# 🧑🏻‍🍳 Cook emoji: light skin tone

🧑🏻‍🍳 is the cook emoji (🧑‍🍳) with light skin tone. It's 🧑‍🍳 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019.

- Emoji: 🧑🏻‍🍳
- Unicode name: cook: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F373
- Category: People & body, Jobs and roles
- Added: Emoji 12.1 (2019)
- Base emoji: [🧑‍🍳 Cook](https://emojichart.com/cook-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/cook-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Depicts a person in a chef's uniform and tall white hat, ready to cook. It works well for chefs, cooks and home cooks, and for posts about recipes, kitchen work, dinner plans or a meal you made yourself.

## Other skin tones

- 🧑‍🍳 [Cook](https://emojichart.com/cook-emoji.md)
- 🧑🏼‍🍳 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/cook-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F373
- 🧑🏽‍🍳 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/cook-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F373
- 🧑🏾‍🍳 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/cook-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F373
- 🧑🏿‍🍳 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/cook-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F373

## What it's made of

🧑🏻‍🍳 is 4 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧑 [Person](https://emojichart.com/person-emoji.md) (U+1F9D1)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)
3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
4. 🍳 [Cooking](https://emojichart.com/cooking-emoji.md) (U+1F373)

## How to type 🧑🏻‍🍳

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | chef: tono de piel claro | chef, cocinero, cocinillas, guisandero, pinche, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | cuisinier (tous genres) : peau claire | chef, cuisinier, cuisinier (tous genres), cuisinière, peau claire |
| Deutsch (de) | Koch/Köchin: helle Hautfarbe | helle Hautfarbe, Koch/Köchin, Kochen |
| Italiano (it) | persona che cucina: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, chef, cuoco, persona che cucina |
| Português (pt) | chef de cozinha: pele clara | chef, chef de cozinha, cozinheiro, pele clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | kok: lichte huidskleur | chef-kok, kok, lichte huidskleur |
| Svenska (sv) | kock: ljus hy | kock, köksmästare, ljus hy |
| Polski (pl) | kucharz: karnacja jasna | karnacja jasna, kucharz, szef kuchni |
| Türkçe (tr) | aşçı: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, aşçı, yemek pişirme |
| Русский (ru) | повар: очень светлый тон кожи | очень светлый тон кожи, повар, шеф, шеф-повар |
| Українська (uk) | куховар: світлий тон шкіри | кухар, куховар, світлий тон шкіри, шеф |
| Ελληνικά (el) | σεφ: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, μάγειρας, σεφ |
| العربية (ar) | طاهي: بشرة بلون فاتح | بشرة بلون فاتح, شيف, طاه, طاهي, طباخ |
| עברית (he) | טבח/ית: גוון עור בהיר | גוון עור בהיר, טבח, טבח/ית, טבחית, שף, שפית |
| فارسی (fa) | آشپز: پوست سفید | آشپز, پوست سفید, سرآشپز |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बावर्ची: गोरी त्वचा | गोरी त्वचा, बावर्ची, रसोइया, शेफ़ |
| বাংলা (bn) | রাঁধুনী: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | রাঁধুনী, শেফ, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | koki: warna kulit cerah | chef, koki, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | đầu bếp: màu da sáng | đầu bếp, màu da sáng, nấu ăn |
| ไทย (th) | กุ๊ก: โทนผิวสีขาว | กุ๊ก, เชฟ, โทนผิวสีขาว |
| 日本語 (ja) | コック: 薄い肌色 | コック, シェフ, 料理, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 요리사: 하얀 피부 | 셰프, 요리사, 주방장, 하얀 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 厨师: 较浅肤色 | 做饭, 厨师, 大厨, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 廚師：白皮膚 | 廚師, 烹飪, 白皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): kok: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): kuk: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): person kuzhinier: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): ማብሰል: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): խոհարար․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): ৰান্ধনি: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): aşpaz: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ашнаҡсы: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): sukaldaria: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): повар: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): kuhar: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): готвач: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): အချက်အပြုတ် − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): chef : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 廚師: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 厨师: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): cuiner: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎩ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): повар: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): šef kuhinje: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): kuchař/kuchařka: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): kok: lys teint
- Estonian (et): kokk: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): cozinheiro: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): kokkur: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): tagaluto: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kokki: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): profesional da cociña: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): მზარეული: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): કૂક: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): mai dafuwa: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): cook: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): szakács / szakácsnő: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): kokkur: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): onye na-esi nri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): cócaire: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): mangsak: kulit putih
- Kannada (kn): ಅಡುಗೆಮಾಡುವವರು: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): аспаз: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): اسپاز: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ចុងភៅ: សម្បុរស
- Konkani (kok): रांदपी: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): ашпозчу: акжуумал
- Lao (lo): ແຕ່ງກິນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis pavārs: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): cheugo: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): gaminantis žmogus: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): kuchaŕ/kuchaŕka: swětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): готвач: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): tukang masak: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): അടുക്കളക്കാരൻ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): आचारी: उजळ त्वचा
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): cocinero: tono de piel claro
- Mongolian (mn): хоол хийх: цайвар
- Nepali (ne): भान्से: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Kuk: Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): kokk: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ରୋଷେୟା: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): nama nyaata bilcheessu: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): اشپز: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਲਾਂਗਰੀ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): wayk’uq: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bucătar sau bucătăreasă: ton deschis al pielii
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): còcaire: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): кувар: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): кувар: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): kuvar: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): kuvar: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): မေႃမိုဝ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): باورچي: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): අරක්කැමියා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): kuchár: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): kuharski mojster: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): cunno kariye: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): mpishi: ngozi nyeupe
- Tamil (ta): சமையல்காரர்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): వంట చేసే వ్యక్తి: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): አብሳሊ ምግቢ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tokotaha ngaohikai: kili hinehina
- Turkmen (tk): aşpez: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): kuchar/ka: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): باورچی: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): oshpaz: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): person sy’n coginio: arlliw croen golau
- Yoruba (yo): alásè: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): alásè: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): pheka: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F373` |
| HTML | `🧑🏻‍🍳` |
| CSS | `\1F9D1\1F3FB\200D\1F373` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9D1}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{1F373}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9D1\U0001F3FB\u200D\U0001F373` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 91 F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D F0 9F 8D B3` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDD1 D83C DFFB 200D D83C DF73` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%91%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%8D%B3` |

## Questions

### What does 🧑🏻‍🍳 mean?

Depicts a person in a chef's uniform and tall white hat, ready to cook. It works well for chefs, cooks and home cooks, and for posts about recipes, kitchen work, dinner plans or a meal you made yourself. 🧑🏻‍🍳 shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧑🏻‍🍳 and 🧑‍🍳?

🧑🏻‍🍳 is the 🧑‍🍳 cook emoji with light skin tone. It's 🧑‍🍳 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 4 code points long: U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F373.

### How do I type 🧑🏻‍🍳?

Find 🧑‍🍳 in your emoji keyboard by searching “cook”, 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+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F373. In HTML you can write 🧑🏻‍🍳

### When was 🧑🏻‍🍳 added?

It was added in Emoji 12.1, released in 2019.

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