Subgroup
skin tone
5 emoji filed under skin tone, part of Component.
- light skin tonelight skin tone
- medium-light skin tonemedium-light skin tone
- medium skin tonemedium skin tone
- medium-dark skin tonemedium-dark skin tone
- dark skin tonedark skin tone
Frequently asked questions
- What is the skin tone subgroup?
- skin tone is one of Unicode’s subgroups within Component, and holds 5 emoji. Unicode files every character under a group and a subgroup; the subgroup is the narrower of the two.
- Which emoji are in skin tone?
- They include 🏻 light skin tone, 🏼 medium-light skin tone, 🏽 medium skin tone and 🏾 medium-dark skin tone. Every one is listed above, with its name, codepoint and how each platform draws it.
- When were the skin tone emoji added?
- They all arrived in 2015.