# 🖖🏿 Vulcan salute emoji: dark skin tone

🖖🏿 is the vulcan salute emoji (🖖) with dark skin tone. It's 🖖 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 🖖🏿
- Unicode name: vulcan salute: dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F596 U+1F3FF
- Category: People & body, Open hands
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [🖖 Vulcan salute](https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A raised hand with the fingers parted in a V between the middle and ring fingers. It is the Vulcan greeting from Star Trek, said with 'live long and prosper'. Star Trek fans and anyone sending nerdy goodwill or a friendly farewell use it.

## Other skin tones

- 🖖 [Vulcan salute](https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-emoji.md)
- 🖖🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F596 U+1F3FB
- 🖖🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F596 U+1F3FC
- 🖖🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F596 U+1F3FD
- 🖖🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F596 U+1F3FE

## What it's made of

🖖🏿 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🖖 [Vulcan salute](https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-emoji.md) (U+1F596)
2. 🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FF)

## How to type 🖖🏿

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | saludo vulcano: tono de piel oscuro | mano, saludo, spock, tono de piel oscuro, vulcano |
| Français (fr) | salut vulcain : peau foncée | doigts, main, peau foncée, salut vulcain, Spock, Star Trek, vulcain |
| Deutsch (de) | vulkanischer Gruß: dunkle Hautfarbe | dunkle Hautfarbe, Finger, Gruß, grüßen, Hand, Hände, spreizen |
| Italiano (it) | saluto vulcaniano: carnagione scura | carnagione scura, mano, mano aperta, mano di Spock, saluto, saluto vulcaniano, Spock |
| Português (pt) | saudação vulcana: pele escura | dedos, jornada nas estrelas, mão, pele escura, saudação, saudação star trek, saudação vulcana, spock, star trek, startrek |
| Nederlands (nl) | Vulcaanse groet: donkere huidskleur | donkere huidskleur, hand, leef lang en voorspoedig, spock, star trek, vinger, vulcaanse groet, Vulcaanse groet, vulcan, vulcangroet |
| Svenska (sv) | vulcan-hälsning: mörk hy | hand, mörk hy, spock, Star Trek, vulcan, vulcan-hälsning |
| Polski (pl) | salut wolkański: karnacja ciemna | dłoń, karnacja ciemna, palce, pozdrowienie, ręka, salut, V, wolkan, wolkański, wolkańskie, żyj długo i pomyślnie |
| Türkçe (tr) | Vulkan selamı: koyu cilt tonu | beden, el, koyu cilt tonu, parmak, spock, star trek, uzay yolu, volkan, volkanlı selamı, vulcan selamı, vulkan, Vulkan selamı |
| Русский (ru) | вулканский салют: очень темный тон кожи | вулканский, жест, очень темный тон кожи, пальцы, приветствие, рука, спок |
| Українська (uk) | вулканське вітання: темний тон шкіри | вулкан, вулканське вітання, жест, зоряний шлях, палець, пальці, рука, спок, темний тон шкіри, тіло |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χαιρετισμός σποκ: σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | vulcan, δάχτυλο, σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, σποκ, σώμα, χαιρετισμός vulkan, χαιρετισμός σποκ, χέρι |
| العربية (ar) | تحية فولكان: بشرة بلون غامق | إصبع, بشرة بلون غامق, تحية فولكان, جسد, سبوك, ستار تريك, فولكان, كف, يد |
| עברית (he) | הצדעה וולקנית: גוון עור כהה | אצבעות, ברכת וולקנים, ברכת כהנים, גוון עור כהה, וולקן, וולקנים, יד, ספוק |
| فارسی (fa) | سلام ولکان: پوست آبنوسی | اسپاک, انگشت, بدن, پوست آبنوسی, پیشتازان فضا, دست, سلام, ولکان |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सेल्यूट का एक तरीका: साँवली त्वचा | उंगली, रोमन अग्निदेवता, वल्कन सेल्यूट, विश्वकर्मा, साँवली त्वचा, सेल्यूट का एक तरीका, स्टार ट्रेक, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | ভ্যালকান স্যালুট: কালো ত্বকের রঙ | আকার ইঙ্গিত, আঙ্গুল, কালো ত্বকের রঙ, ভালকান, ভ্যালকান স্যালুট, শরীর, হাত |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | salam vulcan: warna kulit gelap | badan, jari, salam vulcan, spock, star trek, tangan, tubuh, vulcan, warna kulit gelap |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | tay thần lửa: màu da tối | màu da tối, ngón tay, spock, tay, tay thần lửa, thần lửa |
| ไทย (th) | ชูนิ้วแบบวัลแคน: โทนผิวสีเข้ม | ชูนิ้วแบบวัลแคน, โทนผิวสีเข้ม, นิ้ว, มือ, วัลแคน, อวัยวะ |
| 日本語 (ja) | バルカンの挨拶: 濃い肌色 | バルカンサイン, バルカンの挨拶, バルカン人, 手, 濃い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 벌칸식 인사: 검은색 피부 | 검은색 피부, 경례, 벌칸식 인사, 벌컨, 벌컨 인사, 손, 손 모양, 손가락, 스타트렉, 스팍 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 瓦肯举手礼: 较深肤色 | 手, 敬礼, 斯波克, 星际迷航, 瓦肯, 瓦肯举手礼, 较深肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 你好：黑皮膚 | 你好, 瓦肯式敬禮, 生生不息，繁榮昌盛, 黑皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): vulkansaluut: donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): vulcan nkyea: wedeε ani tuntum
- Albanian (sq): përshëndetja e vulkanit: nuancë lëkure e errët
- Amharic (am): ቩልካን ሰላምታ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-6
- Armenian (hy): վուլկանցիների ողջույն․ մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): ভল্কান ছেলুট: ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): vulkan salamı: tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): вулкан сәләме: ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): vulcandar agur: 6. mota
- Belarusian (be): вулканскі салют: цёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): vulkanski pozdrav: tamna boja kože
- Breton (br): salud vulkan : krocʼhen teñval
- Bulgarian (bg): Поздрав на вулканите: тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ဗူလ်ကန် ဆလု − အသားမည်းရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): salut vulcain : peau foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 瓦肯式敬禮手勢: 深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 瓦肯式敬礼手势: 深肤色
- Catalan (ca): salutació vulcaniana: pell molt fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᎪᏍᏓᏱᏗᎦᎵᏟᎩ ᎠᏓᏲᎵᏍᏗ: ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): вулкан салючӗ: сӑран тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): vulkanski pozdrav: tamno smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): vulkánský pozdrav: tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): vulcan-hilsen: mørk teint
- Estonian (et): vulcanite tervitus: tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): saudação vulcana: tipo de pele 6
- Faroese (fo): vulkan heilsan: myrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): vulcan salute: dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): vulkanilaisten tervehdys: tumma iho
- Galician (gl): saúdo vulcaniano: ton de pel moi escuro
- Georgian (ka): ვულკანელების მისალმება: კანის მუქი ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સેલ્યુટની એક રીત: ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): gaisuwar vulcan: launin fata mai duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): vulcan salute: dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): star trek-üdvözlet: sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): vulcan-kveðja: dökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): ajọọ èkèle: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji
- Irish (ga): cuirtéis Bholcáin: ton cnis dorcha
- Javanese (jv): ngurmat cara bangsa vulcan: kulit ireng
- Kabyle (kab): aburkan n tezmert: taglimt tubrikt
- Kannada (kn): ವಲ್ಕೇನ್ ಸಲ್ಯೂಟ್: ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): вулканша сәлемдесу: 6-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): جانارتاۋشا سالەمدەسۋ: 6-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ផ្គុំម្រាមដៃជាពីរគូ: សម្បុរខ្មៅ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): indamukanyo ya vulcan: ibara ry’uruhu rwirabura
- Konkani (kok): वुलकन सॅल्युट: गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): вулкандыктарча салам: кара
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Rutzil wachaj: q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຊູນິ້ວແບບວັນແຄນ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳ
- Latvian (lv): vulkāniešu sveiciens: tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): saluo vulcanian: carnaxon scua
- Lithuanian (lt): vulkanų rasės pasisveikinimo ženklas: itin tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wulkaniske póstrowjenje: śamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Vulcan-Grouss: däischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): вулкански поздрав: тип на кожа 6
- Malay (ms): tabik vulcan: ton kulit gelap
- Malayalam (ml): വൾക്കൻ സല്യൂട്ട്: ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): salut ta’ vulcan: ton skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): दीर्घायुष्याचा आशीर्वाद देणारा हात: काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): вулкан мэндчилгээ: бор
- Māori (mi): whakakōtua vulcan: kiri āhua parauri
- Nepali (ne): बल्कन सलामी: छालाको प्रकार-६
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Vọ́lkán Salut: Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): go dumediša ga vulcan: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana
- Norwegian (no): Vulcan-hilsen: hudtype 6
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): Vulcan-helsing: hudtype 6
- Odia (or): ଭଲକାନ୍‌ ସାଲ୍ୟୁଟ୍‌: ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): vuulkaan saluutee: toonii gogaa gurraachaa
- Pashto (ps): ولکان سلامي: تور پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਸਲੂਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੱਥ, ਵਲਕਨ ਸਲੂਟ: ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): قلزات دے دیوتا نوں سلامی دینا: کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): vulcano napay: yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): salut vulcanian: ton închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): salid vulcanic: pel stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): beannachd muinntir Vulcan: tòna doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): вулкански поздрав: тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): vulkanski pozdrav: tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ဝူဝ်ႇလ်ၵႅၼ်ႇ ၼပ်ႉယမ်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်
- Sindhi (sd): ولڪن سلام: ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): වල්කන් සැලියුට්: සමෙහි වර්ගය-6
- Slovak (sk): vulkánsky pozdrav: tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): vulkanski pozdrav: temen ten kože
- Somali (so): salaan sharaf: jidh madaw
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya vulkani: ngozi nyeusi
- Swiss High German (de-CH): vulkanischer Gruss: dunkle Hautfarbe
- Tajik (tg): саломдиҳии вулқонӣ: ранги торики пӯст
- Tamil (ta): உல்கேன் சல்யூட்: வகை 6
- Telugu (te): ఆయురారోగ్య ఐశ్వర్య ప్రాప్తిరస్తు: ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ቫልካን ሰላምታ፦ ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): nima mavaeua: kili ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): tumediso ya vulcan: letlalo la mmala o montsho
- Turkmen (tk): wulkan salam: goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): wulkaniski postrow: ćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): وولکن سلیوٹ: جلد کی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ۋولقان سالام: توق تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): vulkan salyuti: 6-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): saliwt fulcanaidd: arlliw croen tywyll
- Wolof (wo): loxo xaajale ñeenti baaraam: xeesaayu der bu ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): umbuliso we-vulcan: ithoni yesikhumba emnyama
- Yoruba (yo): Kiki Ibẹri Funni: adúláwọ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Kiki Ibɛri Funni: adúláwɔ̀
- Zulu (zu): i-vulcan salute: uhlobo-6

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F596 U+1F3FF` |
| HTML | `&#x1F596;&#x1F3FF;` |
| CSS | `\1F596\1F3FF` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F596}\u{1F3FF}` |
| Python | `\U0001F596\U0001F3FF` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 96 96 F0 9F 8F BF` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DD96 D83C DFFF` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%96%96%F0%9F%8F%BF` |

## Questions

### What does 🖖🏿 mean?

A raised hand with the fingers parted in a V between the middle and ring fingers. It is the Vulcan greeting from Star Trek, said with 'live long and prosper'. Star Trek fans and anyone sending nerdy goodwill or a friendly farewell use it. 🖖🏿 shows it with dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🖖🏿 and 🖖?

🖖🏿 is the 🖖 vulcan salute emoji with dark skin tone. It's 🖖 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F596 U+1F3FF.

### How do I type 🖖🏿?

Find 🖖 in your emoji keyboard by searching “vulcan salute”, then press and hold it and choose 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+1F596 U+1F3FF. In HTML you can write &#x1F596;&#x1F3FF;

### 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/vulcan-salute-dark-skin-tone-emoji
