# 🧑🏾‍🍳 Cook emoji: medium-dark skin tone

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

- Emoji: 🧑🏾‍🍳
- Unicode name: cook: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE 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-medium-dark-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)
- 🧑🏻‍🍳 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/cook-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F373
- 🧑🏼‍🍳 [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
- 🧑🏿‍🍳 [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. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)
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 medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “cook”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “cook”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “cook”, 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) | chef: tono de piel oscuro medio | chef, cocinero, cocinillas, guisandero, pinche, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | cuisinier (tous genres) : peau mate | chef, cuisinier, cuisinier (tous genres), cuisinière, peau mate |
| Deutsch (de) | Koch/Köchin: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Koch/Köchin, Kochen, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe |
| Italiano (it) | persona che cucina: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, chef, cuoco, persona che cucina |
| Português (pt) | chef de cozinha: pele morena escura | chef, chef de cozinha, cozinheiro, pele morena escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | kok: donkergetinte huidskleur | chef-kok, donkergetinte huidskleur, kok |
| Svenska (sv) | kock: mellanmörk hy | kock, köksmästare, mellanmörk hy |
| Polski (pl) | kucharz: karnacja średnio ciemna | karnacja średnio ciemna, kucharz, szef kuchni |
| Türkçe (tr) | aşçı: orta koyu cilt tonu | aşçı, orta koyu cilt tonu, yemek pişirme |
| Русский (ru) | повар: темный тон кожи | повар, темный тон кожи, шеф, шеф-повар |
| Українська (uk) | куховар: помірно темний тон шкіри | кухар, куховар, помірно темний тон шкіри, шеф |
| Ελληνικά (el) | σεφ: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | μάγειρας, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, σεφ |
| العربية (ar) | طاهي: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, شيف, طاه, طاهي, طباخ |
| עברית (he) | טבח/ית: גוון עור כהה בינוני | גוון עור כהה בינוני, טבח, טבח/ית, טבחית, שף, שפית |
| فارسی (fa) | آشپز: پوست گندمی | آشپز, پوست گندمی, سرآشپز |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बावर्ची: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | बावर्ची, रसोइया, शेफ़, हल्की साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | রাঁধুনী: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, রাঁধুনী, শেফ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | koki: warna kulit gelap-sedang | chef, koki, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | đầu bếp: màu da tối trung bình | đầu bếp, màu da tối trung bình, nấu ăn |
| ไทย (th) | กุ๊ก: โทนผิวสีแทน | กุ๊ก, เชฟ, โทนผิวสีแทน |
| 日本語 (ja) | コック: やや濃い肌色 | コック, シェフ, やや濃い肌色, 料理 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 요리사: 진한 갈색 피부 | 셰프, 요리사, 주방장, 진한 갈색 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 厨师: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 做饭, 厨师, 大厨 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 廚師：褐皮膚 | 廚師, 烹飪, 褐皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): kok: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): kuk: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): person kuzhinier: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): ማብሰል: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): խոհարար․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): ৰান্ধনি: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): aşpaz: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ашнаҡсы: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): sukaldaria: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): повар: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): kuhar: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): готвач: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): အချက်အပြုတ် − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): chef : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 廚師: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 厨师: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): cuiner: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎩ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 廚師：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): повар: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): šef kuhinje: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): kuchař/kuchařka: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): kok: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): kokk: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): cozinheiro: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): kokkur: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): tagaluto: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kokki: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): profesional da cociña: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): მზარეული: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): કૂક: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): mai dafuwa: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): cook: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): szakács / szakácsnő: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): kokkur: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): onye na-esi nri: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): cócaire: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): mangsak: kulit sawo mateng
- Kannada (kn): ಅಡುಗೆಮಾಡುವವರು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): аспаз: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): اسپاز: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ចុងភៅ: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Konkani (kok): रांदपी: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): ашпозчу: кара тору
- Lao (lo): ແຕ່ງກິນ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis pavārs: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): cheugo: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): gaminantis žmogus: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): kuchaŕ/kuchaŕka: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): готвач: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): tukang masak: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): അടുക്കളക്കാരൻ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): आचारी: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): cocinero: tono de piel oscuro medio
- Mongolian (mn): хоол хийх: бордуу
- Nepali (ne): भान्से: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Kuk: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): kokk: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ରୋଷେୟା: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): nama nyaata bilcheessu: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): اشپز: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਲਾਂਗਰੀ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): wayk’uq: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bucătar sau bucătăreasă: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): còcaire: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): кувар: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): kuvar: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): မေႃမိုဝ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): باورچي: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): අරක්කැමියා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): kuchár: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): kuharski mojster: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): cunno kariye: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mpishi: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tamil (ta): சமையல்காரர்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): వంట చేసే వ్యక్తి: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): አብሳሊ ምግቢ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tokotaha ngaohikai: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Turkmen (tk): aşpez: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): kuchar/ka: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): باورچی: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): oshpaz: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): person sy’n coginio: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Yoruba (yo): alásè: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): alásè: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): pheka: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F373` |
| HTML | `🧑🏾‍🍳` |
| CSS | `\1F9D1\1F3FE\200D\1F373` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9D1}\u{1F3FE}\u{200D}\u{1F373}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9D1\U0001F3FE\u200D\U0001F373` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 91 F0 9F 8F BE E2 80 8D F0 9F 8D B3` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDD1 D83C DFFE 200D D83C DF73` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%91%F0%9F%8F%BE%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 medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🧑🏾‍🍳 is the 🧑‍🍳 cook emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🧑‍🍳 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 4 code points long: U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F373.

### How do I type 🧑🏾‍🍳?

Find 🧑‍🍳 in your emoji keyboard by searching “cook”, 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+1F9D1 U+1F3FE 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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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/cook-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji