The person in tuxedo: medium skin tone is pure black‑tie energy—your pocket-sized James Bond moment without the exploding pens. It’s the go-to when you’re announcing wedding season, prom night, a gala invite, or just flexing a glow-up selfie with “I clean up nice.” People drop it for RSVP confirmations, date-night hype, and ironically when they’re eating takeout in sweatpants like, “mood: tux on the timeline, crumbs on the couch.” It also doubles as cheeky flirtation—think, dress code: dangerously dapper—and as a meme for Zoom-era fits (tux up top, chaos below).
On Apple devices, this emoji shows a front-facing bust with a calm smile, short hair, and a sharp, dark tux jacket over a crisp white shirt and black bow tie—clean high-contrast styling that reads formal at a glance. The medium skin tone appears as a warm tan across the face, giving the figure a polished, lifelike look. It’s commonly used for grooms, brides who rock a tux, and anyone serving red-carpet realness; pair it with 🥂, 💎, or 📸 for maximum “arriving in style” vibes. Bonus: it works for playful waiter/maître d’ jokes and “penguin suit activated” captions when your group chat decides the dress code is chaos but make it couture.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 10 update.
