# 💅🏼 Nail polish emoji: medium-light skin tone

💅🏼 is the nail polish emoji (💅) with medium-light skin tone. It's 💅 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 💅🏼
- Unicode name: nail polish: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F485 U+1F3FC
- Category: People & body, Hands holding things
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [💅 Nail polish](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand with painted nails and a bottle of nail polish. Manicures, beauty and self-care are the literal meaning. As slang, it conveys a sassy, unbothered attitude, as in showing off confidence or shrugging off drama with 'whatever'.

## Other skin tones

- 💅 [Nail polish](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-emoji.md)
- 💅🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F485 U+1F3FB
- 💅🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F485 U+1F3FD
- 💅🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F485 U+1F3FE
- 💅🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F485 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

💅🏼 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 💅 [Nail polish](https://emojichart.com/nail-polish-emoji.md) (U+1F485)
2. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)

## How to type 💅🏼

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | pintarse las uñas: tono de piel claro medio | cosmética, esmalte, manicura, pintarse las uñas, tono de piel claro medio, uñas |
| Français (fr) | vernis à ongles : peau moyennement claire | cosmétiques, manucure, maquillage, peau moyennement claire, peu importe, s’ennuyer, vernis à ongles |
| Deutsch (de) | Nagellack: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | Kosmetik, Maniküre, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, Nagel, Nagellack, Nagelpflege |
| Italiano (it) | smalto per unghie: carnagione abbastanza chiara | carnagione abbastanza chiara, cosmetici, make up, manicure, noia, smalto, smalto per unghie, spa, unghie, unghie con smalto |
| Português (pt) | esmalte de unha: pele morena clara | cosméticos, esmalte, esmalte de unha, manicure, mão, pele morena clara, unhas |
| Nederlands (nl) | nagellak: lichtgetinte huidskleur | beauty, cosmetica, hand, lak, lichtgetinte huidskleur, manicure, nagel, nagellak, nagels lakken, verzorging |
| Svenska (sv) | nagellack: mellanljus hy | måla naglar, manikyr, mellanljus hy, nagellack, smink |
| Polski (pl) | lakier do paznokci: karnacja średnio jasna | ciało, karnacja średnio jasna, kosmetyki, lakier do paznokci, lakierować paznokcie, manicure, paznokcie, pielęgnacja |
| Türkçe (tr) | oje sürme: orta açık cilt tonu | kozmetik, manikür, oje, oje sürme, orta açık cilt tonu, tırnak, tırnak bakımı |
| Русский (ru) | маникюр: светлый тон кожи | готово, кисть, косметика, лак, маникюр, ногти, пальцы, руки, светлый тон кожи, скука, уход |
| Українська (uk) | лак для нігтів: помірно світлий тон шкіри | догляд, косметика, лак, лак для нігтів, манікюр, ніготь, нігті, помірно світлий тон шкіри, робота, рука, тіло |
| Ελληνικά (el) | βάψιμο νυχιών: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | βαριεστημένος, βάψιμο νυχιών, βερνίκι, βερνίκι νυχιών, καλλυντικά, μακιγιάζ, μανικιούρ, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, νύχι, ό,τι πεις, σώμα, τέλος, φροντίδα |
| العربية (ar) | طلاء أظافر: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | أظافر, إكلادور, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, تجميل, تهذيب أظافر, زهق, زهقانة, ضفير, طلاء أظافر, مانكير, مانيكور, مستحضرات تجميل, مناكير, منكير |
| עברית (he) | מריחת לק: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | גוון עור בהיר בינוני, טיפוח, לק, מניקור, מריחת לק, מריחת לק על ציפורניים, ציפורניים, קוסמטיקה |
| فارسی (fa) | لاک زدن: پوست روشن | آرایش, بدن, پوست روشن, توجه, رسیدگی, زیبایی, لاک, لاک زدن, مانیکور, ناخن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | नेल पॉलिश: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | कॉस्मेटिक, देखभाल, नख प्रसाधन, नाखून, नाखूनों की देखरेख, नेल पॉलिश, मेनीक्योर, सौन्दर्य प्रसाधन, हल्की गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | নেল পলিশ: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | নখ, নেইল পলিশ, নেল পলিশ, পালিশ, প্রসাধনী, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, ম্যানিকিউর, যত্ন, শরীর |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | poles kuku: warna kulit cerah-sedang | badan, cat kuku, kosmetik, kuku, kuteks, manikur, perawatan, poles kuku, salon, tubuh, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | sơn móng tay: màu da sáng trung bình | chăm sóc, đánh bóng, làm móng tay, màu da sáng trung bình, móng tay, mỹ phẩm, sơn móng tay |
| ไทย (th) | สีทาเล็บ: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | ตกแต่ง, ทาเล็บ, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, นิ้ว, มือ, สำอาง, เสริมสวย |
| 日本語 (ja) | マニキュアを塗る手: やや薄い肌色 | ネイル, マニキュア, マニキュアを塗る手, やや薄い肌色, 爪 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 매니큐어: 연한 갈색 피부 | 끝났어, 네일 아트, 네일 케어, 다듬기, 매니큐어, 메이크업, 손톱, 손톱 정리, 아무거나, 연한 갈색 피부, 지겨워, 케어 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 涂指甲油: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 修指甲, 忙完了, 护手, 指甲油, 涂指甲油, 美甲, 闷, 随便啦 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 指甲油：黃皮膚 | 修指甲, 指甲油, 沒事了, 無聊, 美甲, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): naellak: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): mmɔwerɛ pɔlihye: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): manikyr: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): የጥፍር ቀለም: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): եղունգների լաքապատում․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): নেইল প’লিচ: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): dırnaq laklamaq: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): тырнаҡтарҙы буяу: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): azazkaletako esmaltea: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): лак для ногцяў: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): lakiranje noktiju: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Лак за нокти: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်သည်း ဆိုးဆေး − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): vernis à ongles : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 指甲油: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 指甲油: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): esmalt d’ungles: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏑᎦᏢ ᎦᏅᎵᏰᏗ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): маникюр: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): lak za nokte: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): lak na nehty: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): neglelak: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): küünelakk: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): verniz para as unhas: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): neglalakk: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): nail polish: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kynsilakka: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): pintar as uñas: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): ფრჩხილების ლაქი: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): નેઇલ પોલિશ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): jan farce: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): nail polish: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): körömlakk: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): naglalakk: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nteji mbọaka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): vearnais ingne: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): cet kuku: kulit putih langsep
- Kabyle (kab): iɣmi n waccaren: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ನೈಲ್ ಪಾಲೀಷ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): маникюр: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): مانيكيۋر: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): លាបថ្នាំក្រចក: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): verini y’inzara: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
- Konkani (kok): नेल पॉलिश: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): тырмак боёо: буудай жүздүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Tz’ajb’al ixk’aq: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ທາເລັບມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): nagu laka: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): smato pe onge: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): nagų lakas: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): nokśowy lak: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Neellack: mëttelhell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): лак за нокти: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): pengilat kuku: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): നെയിൽ പോളിഷ്: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): nail polish: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): नेल पॉलीश: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): хумсаа будах: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Māori (mi): pani maikūkū: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
- Nepali (ne): नङ पालिस: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Nél Pọ́lish: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): pholeše ya manala: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): neglelakk: hudtype 3
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): naglelakk: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ନଖ ପାଲିସ୍‌: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): halluu qeensaa: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): نوکانو رنګ: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਨੇਲ ਪਾਲਿਸ਼: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): نوں پالش: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): esmalte sillukunapaq: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): ojă pe unghii: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): vernisch dad unglas: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): lìomh ìnean: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): лак за нокте: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): лак за нокте: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): lak za nokte: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): lak za nokte: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ယွမ်ႉၼဵပ်ႉမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): ننهن پالش: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): නිය ආලේපන: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): lakovanie nechtov: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): lak za nohte: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): dhalaalinta ciddiyaha: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): rangi ya kupaka kwenye kucha: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tajik (tg): лок барои нохунҳо: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): நகச்சாயம்: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): గోర్ల రంగు: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ጽፍሪ ምጽራይ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): valivali ngeʻesinima: kili kelokelo
- Tswana (tn): politšhe ya dinala: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): dyrnak lagy: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): lak za nochće: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): نیل پالش: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): تىرناق بوياش: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): tirnoq uchun lok: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): farnais ewinedd: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): jakkal wew: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Xhosa (xh): ipolishi yeenzipho: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Ikun Eekanna: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ikun Eekanna: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ikhyutheksi: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F485 U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `💅🏼` |
| CSS | `\1F485\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F485}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\U0001F485\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 92 85 F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC85 D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%92%85%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

## Questions

### What does 💅🏼 mean?

A hand with painted nails and a bottle of nail polish. Manicures, beauty and self-care are the literal meaning. As slang, it conveys a sassy, unbothered attitude, as in showing off confidence or shrugging off drama with 'whatever'. 💅🏼 shows it with medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 💅🏼 and 💅?

💅🏼 is the 💅 nail polish emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 💅 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F485 U+1F3FC.

### How do I type 💅🏼?

Find 💅 in your emoji keyboard by searching “nail polish”, then press and hold it and choose medium-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+1F485 U+1F3FC. In HTML you can write 💅🏼

### 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/nail-polish-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji