# 🤷🏻 Person shrugging emoji: light skin tone

🤷🏻 is the person shrugging emoji (🤷) with light skin tone. It's 🤷 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: 🤷🏻
- Unicode name: person shrugging: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F937 U+1F3FB
- Category: People & body, Gestures
- Added: Emoji 3.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [🤷 Person shrugging](https://emojichart.com/person-shrugging-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/person-shrugging-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Pictures a person with raised shoulders and open palms in a shrug. It says "I don't know," "who knows" or "maybe," and shows indifference, a "whatever" attitude, or helplessness about a situation.

## Other skin tones

- 🤷 [Person shrugging](https://emojichart.com/person-shrugging-emoji.md)
- 🤷🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-shrugging-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F937 U+1F3FC
- 🤷🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-shrugging-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F937 U+1F3FD
- 🤷🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-shrugging-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F937 U+1F3FE
- 🤷🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-shrugging-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F937 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🤷🏻 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🤷 [Person shrugging](https://emojichart.com/person-shrugging-emoji.md) (U+1F937)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)

## How to type 🤷🏻

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | persona encogida de hombros: tono de piel claro | duda, encogerse, hombros, indiferencia, persona encogida de hombros, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | personne qui hausse les épaules : peau claire | aucune idée, c’est comme ça, doute, femme qui hausse les épaules, haussement d’épaules, ignorance, indifférence, je ne sais pas, peau claire, personne, personne qui hausse les épaules, peut-être, que faire, qui sait |
| Deutsch (de) | schulterzuckende Person: helle Hautfarbe | egal, gleichgültig, helle Hautfarbe, keine Ahnung, Person, Schultern zucken, schulterzuckend, weiß nicht, Zweifel |
| Italiano (it) | persona che scrolla le spalle: carnagione chiara | boh, carnagione chiara, dubbio, forse, indifferenza, non lo so, non saprei, noncuranza, persona che alza le spalle, persona che scrolla le spalle, può darsi, spalle alzate, vabbè |
| Português (pt) | pessoa dando de ombros: pele clara | dar de ombros, dúvida, ignorância, indiferença, não sei, ombros, pele clara, pessoa, pessoa dando de ombros, quem sabe, sei lá, tanto faz |
| Nederlands (nl) | persoon die schouders ophaalt: lichte huidskleur | gebaar, idk, ik weet het niet, lichte huidskleur, misschien, onverschilligheid, onwetend, onwetendheid, persoon die schouders ophaalt, schouderophalen, twijfel |
| Svenska (sv) | person som rycker på axlarna: ljus hy | axelryckning, likgiltighet, ljus hy, okunskap, person som rycker på axlarna, tvivel |
| Polski (pl) | osoba wzruszająca ramionami: karnacja jasna | bezradność, karnacja jasna, nie wiem, obojętność, osoba, osoba rozkładająca ręce, osoba wzruszająca ramionami, wątpliwość, wszystko jedno, wzruszenie ramion |
| Türkçe (tr) | omuz silkme: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, bilemem, bilmem, bilmeme, bilmiyorum, ilgisizlik, kararsız, kişi, ne bileyim, ne yapalım, omuz silkme, sanırım, vücut |
| Русский (ru) | человек пожимает плечами: очень светлый тон кожи | все, может, очень светлый тон кожи, плечами, пожимает, равно, равнодушие, сомнение, человек |
| Українська (uk) | людина, що знизує плечима: світлий тон шкіри | байдуже, байдужість, знизування, мабуть, не знаю, невідомо, розгубленість, світлий тон шкіри, сумнів, хтозна |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άτομο σηκώνει τους ώμους: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | άγνοια, αδιαφορία, αμφιβολία, ανασήκωμα ώμων, ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, άτομο σηκώνει τους ώμους |
| العربية (ar) | لا مبالاة: بشرة بلون فاتح | أشخاص, أيًا كان, احتمال, بشرة بلون فاتح, جهل, ربما, شك, لا أعرف, لا مبالاة, لا يوجد فرق, من يدري, هزة الكتف |
| עברית (he) | מישהי מושכת בכתפיה: גוון עור בהיר | אדישה, אולי, אין לי מושג, אני מנחשת, גוון עור בהיר, לא יודעת, לא משנה, תעזבו אותי |
| فارسی (fa) | شانه بالا انداختن: پوست سفید | بدن, به من چه, پوست سفید, حالا هرچی, زن, شانه بالا انداختن, شاید, شک, شک داشتن, کی میدونه, ندانستن, نمی‌دانم |
| हिन्दी (hi) | कंधा उचकाता व्यक्ति: गोरी त्वचा | अज्ञान, उचकाना, उदासीनता, कंधा उचकाता व्यक्ति, कंधे उचकाना, गोरी त्वचा, पता नहीं, मुझे क्या पता, मुझे नहीं पता, शायद, संदेह, हो सकता है |
| বাংলা (bn) | ঠিক জানি না: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | অজ্ঞান, অনিশ্চয়তা, অনিশ্চিত, উদাসীনতা, কাঁধ নাড়িয়ে উত্তরল দেওয়া, ঠিক জানি না, দ্বিধাগ্রস্ত, যাই হোক, সম্ভবত, সংশয়, হয়তো, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | orang mengangkat bahu: warna kulit cerah | angkat bahu, bingung, bisa jadi, entah, masa bodo, nggak tahu, orang mengangkat bahu, siapa tahu, tau deh, terserah, tidak tahu, wanita mengangkat bahu, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người nhún vai: màu da sáng | ai mà biết được, có thể, hững hờ, không biết, màu da sáng, nghi ngờ, người nhún vai, nhún vai, sao cũng được, thờ ơ |
| ไทย (th) | ยักไหล่: โทนผิวสีขาว | ช่างเถอะ, โทนผิวสีขาว, ไม่แคร์, ไม่รู้, ไม่สน, ยักไหล่ |
| 日本語 (ja) | お手上げする人: 薄い肌色 | お手上げ, お手上げする人, さあね, ジェスチャー, わかりません, 人, 多分ね, 知らない, 肩をすくめる, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 어깨를 으쓱하는 사람: 하얀 피부 | 글쎄, 무관심, 무슨 상관이야, 무시, 무식, 무지, 상관없어, 아마도, 어깨 으쓱, 어깨를 으쓱하는 사람, 으쓱, 잘 모르겠음, 하얀 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 耸肩: 较浅肤色 | 不关心, 不知道, 人, 天晓得, 怀疑, 我哪知, 我猜的, 无所谓, 无视, 耸肩, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 聳肩：白皮膚 | 不知道, 不關心, 懷疑, 我猜, 攤手, 白皮膚, 聳, 聳肩, 肩, 說不定, 隨便 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): persoon skouerophaal: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): onipa repagya ne mmati: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): ngritje supesh: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): ንቆ መተው: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): ուսերը թոթվող անձ․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): সঠিক নজনা ব্যক্তি: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): çiynini çəkmək: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): кеше яурынын һикертә: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): sorbaldak altxatu: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): паціскае плячыма: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): slijeganje ramenima: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): свиване на рамене: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ပခုံးတွန့်သည် − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): personne qui hausse les épaules : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 聳肩嘅人: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 耸肩嘅人: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): persona que arronsa les espatlles: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏴᏫ ᏗᎦᏅᏬ ᏚᏌᎳᏛ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 聳肩嘅人：白皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): ҫын хулпуҫҫийӗсене сиктерет: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): slijeganje ramenima: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): osoba krčící rameny: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): trækker på skuldrene: lys teint
- Estonian (et): õlakehitus: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): pessoa a encolher os ombros: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): persónur sum yppur øksl: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): nagkikibit-balikat: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): olkapäitään kohauttava henkilö: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): xesto de "nin idea": ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): მხრების აჩეჩვა: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): બેદરકારી: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): mutum ɗaga kafaɗa: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): shrug karta vyakti: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): vállrándítás: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): yppir öxlum: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): onye ngosipụta nhatanha aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): duine ag croitheadh a ghuaillí: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): wong angangkat pundhak: kulit putih
- Kannada (kn): ಭುಜ ಹಾರಿಸುವುದು: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): білмегендік белгісі: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): بىلمەگەندىك بەلگىسى: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ញាក់ស្មា: សម្បុរស
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umuntu wazamuye intugu: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
- Konkani (kok): खांद उबारून आपूण न्हय असो हावभाव करपी व्यक्ती: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): ийиндерин куушуруу: акжуумал
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Winaq man reta’m taj: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຍັກໄຫລ່: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): rausta plecus: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): persoña ch’a strenze e spalle: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): gūžtelėjimas pečiais: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): z ramjenjoma sukotajuca wósoba: swětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Persoun, déi d’Schëlleren hieft: hell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): кревање раменици: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): angkat bahu: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): തോൾ വെട്ടിക്കൽ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): persuna xxengel spallejha: ton ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): बेफिकीर: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): мөрөө хавчих: цайвар
- Māori (mi): tangata hiki-pakihiwi: kiri āhua māmā
- Nepali (ne): वेवास्ता जनाउने: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Pẹ́sin Wé De Shrọ́g Im Shólda: Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): motho yo a emišitšego magetla: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
- Norwegian (no): trekker på skuldrene: hudtype 1–2
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): trekkjer på skuldrene: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି କାନ୍ଧ ଉଠାଉଛନ୍ତି: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): nama mataa raasu: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): شخص اوږی ښوروي: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਉਚਕਾਉਣਾ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): مُڈے اچکاندا بندہ: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): runa rikrakunayuq hatarichiy: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): persoană care ridică din umeri: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): persuna che auza las spatlas: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): neach a’ druiteadh: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): слегање раменима: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): слијегање раменима: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): sleganje ramenima: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): slijeganje ramenima: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၵူၼ်းယေႃႈႁူဝ်မႃႇ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): شخص اچڪائيندي: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): උරහිස් සෙලවීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): človek krčiaci plecami: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): oseba, ki skomiga: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): qof garba-ruxaya: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya kutojali: ngozi nyeupe
- Tajik (tg): шахсе, ки китф афшонда истодааст: ранги равшани пӯст
- Tamil (ta): சந்தேகம்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): తెలీదని చెప్తున్న వ్యక్తి: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብ እናነቕነቐ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tokotaha fakamahiki: kili hinehina
- Tswana (tn): motho yo o tsholetsang magetla: letlalo le lesweu
- Turkmen (tk): egnini gysýan adam: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): wosoba, kiž z ramjenjomaj suknje: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): کندھے اچکانا: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): قىسىلغان كىشى: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): bilmayman ishorasi: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): codi gwar: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): nit ku aj mbaggam: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Xhosa (xh): umntu onyikinya amagxa: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
- Yoruba (yo): Ẹni N Gunpa: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ɛni N Gunpa: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): shukuza amahlombe: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F937 U+1F3FB` |
| HTML | `🤷🏻` |
| CSS | `\1F937\1F3FB` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F937}\u{1F3FB}` |
| Python | `\U0001F937\U0001F3FB` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 B7 F0 9F 8F BB` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD37 D83C DFFB` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%B7%F0%9F%8F%BB` |

## Questions

### What does 🤷🏻 mean?

Pictures a person with raised shoulders and open palms in a shrug. It says "I don't know," "who knows" or "maybe," and shows indifference, a "whatever" attitude, or helplessness about a situation. 🤷🏻 shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🤷🏻 and 🤷?

🤷🏻 is the 🤷 person shrugging emoji with light skin tone. It's 🤷 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F937 U+1F3FB.

### How do I type 🤷🏻?

Find 🤷 in your emoji keyboard by searching “person shrugging”, then press and hold it and choose 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+1F937 U+1F3FB. In HTML you can write 🤷🏻

### When was 🤷🏻 added?

It was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016.

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