# 🧑🏼‍🍳 Cook emoji: medium-light skin tone

🧑🏼‍🍳 is the cook emoji (🧑‍🍳) with medium-light skin tone. It's 🧑‍🍳 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019.

- Emoji: 🧑🏼‍🍳
- Unicode name: cook: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9D1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F373
- Category: People & body, Jobs and roles
- Added: Emoji 12.1 (2019)
- Base emoji: [🧑‍🍳 Cook](https://emojichart.com/cook-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/cook-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Depicts a person in a chef's uniform and tall white hat, ready to cook. It works well for chefs, cooks and home cooks, and for posts about recipes, kitchen work, dinner plans or a meal you made yourself.

## Other skin tones

- 🧑‍🍳 [Cook](https://emojichart.com/cook-emoji.md)
- 🧑🏻‍🍳 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/cook-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F373
- 🧑🏽‍🍳 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/cook-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F373
- 🧑🏾‍🍳 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/cook-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F373
- 🧑🏿‍🍳 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/cook-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F373

## What it's made of

🧑🏼‍🍳 is 4 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧑 [Person](https://emojichart.com/person-emoji.md) (U+1F9D1)
2. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)
3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
4. 🍳 [Cooking](https://emojichart.com/cooking-emoji.md) (U+1F373)

## How to type 🧑🏼‍🍳

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | chef: tono de piel claro medio | chef, cocinero, cocinillas, guisandero, pinche, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | cuisinier (tous genres) : peau moyennement claire | chef, cuisinier, cuisinier (tous genres), cuisinière, peau moyennement claire |
| Deutsch (de) | Koch/Köchin: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | Koch/Köchin, Kochen, mittelhelle Hautfarbe |
| Italiano (it) | persona che cucina: carnagione abbastanza chiara | carnagione abbastanza chiara, chef, cuoco, persona che cucina |
| Português (pt) | chef de cozinha: pele morena clara | chef, chef de cozinha, cozinheiro, pele morena clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | kok: lichtgetinte huidskleur | chef-kok, kok, lichtgetinte huidskleur |
| Svenska (sv) | kock: mellanljus hy | kock, köksmästare, mellanljus hy |
| Polski (pl) | kucharz: karnacja średnio jasna | karnacja średnio jasna, kucharz, szef kuchni |
| Türkçe (tr) | aşçı: orta açık cilt tonu | aşçı, orta açık cilt tonu, yemek pişirme |
| Русский (ru) | повар: светлый тон кожи | повар, светлый тон кожи, шеф, шеф-повар |
| Українська (uk) | куховар: помірно світлий тон шкіри | кухар, куховар, помірно світлий тон шкіри, шеф |
| Ελληνικά (el) | σεφ: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | μάγειρας, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, σεφ |
| العربية (ar) | طاهي: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, شيف, طاه, طاهي, طباخ |
| עברית (he) | טבח/ית: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | גוון עור בהיר בינוני, טבח, טבח/ית, טבחית, שף, שפית |
| فارسی (fa) | آشپز: پوست روشن | آشپز, پوست روشن, سرآشپز |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बावर्ची: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | बावर्ची, रसोइया, शेफ़, हल्की गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | রাঁধুনী: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, রাঁধুনী, শেফ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | koki: warna kulit cerah-sedang | chef, koki, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | đầu bếp: màu da sáng trung bình | đầu bếp, màu da sáng trung bình, nấu ăn |
| ไทย (th) | กุ๊ก: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | กุ๊ก, เชฟ, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง |
| 日本語 (ja) | コック: やや薄い肌色 | コック, シェフ, やや薄い肌色, 料理 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 요리사: 연한 갈색 피부 | 셰프, 연한 갈색 피부, 요리사, 주방장 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 厨师: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 做饭, 厨师, 大厨 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 廚師：黃皮膚 | 廚師, 烹飪, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): kok: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): kuk: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): person kuzhinier: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): ማብሰል: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): խոհարար․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): ৰান্ধনি: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): aşpaz: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ашнаҡсы: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): sukaldaria: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): повар: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): kuhar: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): готвач: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): အချက်အပြုတ် − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): chef : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 廚師: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 厨师: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): cuiner: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎩ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): повар: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): šef kuhinje: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): kuchař/kuchařka: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): kok: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): kokk: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): cozinheiro: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): kokkur: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): tagaluto: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kokki: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): profesional da cociña: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): მზარეული: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): કૂક: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): mai dafuwa: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): cook: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): szakács / szakácsnő: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): kokkur: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): onye na-esi nri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): cócaire: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): mangsak: kulit putih langsep
- Kannada (kn): ಅಡುಗೆಮಾಡುವವರು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): аспаз: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): اسپاز: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): ចុងភៅ: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Konkani (kok): रांदपी: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): ашпозчу: буудай жүздүү
- Lao (lo): ແຕ່ງກິນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis pavārs: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): cheugo: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): gaminantis žmogus: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): kuchaŕ/kuchaŕka: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): готвач: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): tukang masak: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): അടുക്കളക്കാരൻ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): आचारी: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): cocinero: tono de piel claro medio
- Mongolian (mn): хоол хийх: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Nepali (ne): भान्से: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Kuk: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): kokk: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ରୋଷେୟା: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): nama nyaata bilcheessu: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): اشپز: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਲਾਂਗਰੀ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): wayk’uq: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bucătar sau bucătăreasă: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): còcaire: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): кувар: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): кувар: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): kuvar: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): kuvar: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): မေႃမိုဝ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): باورچي: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): අරක්කැමියා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): kuchár: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): kuharski mojster: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): cunno kariye: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mpishi: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tamil (ta): சமையல்காரர்: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): వంట చేసే వ్యక్తి: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): አብሳሊ ምግቢ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): tokotaha ngaohikai: kili kelokelo
- Turkmen (tk): aşpez: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): kuchar/ka: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): باورچی: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): oshpaz: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): person sy’n coginio: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Yoruba (yo): alásè: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): alásè: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): pheka: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9D1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F373` |
| HTML | `🧑🏼‍🍳` |
| CSS | `\1F9D1\1F3FC\200D\1F373` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9D1}\u{1F3FC}\u{200D}\u{1F373}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9D1\U0001F3FC\u200D\U0001F373` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 91 F0 9F 8F BC E2 80 8D F0 9F 8D B3` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDD1 D83C DFFC 200D D83C DF73` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%91%F0%9F%8F%BC%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%8D%B3` |

## Questions

### What does 🧑🏼‍🍳 mean?

Depicts a person in a chef's uniform and tall white hat, ready to cook. It works well for chefs, cooks and home cooks, and for posts about recipes, kitchen work, dinner plans or a meal you made yourself. 🧑🏼‍🍳 shows it with medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧑🏼‍🍳 and 🧑‍🍳?

🧑🏼‍🍳 is the 🧑‍🍳 cook emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🧑‍🍳 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 4 code points long: U+1F9D1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F373.

### How do I type 🧑🏼‍🍳?

Find 🧑‍🍳 in your emoji keyboard by searching “cook”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light 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+1F9D1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F373. In HTML you can write 🧑🏼‍🍳

### When was 🧑🏼‍🍳 added?

It was added in Emoji 12.1, released in 2019.

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