🤷🏻‍♂️U+1F937 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

Man shrugging emoji: light skin tone

Q: What is the difference between 🤷🏻♂️ and 🤷♂️?

🤷🏻♂️ is the 🤷♂️ man shrugging emoji with light skin tone. It's 🤷♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F937 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

Q: How do I type 🤷🏻♂️?

Find 🤷♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man 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.

🤷🏻‍♂️ is the man shrugging emoji (🤷‍♂️) with light skin tone. It's 🤷‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.

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Unicode name: man shrugging: light skin tone
Category: People & body, Gestures
Added: Emoji 4.0 in 2016
Code points: U+1F937 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
Base emoji: 🤷‍♂️ Man shrugging

What it means

A man lifting his shoulders and spreading his hands in a shrug. Senders pick it to say "I have no idea," "could be" or "what can you do," and to show indifference or uncertainty.

How it looks

🤷🏻‍♂️

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Other skin tones

Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.

What it's made of

🤷🏻‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

🤷Person shruggingU+1F937
🏻Light skin toneU+1F3FB
Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emojiU+200D
♂️Male signU+2642 U+FE0F
Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji styleU+FE0F

How to type 🤷🏻‍♂️

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

In other languages

Language	Name	Keywords
Español	hombre encogido de hombros: tono de piel claro	duda, encogerse, hombre encogido de hombros, hombros, indiferencia, tono de piel claro
Français	homme qui hausse les épaules : peau claire	aucune idée, doute, haussement, haussement d’épaules, homme, homme qui hausse les épaules, ignorance, indifférence, pas moi, peau claire, personne, rien vu, sais pas
Deutsch	schulterzuckender Mann: helle Hautfarbe	egal, gleichgültig, helle Hautfarbe, keine Ahnung, Mann, Schultern zucken, schulterzuckend, weiß nicht, Zweifel
Italiano	uomo che scrolla le spalle: carnagione chiara	alzare le spalle, boh, carnagione chiara, dubbio, dubitare, forse, gesto, indifferenza, mani, non saprei, non so, persona, uomo che scrolla le spalle
Português	homem dando de ombros: pele clara	dar de ombros, dúvida, homem, homem dando de ombros, indiferença, menino, não sei, pele clara, quem sabe, sei lá, tanto faz
Nederlands	man die schouders ophaalt: lichte huidskleur	gebaar, geen idee, lichte huidskleur, man, man die schouders ophaalt, man haalt schouders op, onverschillig, onverschilligheid, onwetendheid, persoon, schouderophalen, twijfel
Svenska	man som rycker på axlarna: ljus hy	axelryckning, likgiltighet, ljus hy, man, man som rycker på axlarna, okunskap, tvivel, vet inte
Polski	mężczyzna wzruszający ramionami: karnacja jasna	bezradność, karnacja jasna, mężczyzna, mężczyzna rozkładający ręce, mężczyzna wzruszający ramionami, nie wiem, obojętność, wątpliwość, wszystko jedno, wzruszenie ramion
Türkçe	omuz silken erkek: açık cilt tonu	açık cilt tonu, adam, belki, bilmem, erkek, her neyse, ilgisizlik, kişi, kuşku, omuz silken erkek, omuz silkme, sanırım, şüphe
Русский	мужчина пожимает плечами: очень светлый тон кожи	все, может, мужчина, очень светлый тон кожи, плечами, пожимает, равно, равнодушие, сомнение
Українська	чоловік, що знизує плечима: світлий тон шкіри	байдуже, без поняття, все одно, не знаю, розгубленість, світлий тон шкіри, хтозна, чоловік
Ελληνικά	άντρας σηκώνει τους ώμους: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος	άγνοια, αγνοώ, αδιαφορία, αμφιβάλω, αμφιβολία, ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, άντρας, άντρας σηκώνει τους ώμους, δεν ξέρω, δεν το έκανα εγώ, μπορεί, ό,τι πεις, ποιος ξέρει, ώμοι
العربية	رجل لا يبالي: بشرة بلون فاتح	أشخاص, أيًا كان, استهجان, بشرة بلون فاتح, ربما, رجل لا يبالي, لا أعرف, لا مبالاة, لا يهمني, ما بعرف, من يدري, هز الكتف
עברית	גבר מושך בכתפיו: גוון עור בהיר	אולי, אין לי מושג, איש, גבר, גוון עור בהיר, לא אכפת לי, לא בטוח, לא יודע, מושך בכתפיים, נראה לי, ספק
فارسی	مرد شانه بالا می‌اندازد: پوست سفید	احتمالا, به من چه, بی‌تفاوتی, پوست سفید, حالا هر چی, شانه بالا انداختن, شاید, شک, کی میدونه, مرد, مرد شانه بالا می‌اندازد, مطمئن نبودن, ندانستن, نمی دونم, نمی‌دانم
हिन्दी	कंधा उचकाता पुरुष: गोरी त्वचा	अज्ञान, आदमी, उदासीनता, कंधा उचकाता आदमी, कंधा उचकाता पुरुष, कंधे उचकाने की क्रिया, क्या पता, गोरी त्वचा, पुरुष, मुझे नहीं पता, शायद, संदेह, हो सकता है
বাংলা	ছেলেদের কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ	অবিশ্বাস, আমি জানি না, উদাসীনতা, কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো, ছেলে, ছেলেদের কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো, জানি না, পুরুষ, সন্দেহ, সম্ভবত, সংশয়, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ
Bahasa Indonesia	pria mengangkat bahu: warna kulit cerah	angkat, bahu, bisa jadi, entah, isyarat, laki-laki, lelaki, masa bodo, mungkin, pria, pria mengangkat bahu, terserah, warna kulit cerah
Tiếng Việt	người đàn ông nhún vai: màu da sáng	chắc vậy, có thể, không biết, màu da sáng, nam, nghi ngờ, người đàn ông, người đàn ông nhún vai, nhún vai, sao cũng được, sự thờ ơ, vô minh
ไทย	ผู้ชายยักไหล่: โทนผิวสีขาว	เฉยเมย, เดา, โทนผิวสีขาว, ผู้ชาย, ไม่ทราบ, ไม่สนใจ, ยักไหล่, รู้, สงสัย, อาจจะ
日本語	お手上げする男: 薄い肌色	お手上げ, お手上げする男, さあね, ジェスチャー, わかりません, 多分ね, 男, 男性, 知らない, 肩をすくめる, 薄い肌色
한국어	어깨를 으쓱하는 남자: 하얀 피부	글쎄, 남자, 누가 알겠어, 모르겠음, 몰라, 무관심, 무식, 무엇이든, 무지, 아마도, 어깨, 어깨를 으쓱하는 남자, 으쓱, 의심, 하얀 피부
中文（简体）	男生耸肩: 较浅肤色	不关心, 不知道, 天晓得, 怀疑, 我哪知, 我猜的, 无所谓, 无视, 男, 男子耸肩, 男生耸肩, 耸肩, 较浅肤色
中文（繁體）	男生聳肩：白皮膚	不在乎, 不知道, 可能, 大概, 應該, 我猜, 男, 男生聳肩, 白皮膚, 聳肩, 都好, 隨便

Names in 101 more languages

Afrikaans	man skouerophaal: ligte velkleur
Akan	barima repagya ne mmati: wedeε ani a εda so
Albanian	burrë që ngre supet: nuancë lëkure e çelët
Amharic	ወንድ አለማወቅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
Armenian	ուսերը թոթվող մարդ․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
Assamese	সঠিক নজনা পুৰুষ: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijani	çiynini çəkən kişi: açıq dəri tonu
Bashkir	ир яурынын һикертә: аҡһыл тән төҫө
Basque	sorbaldak altxatzen ari den gizona: 1–2. mota
Belarusian	мужчына паціскае плячыма: светлы тон скуры
Bosnian	muškarac sliježe ramenima: svijetla boja kože
Bulgarian	мъж свива рамене: светла кожа
Burmese	ပခုံးတွန့်နေသူ အမျိုးသား − အသားဖြူရောင်
Canadian French	homme qui hausse les épaules : peau claire
Cantonese	聳肩嘅男人: 淺膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)	耸肩嘅男人: 浅肤色
Catalan	home que arronsa les espatlles: pell molt clara
Cherokee	ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏗᎦᏅᏬ ᏚᏌᎳᏛ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)	聳肩嘅男人：白皮膚
Chuvash	арҫын хулпуҫҫисене сиктерет: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
Croatian	muškarac sliježe ramenima: svijetla boja kože
Czech	muž krčící rameny: světlý odstín pleti
Danish	mand trækker på skuldrene: lys teint
Estonian	õlgu kehitav mees: hele nahatoon
European Portuguese	homem a encolher os ombros: tipo de pele 1–2
Faroese	maður um yppur øksl: ljósur húðarlitur
Filipino	lalaking nagkikibit-balikat: light na kulay ng balat
Finnish	olkapäitään kohauttava mies: vaalea iho
Galician	home facendo xesto de “nin idea”: ton de pel moi claro
Georgian	კაცი მხრებს იჩეჩავს: კანის ღია ტონალობა
Gujarati	બેદરકારી પુરુષ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
Hausa	mutum ɗagawa kafaɗa: launin fata mai haske
Hindi (Latin)	shrug karta aadmi: Fair skin
Hungarian	vállrándító férfi: világos bőrtónus
Icelandic	maður yppir öxlum: ljós húðlitur
Igbo	nwoke na-egosi nhatanha aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
Irish	fear ag croitheadh: ton cnis geal
Javanese	wong lanang angangkat pundhak: kulit putih
Kannada	ಭುಜ ಹಾರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪುರುಷ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakh	иығын көтеріп тұрған ер: 1–2 тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)	يىعىن كوتەرىپ تۇرعان ەر: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmer	បុរសញាក់ស្មា: សម្បុរស
Kinyarwanda	umugabo utigisa intugu: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
Konkani	खांद उबारून आपूण न्हय वा आपूण नकळो असो हावभाव करपी दादलो: उजळ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyz	ийинин куушурган эркек: акжуумал
Kʼicheʼ	achi man q’alaj ta chi uwach: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Lao	ຜູ້ຊາຍຫໍ່ໄຫລ່: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
Latvian	vīrietis rausta plecus: gaišs ādas tonis
Ligurian	òmmo ch’o strenze e spalle: carnaxon ciæa
Lithuanian	abejojantis vyras: šviesios odos
Lower Sorbian	z ramjenjoma sukotajucy muski: swětła barwa kóže
Luxembourgish	Mann, deen d’Schëlleren hieft: hell Hautfaarf
Macedonian	маж и кревање раменици: тип на кожа 1–2
Malay	lelaki mengangkat bahu: ton kulit cerah
Malayalam	തോൾവെട്ടിക്കുന്നയാൾ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
Maltese	raġel ixengel spallejh: ton ċar tal-ġilda
Marathi	बेफिकीर पुरुष: उजळ त्वचा
Mongolian	мөрөө хавчиж буй эрэгтэй: цайвар
Māori	tāne hiki-pakihiwi: kiri āhua māmā
Nepali	वेवास्ता जनाउने छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
Nigerian Pidgin	Man Wé De Shrọ́g Im Shólda: Laít Skín Ton
Northern Sotho	monna o emiša magetla: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
Norwegian	mann som trekker på skuldrene: hudtype 1–2
Norwegian Nynorsk	mann som trekkjer på skuldrene: hudtype 1–2
Odia	ପୁରୁଷ କାନ୍ଧ ହଲାଉଛନ୍ତି: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromo	dhiira mataa raasu: toonii gogaa ifaa
Pashto	سړی اوږی ښوروي: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
Punjabi	ਮੋਢੇ ਉਚਕਾਉਂਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)	مونڈھے اچکاندا بندہ: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechua	tata rikrakunayuq hatarichiy: chuya qara niraq
Romanian	bărbat care ridică din umeri: ton deschis al pielii
Romansh	um che auza las spatlas: pel clera
Scottish Gaelic	duine a’ druiteadh: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbian	мушкарац слеже раменима: светла кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)	мушкарац слијеже раменима: свијетла кожа
Serbian (Latin)	muškarac sleže ramenima: svetla koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)	muškarac sliježe ramenima: svijetla koža
Shan	ၽူႈၸၢႆးယေႃႈႁူဝ်မႃႇ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
Sindhi	مرد اچڪائيندي: گوري رنگت
Sinhala	උරහිස් සොලවන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
Slovak	muž krčiaci plecami: svetlý tón pleti
Slovenian	moški, ki skomiga z rameni: svetel ten kože
Somali	nin garba-ruxaya: jidh fudud
Swahili	mwanamume anayeashiria kutojali: ngozi nyeupe
Tajik	марде, ки китф афшонда истодааст: ранги равшани пӯст
Tamil	தெரியாது என்று காட்டும் ஆண்: வகை 1–2
Telugu	తెలియదని సైగ చేస్తున్న పురుషుడు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinya	ሰብኣይ እናነቕነቐ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
Tongan	tangata fakamahiki: kili hinehina
Tswana	monna yo o tsholetsang magetla: letlalo le lesweu
Turkmen	egnini gysýan erkek: açyk deri reňki
Upper Sorbian	muž, kiž z ramjenjomaj suknje: swětła barba kože
Urdu	کندھے اچکاتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
Uyghur	قىسىلغان ئەر: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
Uzbek	erkak yelka qismoqda: 1–2-teri turi
Welsh	dyn yn codi gwar: arlliw croen golau
Wolof	góor aj mbagg: xeesaayu der bu woyof
Xhosa	indoda enyikinya amagxa: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
Yoruba	ọkùnrin tí ń gúnpá: amọ́lára
Yoruba (Benin)	ɔkùnrin tí ń gúnpá: amɔ́lára
Zulu	ukushukuza amahlombe kowesilisa: uhlobo-1-2

Codes

Code points: U+1F937 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
HTML: 🤷🏻‍♂️
CSS: \1F937\1F3FB\200D\2642\FE0F
JavaScript, Rust, Swift: \u{1F937}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}
Python: \U0001F937\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2642\uFE0F
UTF-8 bytes: F0 9F A4 B7 F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F
UTF-16: D83E DD37 D83C DFFB 200D 2642 FE0F
URL encoded: %F0%9F%A4%B7%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F

Questions

What does 🤷🏻‍♂️ mean?

A man lifting his shoulders and spreading his hands in a shrug. Senders pick it to say "I have no idea," "could be" or "what can you do," and to show indifference or uncertainty. 🤷🏻‍♂️ shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🤷🏻‍♂️ is the 🤷‍♂️ man shrugging emoji with light skin tone. It's 🤷‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F937 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

How do I type 🤷🏻‍♂️?

Find 🤷‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man 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 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🤷🏻‍♂️

When was 🤷🏻‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016.