Shrug Emoji Skin Tone Variations

Click on any of the shrugging emojis in the table and it will be copied to your clipboard. You can then paste the emoji into any document or text chat app you are using.

Shrugging emoji options (click emoji to copy)	Default	Light skin tone	Medium-light skin tone	Medium skin tone	Medium-dark skin tone	Dark skin tone
Person Shrugging	🤷	🤷🏻	🤷🏼	🤷🏽	🤷🏾	🤷🏿
Woman Shrugging	🤷‍♀️	🤷🏻‍♀️	🤷🏼‍♀️	🤷🏽‍♀️	🤷🏾‍♀️	🤷🏿‍♀️
Man Shrugging	🤷‍♂️	🤷🏻‍♂️	🤷🏼‍♂️	🤷🏽‍♂️	🤷🏾‍♂️	🤷🏿‍♂️

Other emoji input options Typing Emojis with Different Skin Tones

Emojis with different skin tones were introduced in 2015 (emojis themselves were added to unicode in 2010) to provide a more inclusive way for people to communicate and to reflect the diversity of the global community. Prior to the introduction of these emojis, there was a lack of representation for people of color, and many people felt that the existing emojis did not accurately represent them. The different skin tones allow people to choose an emoji that better reflects their own identity or the identity of the person they are communicating with. Skin tone and gender emojis are actually a combination of unicode characters joined by a non-visible zero-width-joiner (ZWJ) character. For the typical user, the easiest ways to type emojis with different skin tones are below:

On a smartphone or tablet: After opening up the emoji keyboard (iOS, Android), you can usually tap and hold an emoji to bring up a menu of skin tone options. You can then select the skin tone you want to use.
On a computer: if you are using a recent version of a desktop operating system like Windows or macOS, you can use the built-in emoji keyboard to select different skin tones. On Windows, you can access the emoji keyboard by pressing the Windows key and the period key at the same time. On macOS, you can access the emoji keyboard by pressing Control + Command + Space, and searching for "shrug" or browsing. To get to the skin tone variations, clicking and holding will show the available options.

Skin Tone Variations are Based Off The Fitzpatrick scale

The emoji skin tone variatons are based on The Fitzpatrick scale, which is a classification system that is used to describe the color of a person's skin. It is named after Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, a dermatologist who developed the scale in the 1970s.

The scale has six categories, which are based on the amount of melanin in a person's skin and the way their skin reacts to the sun. The categories are as follows:

Type I: very pale skin that always burns, never tans
Type II: pale skin that burns easily, tans poorly
Type III: medium skin that burns moderately, tans gradually
Type IV: olive skin that burns minimally, tans well
Type V: darker skin that burns rarely, tans very easily
Type VI: dark skin that never burns, tans very easily

The Fitzpatrick scale is commonly used in dermatology to help determine the best treatment options for skin conditions and to predict how a person's skin will respond to different types of treatments, such as laser therapy or chemical peels. It is also used in the cosmetic industry to help match skin tones to makeup shades and to develop skin care products that are suitable for different skin types. In the case of emojis, it looks like Type I and Type II were combined so that there are only five skin categories instead of the original six.