🤷🏽‍♂️U+1F937 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

Man shrugging emoji: medium skin tone

Q: What is the difference between 🤷🏽♂️ and 🤷♂️?

🤷🏽♂️ is the 🤷♂️ man shrugging emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🤷♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F937 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

Q: How do I type 🤷🏽♂️?

Find 🤷♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man shrugging”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

🤷🏽‍♂️ is the man shrugging emoji (🤷‍♂️) with medium skin tone. It's 🤷‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.

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Unicode name: man shrugging: medium skin tone
Category: People & body, Gestures
Added: Emoji 4.0 in 2016
Code points: U+1F937 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
Base emoji: 🤷‍♂️ Man shrugging

What it means

A man lifting his shoulders and spreading his hands in a shrug. Senders pick it to say "I have no idea," "could be" or "what can you do," and to show indifference or uncertainty.

How it looks

🤷🏽‍♂️

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Other skin tones

Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.

What it's made of

🤷🏽‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

🤷Person shruggingU+1F937
🏽Medium skin toneU+1F3FD
Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emojiU+200D
♂️Male signU+2642 U+FE0F
Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji styleU+FE0F

How to type 🤷🏽‍♂️

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

In other languages

Language	Name	Keywords
Español	hombre encogido de hombros: tono de piel medio	duda, encogerse, hombre encogido de hombros, hombros, indiferencia, tono de piel medio
Français	homme qui hausse les épaules : peau légèrement mate	aucune idée, doute, haussement, haussement d’épaules, homme, homme qui hausse les épaules, ignorance, indifférence, pas moi, peau légèrement mate, personne, rien vu, sais pas
Deutsch	schulterzuckender Mann: mittlere Hautfarbe	egal, gleichgültig, keine Ahnung, Mann, mittlere Hautfarbe, Schultern zucken, schulterzuckend, weiß nicht, Zweifel
Italiano	uomo che scrolla le spalle: carnagione olivastra	alzare le spalle, boh, carnagione olivastra, dubbio, dubitare, forse, gesto, indifferenza, mani, non saprei, non so, persona, uomo che scrolla le spalle
Português	homem dando de ombros: pele morena	dar de ombros, dúvida, homem, homem dando de ombros, indiferença, menino, não sei, pele morena, quem sabe, sei lá, tanto faz
Nederlands	man die schouders ophaalt: getinte huidskleur	gebaar, geen idee, getinte huidskleur, man, man die schouders ophaalt, man haalt schouders op, onverschillig, onverschilligheid, onwetendheid, persoon, schouderophalen, twijfel
Svenska	man som rycker på axlarna: mellanfärgad hy	axelryckning, likgiltighet, man, man som rycker på axlarna, mellanfärgad hy, okunskap, tvivel, vet inte
Polski	mężczyzna wzruszający ramionami: karnacja średnia	bezradność, karnacja średnia, mężczyzna, mężczyzna rozkładający ręce, mężczyzna wzruszający ramionami, nie wiem, obojętność, wątpliwość, wszystko jedno, wzruszenie ramion
Türkçe	omuz silken erkek: orta cilt tonu	adam, belki, bilmem, erkek, her neyse, ilgisizlik, kişi, kuşku, omuz silken erkek, omuz silkme, orta cilt tonu, sanırım, şüphe
Русский	мужчина пожимает плечами: средний тон кожи	все, может, мужчина, плечами, пожимает, равно, равнодушие, сомнение, средний тон кожи
Українська	чоловік, що знизує плечима: помірний тон шкіри	байдуже, без поняття, все одно, не знаю, помірний тон шкіри, розгубленість, хтозна, чоловік
Ελληνικά	άντρας σηκώνει τους ώμους: μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος	άγνοια, αγνοώ, αδιαφορία, αμφιβάλω, αμφιβολία, άντρας, άντρας σηκώνει τους ώμους, δεν ξέρω, δεν το έκανα εγώ, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος, μπορεί, ό,τι πεις, ποιος ξέρει, ώμοι
العربية	رجل لا يبالي: بشرة بلون معتدل	أشخاص, أيًا كان, استهجان, بشرة بلون معتدل, ربما, رجل لا يبالي, لا أعرف, لا مبالاة, لا يهمني, ما بعرف, من يدري, هز الكتف
עברית	גבר מושך בכתפיו: גוון עור בינוני	אולי, אין לי מושג, איש, גבר, גוון עור בינוני, לא אכפת לי, לא בטוח, לא יודע, מושך בכתפיים, נראה לי, ספק
فارسی	مرد شانه بالا می‌اندازد: پوست طلایی	احتمالا, به من چه, بی‌تفاوتی, پوست طلایی, حالا هر چی, شانه بالا انداختن, شاید, شک, کی میدونه, مرد, مرد شانه بالا می‌اندازد, مطمئن نبودن, ندانستن, نمی دونم, نمی‌دانم
हिन्दी	कंधा उचकाता पुरुष: गेहुँआ त्वचा	अज्ञान, आदमी, उदासीनता, कंधा उचकाता आदमी, कंधा उचकाता पुरुष, कंधे उचकाने की क्रिया, क्या पता, गेहुँआ त्वचा, पुरुष, मुझे नहीं पता, शायद, संदेह, हो सकता है
বাংলা	ছেলেদের কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো: মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ	অবিশ্বাস, আমি জানি না, উদাসীনতা, কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো, ছেলে, ছেলেদের কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো, জানি না, পুরুষ, মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ, সন্দেহ, সম্ভবত, সংশয়
Bahasa Indonesia	pria mengangkat bahu: warna kulit sedang	angkat, bahu, bisa jadi, entah, isyarat, laki-laki, lelaki, masa bodo, mungkin, pria, pria mengangkat bahu, terserah, warna kulit sedang
Tiếng Việt	người đàn ông nhún vai: màu da trung bình	chắc vậy, có thể, không biết, màu da trung bình, nam, nghi ngờ, người đàn ông, người đàn ông nhún vai, nhún vai, sao cũng được, sự thờ ơ, vô minh
ไทย	ผู้ชายยักไหล่: โทนผิวสีเหลือง	เฉยเมย, เดา, โทนผิวสีเหลือง, ผู้ชาย, ไม่ทราบ, ไม่สนใจ, ยักไหล่, รู้, สงสัย, อาจจะ
日本語	お手上げする男: 中間の肌色	お手上げ, お手上げする男, さあね, ジェスチャー, わかりません, 中間の肌色, 多分ね, 男, 男性, 知らない, 肩をすくめる
한국어	어깨를 으쓱하는 남자: 갈색 피부	갈색 피부, 글쎄, 남자, 누가 알겠어, 모르겠음, 몰라, 무관심, 무식, 무엇이든, 무지, 아마도, 어깨, 어깨를 으쓱하는 남자, 으쓱, 의심
中文（简体）	男生耸肩: 中等肤色	不关心, 不知道, 中等肤色, 天晓得, 怀疑, 我哪知, 我猜的, 无所谓, 无视, 男, 男子耸肩, 男生耸肩, 耸肩
中文（繁體）	男生聳肩：淺褐皮膚	不在乎, 不知道, 可能, 大概, 應該, 我猜, 淺褐皮膚, 男, 男生聳肩, 聳肩, 都好, 隨便

Names in 101 more languages

Afrikaans	man skouerophaal: medium velkleur
Akan	barima repagya ne mmati: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
Albanian	burrë që ngre supet: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
Amharic	ወንድ አለማወቅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
Armenian	ուսերը թոթվող մարդ․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
Assamese	সঠিক নজনা পুৰুষ: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijani	çiynini çəkən kişi: orta dəri tonu
Bashkir	ир яурынын һикертә: уртаса тән төҫө
Basque	sorbaldak altxatzen ari den gizona: bitarteko azal-tonua
Belarusian	мужчына паціскае плячыма: сярэдні тон скуры
Bosnian	muškarac sliježe ramenima: umjerena boja kože
Bulgarian	мъж свива рамене: средна на цвят кожа
Burmese	ပခုံးတွန့်နေသူ အမျိုးသား − အသားလတ်ရောင်
Canadian French	homme qui hausse les épaules : peau légèrement mate
Cantonese	聳肩嘅男人: 中膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)	耸肩嘅男人: 中肤色
Catalan	home que arronsa les espatlles: pell morena
Cherokee	ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏗᎦᏅᏬ ᏚᏌᎳᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)	聳肩嘅男人：中等皮膚
Chuvash	арҫын хулпуҫҫисене сиктерет: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
Croatian	muškarac sliježe ramenima: maslinasta boja kože
Czech	muž krčící rameny: střední odstín pleti
Danish	mand trækker på skuldrene: medium teint
Estonian	õlgu kehitav mees: keskmine nahatoon
European Portuguese	homem a encolher os ombros: tipo de pele 4
Faroese	maður um yppur øksl: miðal húðarlitur
Filipino	lalaking nagkikibit-balikat: katamtamang kulay ng balat
Finnish	olkapäitään kohauttava mies: tummanvaalea iho
Galician	home facendo xesto de “nin idea”: ton de pel medio
Georgian	კაცი მხრებს იჩეჩავს: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
Gujarati	બેદરકારી પુરુષ: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
Hausa	mutum ɗagawa kafaɗa: madaidaicin launin fata
Hindi (Latin)	shrug karta aadmi: medium skin
Hungarian	vállrándító férfi: közepes bőrtónus
Icelandic	maður yppir öxlum: millihúðlitur
Igbo	nwoke na-egosi nhatanha aka: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
Irish	fear ag croitheadh: ton cnis meánach
Javanese	wong lanang angangkat pundhak: kulit kuning
Kannada	ಭುಜ ಹಾರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪುರುಷ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakh	иығын көтеріп тұрған ер: 4-тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)	يىعىن كوتەرىپ تۇرعان ەر: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmer	បុរសញាក់ស្មា: សម្បុរស្រអែម
Kinyarwanda	umugabo utigisa intugu: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
Konkani	खांद उबारून आपूण न्हय वा आपूण नकळो असो हावभाव करपी दादलो: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyz	ийинин куушурган эркек: орточо
Kʼicheʼ	achi man q’alaj ta chi uwach: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
Lao	ຜູ້ຊາຍຫໍ່ໄຫລ່: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
Latvian	vīrietis rausta plecus: vidējs ādas tonis
Ligurian	òmmo ch’o strenze e spalle: carnaxon cô d’öiva
Lithuanian	abejojantis vyras: rusvos odos
Lower Sorbian	z ramjenjoma sukotajucy muski: wósrědna barwa kóže
Luxembourgish	Mann, deen d’Schëlleren hieft: mëttel Hautfaarf
Macedonian	маж и кревање раменици: тип на кожа 4
Malay	lelaki mengangkat bahu: ton kulit sederhana
Malayalam	തോൾവെട്ടിക്കുന്നയാൾ: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
Maltese	raġel ixengel spallejh: ton medju tal-ġilda
Marathi	बेफिकीर पुरुष: मध्यम त्वचा
Mongolian	мөрөө хавчиж буй эрэгтэй: дунд зэргийн
Māori	tāne hiki-pakihiwi: kiri āhua waenga
Nepali	वेवास्ता जनाउने छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-४
Nigerian Pidgin	Man Wé De Shrọ́g Im Shólda: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
Northern Sotho	monna o emiša magetla: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
Norwegian	mann som trekker på skuldrene: hudtype 4
Norwegian Nynorsk	mann som trekkjer på skuldrene: hudtype 4
Odia	ପୁରୁଷ କାନ୍ଧ ହଲାଉଛନ୍ତି: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromo	dhiira mataa raasu: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
Pashto	سړی اوږی ښوروي: غنم رنګه
Punjabi	ਮੋਢੇ ਉਚਕਾਉਂਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)	مونڈھے اچکاندا بندہ: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechua	tata rikrakunayuq hatarichiy: tunpa qara niraq
Romanian	bărbat care ridică din umeri: ton mediu al pielii
Romansh	um che auza las spatlas: pel media
Scottish Gaelic	duine a’ druiteadh: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
Serbian	мушкарац слеже раменима: ни светла ни тамна кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)	мушкарац слијеже раменима: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
Serbian (Latin)	muškarac sleže ramenima: ni svetla ni tamna koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)	muškarac sliježe ramenima: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
Shan	ၽူႈၸၢႆးယေႃႈႁူဝ်မႃႇ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
Sindhi	مرد اچڪائيندي: پڪو رنگ
Sinhala	උරහිස් සොලවන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
Slovak	muž krčiaci plecami: stredný tón pleti
Slovenian	moški, ki skomiga z rameni: srednji ten kože
Somali	nin garba-ruxaya: jidh nooc dhexe
Swahili	mwanamume anayeashiria kutojali: ngozi ya kahawia
Tajik	марде, ки китф афшонда истодааст: ранги миёнаи пӯст
Tamil	தெரியாது என்று காட்டும் ஆண்: வகை 4
Telugu	తెలియదని సైగ చేస్తున్న పురుషుడు: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinya	ሰብኣይ እናነቕነቐ፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
Tongan	tangata fakamahiki: kili melomelo
Tswana	monna yo o tsholetsang magetla: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
Turkmen	egnini gysýan erkek: orta deri reňki
Upper Sorbian	muž, kiž z ramjenjomaj suknje: srěnja barba kože
Urdu	کندھے اچکاتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
Uyghur	قىسىلغان ئەر: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
Uzbek	erkak yelka qismoqda: 4-teri turi
Welsh	dyn yn codi gwar: arlliw croen canolog
Wolof	góor aj mbagg: xeesaayu der bu yam
Xhosa	indoda enyikinya amagxa: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
Yoruba	ọkùnrin tí ń gúnpá: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)	ɔkùnrin tí ń gúnpá: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
Zulu	ukushukuza amahlombe kowesilisa: uhlobo-4

Codes

Code points: U+1F937 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
HTML: 🤷🏽‍♂️
CSS: \1F937\1F3FD\200D\2642\FE0F
JavaScript, Rust, Swift: \u{1F937}\u{1F3FD}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}
Python: \U0001F937\U0001F3FD\u200D\u2642\uFE0F
UTF-8 bytes: F0 9F A4 B7 F0 9F 8F BD E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F
UTF-16: D83E DD37 D83C DFFD 200D 2642 FE0F
URL encoded: %F0%9F%A4%B7%F0%9F%8F%BD%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F

Questions

What does 🤷🏽‍♂️ mean?

A man lifting his shoulders and spreading his hands in a shrug. Senders pick it to say "I have no idea," "could be" or "what can you do," and to show indifference or uncertainty. 🤷🏽‍♂️ shows it with medium skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 🤷🏽‍♂️ and 🤷‍♂️?

🤷🏽‍♂️ is the 🤷‍♂️ man shrugging emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🤷‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F937 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

How do I type 🤷🏽‍♂️?

Find 🤷‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man shrugging”, then press and hold it and choose medium 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+1F937 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🤷🏽‍♂️

When was 🤷🏽‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016.