# 💅🏾 Nail polish emoji: medium-dark skin tone

💅🏾 is the nail polish emoji (💅) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 💅 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 💅🏾
- Unicode name: nail polish: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F485 U+1F3FE
- Category: People & body, Hands holding things
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [💅 Nail polish](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand with painted nails and a bottle of nail polish. Manicures, beauty and self-care are the literal meaning. As slang, it conveys a sassy, unbothered attitude, as in showing off confidence or shrugging off drama with 'whatever'.

## Other skin tones

- 💅 [Nail polish](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-emoji.md)
- 💅🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F485 U+1F3FB
- 💅🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F485 U+1F3FC
- 💅🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F485 U+1F3FD
- 💅🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F485 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

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

1. 💅 [Nail polish](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-emoji.md) (U+1F485)
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 “nail polish”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “nail polish”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “nail polish”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “nail polish”, 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) | pintarse las uñas: tono de piel oscuro medio | cosmética, esmalte, manicura, pintarse las uñas, tono de piel oscuro medio, uñas |
| Français (fr) | vernis à ongles : peau mate | cosmétiques, manucure, maquillage, peau mate, peu importe, s’ennuyer, vernis à ongles |
| Deutsch (de) | Nagellack: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Kosmetik, Maniküre, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, Nagel, Nagellack, Nagelpflege |
| Italiano (it) | smalto per unghie: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, cosmetici, make up, manicure, noia, smalto, smalto per unghie, spa, unghie, unghie con smalto |
| Português (pt) | esmalte de unha: pele morena escura | cosméticos, esmalte, esmalte de unha, manicure, mão, pele morena escura, unhas |
| Nederlands (nl) | nagellak: donkergetinte huidskleur | beauty, cosmetica, donkergetinte huidskleur, hand, lak, manicure, nagel, nagellak, nagels lakken, verzorging |
| Svenska (sv) | nagellack: mellanmörk hy | måla naglar, manikyr, mellanmörk hy, nagellack, smink |
| Polski (pl) | lakier do paznokci: karnacja średnio ciemna | ciało, karnacja średnio ciemna, kosmetyki, lakier do paznokci, lakierować paznokcie, manicure, paznokcie, pielęgnacja |
| Türkçe (tr) | oje sürme: orta koyu cilt tonu | kozmetik, manikür, oje, oje sürme, orta koyu cilt tonu, tırnak, tırnak bakımı |
| Русский (ru) | маникюр: темный тон кожи | готово, кисть, косметика, лак, маникюр, ногти, пальцы, руки, скука, темный тон кожи, уход |
| Українська (uk) | лак для нігтів: помірно темний тон шкіри | догляд, косметика, лак, лак для нігтів, манікюр, ніготь, нігті, помірно темний тон шкіри, робота, рука, тіло |
| Ελληνικά (el) | βάψιμο νυχιών: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | βαριεστημένος, βάψιμο νυχιών, βερνίκι, βερνίκι νυχιών, καλλυντικά, μακιγιάζ, μανικιούρ, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, νύχι, ό,τι πεις, σώμα, τέλος, φροντίδα |
| العربية (ar) | طلاء أظافر: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | أظافر, إكلادور, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, تجميل, تهذيب أظافر, زهق, زهقانة, ضفير, طلاء أظافر, مانكير, مانيكور, مستحضرات تجميل, مناكير, منكير |
| עברית (he) | מריחת לק: גוון עור כהה בינוני | גוון עור כהה בינוני, טיפוח, לק, מניקור, מריחת לק, מריחת לק על ציפורניים, ציפורניים, קוסמטיקה |
| فارسی (fa) | لاک زدن: پوست گندمی | آرایش, بدن, پوست گندمی, توجه, رسیدگی, زیبایی, لاک, لاک زدن, مانیکور, ناخن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | नेल पॉलिश: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | कॉस्मेटिक, देखभाल, नख प्रसाधन, नाखून, नाखूनों की देखरेख, नेल पॉलिश, मेनीक्योर, सौन्दर्य प्रसाधन, हल्की साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | নেল পলিশ: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | নখ, নেইল পলিশ, নেল পলিশ, পালিশ, প্রসাধনী, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, ম্যানিকিউর, যত্ন, শরীর |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | poles kuku: warna kulit gelap-sedang | badan, cat kuku, kosmetik, kuku, kuteks, manikur, perawatan, poles kuku, salon, tubuh, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | sơn móng tay: màu da tối trung bình | chăm sóc, đánh bóng, làm móng tay, màu da tối trung bình, móng tay, mỹ phẩm, sơn móng tay |
| ไทย (th) | สีทาเล็บ: โทนผิวสีแทน | ตกแต่ง, ทาเล็บ, โทนผิวสีแทน, นิ้ว, มือ, สำอาง, เสริมสวย |
| 日本語 (ja) | マニキュアを塗る手: やや濃い肌色 | ネイル, マニキュア, マニキュアを塗る手, やや濃い肌色, 爪 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 매니큐어: 진한 갈색 피부 | 끝났어, 네일 아트, 네일 케어, 다듬기, 매니큐어, 메이크업, 손톱, 손톱 정리, 아무거나, 지겨워, 진한 갈색 피부, 케어 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 涂指甲油: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 修指甲, 忙完了, 护手, 指甲油, 涂指甲油, 美甲, 闷, 随便啦 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 指甲油：褐皮膚 | 修指甲, 指甲油, 沒事了, 無聊, 美甲, 褐皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): naellak: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): mmɔwerɛ pɔlihye: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): manikyr: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): የጥፍር ቀለም: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): եղունգների լաքապատում․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): নেইল প’লিচ: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): dırnaq laklamaq: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): тырнаҡтарҙы буяу: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): azazkaletako esmaltea: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): лак для ногцяў: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): lakiranje noktiju: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Лак за нокти: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်သည်း ဆိုးဆေး − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): vernis à ongles : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 指甲油: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 指甲油: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): esmalt d’ungles: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏑᎦᏢ ᎦᏅᎵᏰᏗ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 指甲油：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): маникюр: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): lak za nokte: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): lak na nehty: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): neglelak: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): küünelakk: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): verniz para as unhas: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): neglalakk: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): nail polish: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kynsilakka: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): pintar as uñas: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): ფრჩხილების ლაქი: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): નેઇલ પોલિશ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): jan farce: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): nail polish: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): körömlakk: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): naglalakk: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nteji mbọaka: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): vearnais ingne: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): cet kuku: kulit sawo mateng
- Kabyle (kab): iɣmi n waccaren: taglimt tubrikt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ನೈಲ್ ಪಾಲೀಷ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): маникюр: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): مانيكيۋر: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): លាបថ្នាំក្រចក: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): verini y’inzara: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
- Konkani (kok): नेल पॉलिश: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): тырмак боёо: кара тору
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Tz’ajb’al ixk’aq: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ທາເລັບມື: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): nagu laka: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): smato pe onge: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): nagų lakas: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): nokśowy lak: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Neellack: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): лак за нокти: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): pengilat kuku: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): നെയിൽ പോളിഷ്: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): nail polish: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): नेल पॉलीश: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): хумсаа будах: бордуу
- Māori (mi): pani maikūkū: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
- Nepali (ne): नङ पालिस: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Nél Pọ́lish: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): pholeše ya manala: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): neglelakk: hudtype 5
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): naglelakk: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ନଖ ପାଲିସ୍‌: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): halluu qeensaa: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): نوکانو رنګ: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਨੇਲ ਪਾਲਿਸ਼: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): نوں پالش: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): esmalte sillukunapaq: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): ojă pe unghii: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): vernisch dad unglas: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): lìomh ìnean: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): лак за нокте: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): lak za nokte: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ယွမ်ႉၼဵပ်ႉမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): ننهن پالش: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): නිය ආලේපන: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): lakovanie nechtov: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): lak za nohte: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): dhalaalinta ciddiyaha: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): rangi ya kupaka kwenye kucha: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tajik (tg): лок барои нохунҳо: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): நகச்சாயம்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): గోర్ల రంగు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ጽፍሪ ምጽራይ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): valivali ngeʻesinima: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): politšhe ya dinala: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): dyrnak lagy: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): lak za nochće: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): نیل پالش: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): تىرناق بوياش: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): tirnoq uchun lok: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): farnais ewinedd: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Wolof (wo): jakkal wew: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): ipolishi yeenzipho: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
- Yoruba (yo): Ikun Eekanna: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ikun Eekanna: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ikhyutheksi: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F485 U+1F3FE` |
| HTML | `💅🏾` |
| CSS | `\1F485\1F3FE` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F485}\u{1F3FE}` |
| Python | `\U0001F485\U0001F3FE` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 92 85 F0 9F 8F BE` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC85 D83C DFFE` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%92%85%F0%9F%8F%BE` |

## Questions

### What does 💅🏾 mean?

A hand with painted nails and a bottle of nail polish. Manicures, beauty and self-care are the literal meaning. As slang, it conveys a sassy, unbothered attitude, as in showing off confidence or shrugging off drama with 'whatever'. 💅🏾 shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

💅🏾 is the 💅 nail polish emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 💅 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F485 U+1F3FE.

### How do I type 💅🏾?

Find 💅 in your emoji keyboard by searching “nail polish”, 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+1F485 U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 💅🏾

### When was 💅🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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