# 🖖🏽 Vulcan salute emoji: medium skin tone

🖖🏽 is the vulcan salute emoji (🖖) with medium 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 skin tone
- Code points: U+1F596 U+1F3FD
- 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-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-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F596 U+1F3FE
- 🖖🏿 [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 skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)

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

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): vulkansaluut: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): vulcan nkyea: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): përshëndetja e vulkanit: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): ቩልካን ሰላምታ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): վուլկանցիների ողջույն․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): ভল্কান ছেলুট: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): vulkan salamı: orta dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): вулкан сәләме: уртаса тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): vulcandar agur: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): вулканскі салют: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): vulkanski pozdrav: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Поздрав на вулканите: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): ဗူလ်ကန် ဆလု − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): salut vulcain : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 瓦肯式敬禮手勢: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 瓦肯式敬礼手势: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): salutació vulcaniana: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᎪᏍᏓᏱᏗᎦᎵᏟᎩ ᎠᏓᏲᎵᏍᏗ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 你好：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): вулкан салючӗ: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): vulkanski pozdrav: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): vulkánský pozdrav: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): vulcan-hilsen: medium teint
- Estonian (et): vulcanite tervitus: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): saudação vulcana: tipo de pele 4
- Faroese (fo): vulkan heilsan: miðal húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): vulcan salute: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): vulkanilaisten tervehdys: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): saúdo vulcaniano: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): ვულკანელების მისალმება: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સેલ્યુટની એક રીત: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): gaisuwar vulcan: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): vulcan salute: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): star trek-üdvözlet: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): vulcan-kveðja: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): ajọọ èkèle: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): cuirtéis Bholcáin: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): ngurmat cara bangsa vulcan: kulit kuning
- Kabyle (kab): aburkan n tezmert: taglimt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ವಲ್ಕೇನ್ ಸಲ್ಯೂಟ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): вулканша сәлемдесу: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): جانارتاۋشا سالەمدەسۋ: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ផ្គុំម្រាមដៃជាពីរគូ: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): indamukanyo ya vulcan: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
- Konkani (kok): वुलकन सॅल्युट: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): вулкандыктарча салам: орточо
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Rutzil wachaj: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຊູນິ້ວແບບວັນແຄນ: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): vulkāniešu sveiciens: vidējs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): saluo vulcanian: carnaxon cô d’öiva
- Lithuanian (lt): vulkanų rasės pasisveikinimo ženklas: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wulkaniske póstrowjenje: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Vulcan-Grouss: mëttel Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): вулкански поздрав: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): tabik vulcan: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): വൾക്കൻ സല്യൂട്ട്: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Maltese (mt): salut ta’ vulcan: ton medju tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): दीर्घायुष्याचा आशीर्वाद देणारा हात: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): вулкан мэндчилгээ: дунд зэргийн
- Māori (mi): whakakōtua vulcan: kiri āhua waenga
- Nepali (ne): बल्कन सलामी: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Vọ́lkán Salut: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): go dumediša ga vulcan: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): Vulcan-hilsen: hudtype 4
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): Vulcan-helsing: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ଭଲକାନ୍‌ ସାଲ୍ୟୁଟ୍‌: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): vuulkaan saluutee: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): ولکان سلامي: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਸਲੂਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੱਥ, ਵਲਕਨ ਸਲੂਟ: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): قلزات دے دیوتا نوں سلامی دینا: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): vulcano napay: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): salut vulcanian: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): salid vulcanic: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): beannachd muinntir Vulcan: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): вулкански поздрав: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): вулкански поздрав: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): vulkanski pozdrav: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): vulkanski pozdrav: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ဝူဝ်ႇလ်ၵႅၼ်ႇ ၼပ်ႉယမ်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): ولڪن سلام: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): වල්කන් සැලියුට්: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): vulkánsky pozdrav: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): vulkanski pozdrav: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): salaan sharaf: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya vulkani: ngozi ya kahawia
- Swiss High German (de-CH): vulkanischer Gruss: mittlere Hautfarbe
- Tajik (tg): саломдиҳии вулқонӣ: ранги миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): உல்கேன் சல்யூட்: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): ఆయురారోగ్య ఐశ్వర్య ప్రాప్తిరస్తు: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ቫልካን ሰላምታ፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): nima mavaeua: kili melomelo
- Tswana (tn): tumediso ya vulcan: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): wulkan salam: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): wulkaniski postrow: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): وولکن سلیوٹ: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ۋولقان سالام: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): vulkan salyuti: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): saliwt fulcanaidd: arlliw croen canolog
- Wolof (wo): loxo xaajale ñeenti baaraam: xeesaayu der bu yam
- Xhosa (xh): umbuliso we-vulcan: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Kiki Ibẹri Funni: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Kiki Ibɛri Funni: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): i-vulcan salute: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F596 U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `🖖🏽` |
| CSS | `\1F596\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F596}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001F596\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 96 96 F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DD96 D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%96%96%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## 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 skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🖖🏽 is the 🖖 vulcan salute emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🖖 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F596 U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 🖖🏽?

Find 🖖 in your emoji keyboard by searching “vulcan salute”, then press and hold it and choose medium 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+1F3FD. In HTML you can write 🖖🏽

### When was 🖖🏽 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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