People, hands and body emoji in every skin tone
This is the biggest emoji group, with more than 2,400 characters. It holds every hand gesture, body part, person, job, family and activity emoji, each in all five skin tones. Copy a wave 👋, a thumbs up 👍, folded hands 🙏 or a strong arm 💪 with one tap.
People emoji let you show who you are and what you do. There is a teacher, a doctor, a cook, a farmer, a coder 👩💻, a firefighter and many more, in different genders and tones.
Hand emoji and what they mean
- 👍 Thumbs up: Yes, okay, good job.
- 🙏 Folded hands: Please, thank you, or prayer, depending on the person.
- 👋 Waving hand: Hello or goodbye.
- 👏 Clapping hands: Well done or applause.
- 🤝 Handshake: A deal, an agreement or a team.
- ✌️ Victory hand: Peace or a win.
- 🫶 Heart hands: Love and support.
Skin tones and genders
Most people and hand emoji come in a default yellow plus five skin tones, from light to dark. Many jobs and activities also come in woman, man and person versions. Each version is its own tile here, so you can copy exactly the one you want without long-pressing on a keyboard.
Behind the scenes, a tone is a small modifier joined to the base emoji. Some people emoji, like families or couples, are several emoji glued together. When you copy them here you get the full sequence, so they paste as one picture.
Ideas for using people emoji
Put a job emoji in your bio to show what you do, like 👨🍳 for a chef or 👩🎨 for an artist. Use 💪 for gym posts, 👀 when something is interesting, and 🙌 for a celebration. In work chats a simple 👍 is a quick way to say you saw a message.
Search instead of scrolling
With so many emoji, scrolling takes a while. Type what you want in the search box, such as “wave”, “doctor”, “family” or “medium skin tone”, and the matching emoji appear instantly. Add the ones you use most to favorites so they are always close.
Jobs, roles and activities
Beyond hands, this category has people doing all kinds of things. There are job emoji for teachers 🧑🏫, scientists 🧑🔬, pilots 🧑✈️, farmers 🧑🌾 and health workers 🧑⚕️. There are people running 🏃, dancing 💃, doing yoga 🧘, swimming 🏊 and cycling 🚴. There are also fantasy characters like fairies 🧚, superheroes 🦸 and genies 🧞. These are great for showing what you do, what you love or how your day went.
Body parts and gestures
You will also find eyes 👀, ears 👂, a brain 🧠, a heart organ 🫀, muscles 💪 and footprints 👣. Pointing hands 👉 👇 are useful for drawing attention to a link or a line of text in a post.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I copy an emoji with a skin tone?
- Find the emoji and pick the tile with the tone you want. Each tone is listed separately, so one tap copies it.
- What does 🙏 mean?
- Folded hands can mean please, thank you, sorry or prayer. In some places it is also read as a high five.
- Why does a family emoji show as several people?
- Older devices that do not support that family combination show its parts side by side. Newer devices join them into one emoji.
- How many people emoji are there?
- Counting every skin tone and gender, there are more than 2,400 people and body emoji in this category.
- What does 👀 mean?
- The eyes emoji means you are watching, curious or noticing something interesting or a little suspicious.