light skin tone
About this emoji
The light skin tone emoji is part of the Component category (skin-tone) since Unicode 1.0. It is associated with: 1β2, light, skin, tone.
The light skin tone emoji belongs to the Component category, specifically the skin-tone subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 1.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the π» light skin tone emoji for modifying skin tone or hair style on supported people emojis. It is often associated with 1β2, light, skin, tone.
Quick facts
| Emoji | π» |
| Name | light skin tone |
| Category | Component |
| Subgroup | skin-tone |
| Unicode version | 1.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F3FB |
| Shortcode alias | :light_skin_tone: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the βCopy to clipboardβ button above and paste the emoji anywhere β messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :light_skin_tone: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (π or π key) and search for βlight skin toneβ to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press β Control + β Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.
