# 💅🏽 Nail polish emoji: medium skin tone

💅🏽 is the nail polish emoji (💅) with medium 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 skin tone
- Code points: U+1F485 U+1F3FD
- 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-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-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F485 U+1F3FE
- 💅🏿 [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 skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)

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

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): naellak: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): mmɔwerɛ pɔlihye: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): manikyr: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): የጥፍር ቀለም: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): եղունգների լաքապատում․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): নেইল প’লিচ: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): dırnaq laklamaq: orta dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): тырнаҡтарҙы буяу: уртаса тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): azazkaletako esmaltea: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): лак для ногцяў: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): lakiranje noktiju: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Лак за нокти: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်သည်း ဆိုးဆေး − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): vernis à ongles : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 指甲油: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 指甲油: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): esmalt d’ungles: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏑᎦᏢ ᎦᏅᎵᏰᏗ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 指甲油：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): маникюр: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): lak za nokte: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): lak na nehty: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): neglelak: medium teint
- Estonian (et): küünelakk: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): verniz para as unhas: tipo de pele 4
- Faroese (fo): neglalakk: miðal húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): nail polish: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kynsilakka: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): pintar as uñas: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): ფრჩხილების ლაქი: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): નેઇલ પોલિશ: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): jan farce: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): nail polish: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): körömlakk: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): naglalakk: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nteji mbọaka: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): vearnais ingne: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): cet kuku: kulit kuning
- Kabyle (kab): iɣmi n waccaren: taglimt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ನೈಲ್ ಪಾಲೀಷ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): маникюр: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): مانيكيۋر: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): លាបថ្នាំក្រចក: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): verini y’inzara: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
- Konkani (kok): नेल पॉलिश: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): тырмак боёо: орточо
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Tz’ajb’al ixk’aq: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ທາເລັບມື: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): nagu laka: vidējs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): smato pe onge: carnaxon cô d’öiva
- Lithuanian (lt): nagų lakas: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): nokśowy lak: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Neellack: mëttel Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): лак за нокти: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): pengilat kuku: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): നെയിൽ പോളിഷ്: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Maltese (mt): nail polish: ton medju tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): नेल पॉलीश: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): хумсаа будах: дунд зэргийн
- Māori (mi): pani maikūkū: kiri āhua waenga
- Nepali (ne): नङ पालिस: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Nél Pọ́lish: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): pholeše ya manala: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): neglelakk: hudtype 4
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): naglelakk: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ନଖ ପାଲିସ୍‌: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): halluu qeensaa: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): نوکانو رنګ: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਨੇਲ ਪਾਲਿਸ਼: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): نوں پالش: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): esmalte sillukunapaq: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): ojă pe unghii: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): vernisch dad unglas: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): lìomh ìnean: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): лак за нокте: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): лак за нокте: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): lak za nokte: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): lak za nokte: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ယွမ်ႉၼဵပ်ႉမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): ننهن پالش: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): නිය ආලේපන: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): lakovanie nechtov: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): lak za nohte: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): dhalaalinta ciddiyaha: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): rangi ya kupaka kwenye kucha: ngozi ya kahawia
- Tajik (tg): лок барои нохунҳо: ранги миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): நகச்சாயம்: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): గోర్ల రంగు: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ጽፍሪ ምጽራይ፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): valivali ngeʻesinima: kili melomelo
- Tswana (tn): politšhe ya dinala: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): dyrnak lagy: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): lak za nochće: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): نیل پالش: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): تىرناق بوياش: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): tirnoq uchun lok: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): farnais ewinedd: arlliw croen canolog
- Wolof (wo): jakkal wew: xeesaayu der bu yam
- Xhosa (xh): ipolishi yeenzipho: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Ikun Eekanna: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ikun Eekanna: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ikhyutheksi: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F485 U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `💅🏽` |
| CSS | `\1F485\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F485}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001F485\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 92 85 F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC85 D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%92%85%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## 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 skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

💅🏽 is the 💅 nail polish emoji with medium skin tone. It's 💅 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F485 U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 💅🏽?

Find 💅 in your emoji keyboard by searching “nail polish”, 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+1F485 U+1F3FD. 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-skin-tone-emoji