🏾

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “breast-feeding”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “breast-feeding”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “breast-feeding”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “breast-feeding”, then pick medium-dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | lactancia materna: tono de piel oscuro medio | amamantar, bebé, dar pecho, lactancia materna, pecho, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | allaitement : peau mate | allaitement, bébé, maman, nourrice, nourrir le bébé, peau mate, sein, soins |
| Deutsch (de) | Stillen: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Baby, Brust, Frau, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, Person, stillen, Stillen |
| Italiano (it) | allattare: carnagione abbastanza scura | allattamento, allattare, allattare al seno, bebé, carnagione abbastanza scura, donna, donna che allatta, mamma, mamma che allatta, persona |
| Português (pt) | amamentando: pele morena escura | amamentação, bebê, leite, mãe, materno, neném, pele morena escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | borstvoeding: donkergetinte huidskleur | baby, borst, borstvoeding, de borst geven, donkergetinte huidskleur, persoon |
| Svenska (sv) | amning: mellanmörk hy | amma, amning, baby, bröst, mellanmörk hy |
| Polski (pl) | karmienie piersią: karnacja średnio ciemna | dziecko, karmić, karmić piersią, karmienie piersią, karnacja średnio ciemna, kobieta, matka, miłość, niemowlę, pierś, praca |
| Türkçe (tr) | emziren kadın: orta koyu cilt tonu | anne sütü, bebek, emziren kadın, emzirme, göğüs, meme verme, orta koyu cilt tonu, süt izni |
| Русский (ru) | кормление грудью: темный тон кожи | вскармливание, грудь, кормить, кормящая, лактация, мать, младенец, молоко, ребенок, темный тон кожи |
| Українська (uk) | грудне вигодовування: помірно темний тон шкіри | годування, груди, грудне вигодовування, материнство, молоко матері, немовля, новонароджена, новонароджений, помірно темний тон шкіри, турбота |
| Ελληνικά (el) | θηλασμός: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | γυναίκα, θηλάζω, θηλασμός, μαμά, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, μητέρα, μωρό, στήθος, τροφός |
| العربية (ar) | رضاعة: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | أم, أمومة, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, ترضيع, رضاعة, رضيع, شخص, صدر, طفل, مرضعة |
| עברית (he) | אישה מניקה: גוון עור כהה בינוני | אישה מניקה, אמהות, גוון עור כהה בינוני, הנקה, חלב אם, מיניקה, מניקה, תינוק |
| فارسی (fa) | تغذیه با شیر مادر: پوست گندمی | پوست گندمی, تغذیه, تغذیه با شیر مادر, سینه, شیر دادن به نوزاد, شیر مادر, شیردهی, طفل |
| हिन्दी (hi) | स्तनपान: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | नर्सिंग, बच्चा, शिशु, शिशु को दूध पिलाना, स्तन, स्तनपान, हल्की साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | স্তন্যপান: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | মা ও শিশু, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, শিশু, শুশ্রুষা, স্তন, স্তন্যদান, স্তন্যপান, স্মাইলি |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | menyusui: warna kulit gelap-sedang | bayi, ibu, menyusui, payudara, perempuan, wanita, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | cho con bú: màu da tối trung bình | cho bú, cho con bú, em bé, màu da tối trung bình, nuôi con bằng sữa mẹ, vú |
| ไทย (th) | ให้นม: โทนผิวสีแทน | เด็กทารก, โทนผิวสีแทน, ผู้หญิง, แม่, เลี้ยงลูก, หน้าอก, ให้นม |
| 日本語 (ja) | 授乳: やや濃い肌色 | ミルク, やや濃い肌色, 女, 女性, 授乳, 赤ちゃん |
| 한국어 (ko) | 모유 수유: 진한 갈색 피부 | 모유, 수유, 아기, 진한 갈색 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 母乳喂养: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 乳房, 哺乳, 喂奶, 婴儿, 母乳喂养 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 哺乳：褐皮膚 | 乳房, 哺乳, 嬰兒, 育嬰, 褐皮膚, 餵母奶 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): borsvoed: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): nufuoɔma: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): gji: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): ጡት ማጥባት: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): կրծքով կերակրում․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): স্তনপান: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): uşaq əmizdirmə: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): имеҙеү: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): bularra ematea: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): кормячая маці: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): dojenje: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): кърмене: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): နို့ချိုတိုက်ကျွေးခြင်း − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): allaitement : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 哺乳: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 哺乳: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): dona que alleta: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᏧᏓᏍᏓᎢ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 哺乳：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): кӑкӑр ӗмӗртни: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): dojenje: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): kojení: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): kvinde, der ammer: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): rinnaga toitmine: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): amamentar: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): geva bróst: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): breast-feeding: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): imetys: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): dar o peito: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): მეძუძური: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સ્તનપાન: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): shayarwa: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): breast-feeding: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): szoptatás: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): brjóstagjöf: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): enyemụara: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): cothú cíche: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): menthili: kulit sawo mateng
- Kannada (kn): ಸ್ತನಪಾನ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): бала емізу: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): بالا ەمىزۋ: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ការបំបៅដោះ: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): konsa: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
- Konkani (kok): स्तन-पान: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): эмчек эмизүү: кара тору
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): uya’ik tz’um: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ປ້ອນນົມ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): barošana ar krūti: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): dâ o læte: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): maitinimas krūtimi: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): seśiś: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): stëllend Fra: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): доење: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): menyusu badan: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): മുലയൂട്ടൽ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): irdigħ: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): स्तनपान: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): хөхөөр хооллох: бордуу
- Māori (mi): whāngote-ū: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
- Nepali (ne): स्तनपान: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Wúman Wé De Gív Pikin Brẹst: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): go nyantšha: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): ammer: hudtype 5
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): ammar: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ସ୍ତନ୍ୟପାନ କରାଇବା: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harma hoosisuu: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): شیدې ورکول: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਦੁੱਧ ਚੁੰਘਾਉਣਾ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): دودھ پین آلا: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): ñuñuchiy: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): alăptare la sân: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): dar latg: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): toirt cìoch: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): дојење: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): dojenje: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): လဵင်ႉၼူမ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): ٿڃ پيارڻ: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): කිරි දීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): dojčenie: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): dojenje: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): naas-nuujin: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): kunyonyesha mtoto: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tajik (tg): синамакконӣ: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): பாலூட்டும் பெண்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): చనుబాలు పట్టడం: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ተጥቡ ሓራስ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): fakahuhu: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): anyisa: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): emdirmek: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): ćěšić: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): دودھ پلانا: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئېمىش: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): emizish: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bwydo o’r fron: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Wolof (wo): nàppalee ween: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): ukuncancisa: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
- Yoruba (yo): ìfọ́mọlọ́yàn: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ìfɔ́mɔlɔ́yàn: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ukuncelisa: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F931 U+1F3FE` |
| HTML | `🤱🏾` |
| CSS | `\1F931\1F3FE` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F931}\u{1F3FE}` |
| Python | `\U0001F931\U0001F3FE` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 B1 F0 9F 8F BE` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD31 D83C DFFE` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%B1%F0%9F%8F%BE` |

## Questions

### What does 🤱🏾 mean?

A woman cradling a baby close to nurse it. It is often sent for breastfeeding and nursing, new mothers and infant care, and in discussions about feeding babies and supporting new parents. 🤱🏾 shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🤱🏾 and 🤱?

🤱🏾 is the 🤱 breast-feeding emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🤱 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F931 U+1F3FE.

### How do I type 🤱🏾?

Find 🤱 in your emoji keyboard by searching “breast-feeding”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 🤱🏾?

U+1F931 U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 🤱🏾

### When was 🤱🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/breast-feeding-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji