# 🖖🏾 Vulcan salute emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🖖🏾 is the vulcan salute 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: vulcan salute: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F596 U+1F3FE
- 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-medium-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
- 🖖🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F596 U+1F3FF

## 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. 🏾 [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 “vulcan salute”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “vulcan salute”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “vulcan salute”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “vulcan salute”, 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) | saludo vulcano: tono de piel oscuro medio | mano, saludo, spock, tono de piel oscuro medio, vulcano |
| Français (fr) | salut vulcain : peau mate | doigts, main, peau mate, salut vulcain, Spock, Star Trek, vulcain |
| Deutsch (de) | vulkanischer Gruß: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Finger, Gruß, grüßen, Hand, Hände, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, spreizen |
| Italiano (it) | saluto vulcaniano: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, mano, mano aperta, mano di Spock, saluto, saluto vulcaniano, Spock |
| Português (pt) | saudação vulcana: pele morena escura | dedos, jornada nas estrelas, mão, pele morena escura, saudação, saudação star trek, saudação vulcana, spock, star trek, startrek |
| Nederlands (nl) | Vulcaanse groet: donkergetinte huidskleur | donkergetinte huidskleur, hand, leef lang en voorspoedig, spock, star trek, vinger, vulcaanse groet, Vulcaanse groet, vulcan, vulcangroet |
| Svenska (sv) | vulcan-hälsning: mellanmörk hy | hand, mellanmörk hy, spock, Star Trek, vulcan, vulcan-hälsning |
| Polski (pl) | salut wolkański: karnacja średnio ciemna | dłoń, karnacja średnio ciemna, palce, pozdrowienie, ręka, salut, V, wolkan, wolkański, wolkańskie, żyj długo i pomyślnie |
| Türkçe (tr) | Vulkan selamı: orta koyu cilt tonu | beden, el, orta koyu cilt tonu, parmak, spock, star trek, uzay yolu, volkan, volkanlı selamı, vulcan selamı, vulkan, Vulkan selamı |
| Русский (ru) | вулканский салют: темный тон кожи | вулканский, жест, пальцы, приветствие, рука, спок, темный тон кожи |
| Українська (uk) | вулканське вітання: помірно темний тон шкіри | вулкан, вулканське вітання, жест, зоряний шлях, палець, пальці, помірно темний тон шкіри, рука, спок, тіло |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χαιρετισμός σποκ: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | vulcan, δάχτυλο, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, σποκ, σώμα, χαιρετισμός vulkan, χαιρετισμός σποκ, χέρι |
| العربية (ar) | تحية فولكان: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | إصبع, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, تحية فولكان, جسد, سبوك, ستار تريك, فولكان, كف, يد |
| עברית (he) | הצדעה וולקנית: גוון עור כהה בינוני | אצבעות, ברכת וולקנים, ברכת כהנים, גוון עור כהה בינוני, וולקן, וולקנים, יד, ספוק |
| فارسی (fa) | سلام ولکان: پوست گندمی | اسپاک, انگشت, بدن, پوست گندمی, پیشتازان فضا, دست, سلام, ولکان |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सेल्यूट का एक तरीका: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | उंगली, रोमन अग्निदेवता, वल्कन सेल्यूट, विश्वकर्मा, सेल्यूट का एक तरीका, स्टार ट्रेक, हल्की साँवली त्वचा, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | ভ্যালকান স্যালুট: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | আকার ইঙ্গিত, আঙ্গুল, ভালকান, ভ্যালকান স্যালুট, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, শরীর, হাত |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | salam vulcan: warna kulit gelap-sedang | badan, jari, salam vulcan, spock, star trek, tangan, tubuh, vulcan, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | tay thần lửa: màu da tối trung bình | màu da tối trung bình, ngón tay, spock, tay, tay thần lửa, thần lửa |
| ไทย (th) | ชูนิ้วแบบวัลแคน: โทนผิวสีแทน | ชูนิ้วแบบวัลแคน, โทนผิวสีแทน, นิ้ว, มือ, วัลแคน, อวัยวะ |
| 日本語 (ja) | バルカンの挨拶: やや濃い肌色 | バルカンサイン, バルカンの挨拶, バルカン人, やや濃い肌色, 手 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 벌칸식 인사: 진한 갈색 피부 | 경례, 벌칸식 인사, 벌컨, 벌컨 인사, 손, 손 모양, 손가락, 스타트렉, 스팍, 진한 갈색 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 瓦肯举手礼: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 手, 敬礼, 斯波克, 星际迷航, 瓦肯, 瓦肯举手礼 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 你好：褐皮膚 | 你好, 瓦肯式敬禮, 生生不息，繁榮昌盛, 褐皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): vulkansaluut: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): vulcan nkyea: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): përshëndetja e vulkanit: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): ቩልካን ሰላምታ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): վուլկանցիների ողջույն․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): ভল্কান ছেলুট: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): vulkan salamı: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): вулкан сәләме: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): vulcandar agur: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): вулканскі салют: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): vulkanski pozdrav: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Поздрав на вулканите: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ဗူလ်ကန် ဆလု − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): salut vulcain : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 瓦肯式敬禮手勢: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 瓦肯式敬礼手势: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): salutació vulcaniana: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᎪᏍᏓᏱᏗᎦᎵᏟᎩ ᎠᏓᏲᎵᏍᏗ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 你好：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): вулкан салючӗ: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): vulkanski pozdrav: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): vulkánský pozdrav: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): vulcan-hilsen: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): vulcanite tervitus: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): saudação vulcana: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): vulkan heilsan: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): vulcan salute: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): vulkanilaisten tervehdys: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): saúdo vulcaniano: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): ვულკანელების მისალმება: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સેલ્યુટની એક રીત: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): gaisuwar vulcan: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): vulcan salute: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): star trek-üdvözlet: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): vulcan-kveðja: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): ajọọ èkèle: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): cuirtéis Bholcáin: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): ngurmat cara bangsa vulcan: kulit sawo mateng
- Kabyle (kab): aburkan n tezmert: taglimt tubrikt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ವಲ್ಕೇನ್ ಸಲ್ಯೂಟ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): вулканша сәлемдесу: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): جانارتاۋشا سالەمدەسۋ: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ផ្គុំម្រាមដៃជាពីរគូ: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): indamukanyo ya vulcan: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
- Konkani (kok): वुलकन सॅल्युट: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): вулкандыктарча салам: кара тору
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Rutzil wachaj: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຊູນິ້ວແບບວັນແຄນ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): vulkāniešu sveiciens: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): saluo vulcanian: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): vulkanų rasės pasisveikinimo ženklas: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wulkaniske póstrowjenje: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Vulcan-Grouss: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): вулкански поздрав: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): tabik vulcan: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): വൾക്കൻ സല്യൂട്ട്: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): salut ta’ vulcan: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): दीर्घायुष्याचा आशीर्वाद देणारा हात: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): вулкан мэндчилгээ: бордуу
- Māori (mi): whakakōtua vulcan: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
- Nepali (ne): बल्कन सलामी: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Vọ́lkán Salut: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): go dumediša ga vulcan: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): Vulcan-hilsen: hudtype 5
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): Vulcan-helsing: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ଭଲକାନ୍‌ ସାଲ୍ୟୁଟ୍‌: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): vuulkaan saluutee: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): ولکان سلامي: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਸਲੂਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੱਥ, ਵਲਕਨ ਸਲੂਟ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): قلزات دے دیوتا نوں سلامی دینا: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): vulcano napay: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): salut vulcanian: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): salid vulcanic: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): beannachd muinntir Vulcan: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): вулкански поздрав: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): vulkanski pozdrav: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ဝူဝ်ႇလ်ၵႅၼ်ႇ ၼပ်ႉယမ်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): ولڪن سلام: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): වල්කන් සැලියුට්: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): vulkánsky pozdrav: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): vulkanski pozdrav: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): salaan sharaf: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya vulkani: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Swiss High German (de-CH): vulkanischer Gruss: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe
- Tajik (tg): саломдиҳии вулқонӣ: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): உல்கேன் சல்யூட்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): ఆయురారోగ్య ఐశ్వర్య ప్రాప్తిరస్తు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ቫልካን ሰላምታ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): nima mavaeua: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): tumediso ya vulcan: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): wulkan salam: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): wulkaniski postrow: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): وولکن سلیوٹ: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ۋولقان سالام: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): vulkan salyuti: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): saliwt fulcanaidd: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Wolof (wo): loxo xaajale ñeenti baaraam: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): umbuliso we-vulcan: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
- Yoruba (yo): Kiki Ibẹri Funni: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Kiki Ibɛri Funni: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): i-vulcan salute: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F596 U+1F3FE` |
| HTML | `🖖🏾` |
| CSS | `\1F596\1F3FE` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F596}\u{1F3FE}` |
| Python | `\U0001F596\U0001F3FE` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 96 96 F0 9F 8F BE` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DD96 D83C DFFE` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%96%96%F0%9F%8F%BE` |

## 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 medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🖖🏾 is the 🖖 vulcan salute emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🖖 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F596 U+1F3FE.

### How do I type 🖖🏾?

Find 🖖 in your emoji keyboard by searching “vulcan salute”, 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+1F596 U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 🖖🏾

### When was 🖖🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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