The person in tuxedo: medium-dark skin tone emoji is someone dressed to the nines in a black-tie look, shaded with a medium-dark skin tone modifier. On Apple/iOS, it’s a chest-up, forward-facing portrait with a crisp black jacket, white dress shirt, and neat black bow tie, plus short, tidy hair and that calm, camera-ready half-smile. The styling reads gender-neutral, so it works for anyone serving formalwear energy, from wedding parties to red-carpet fantasies. Instantly recognizable as the timeless tux—sleek, minimal, and ready for the spotlight.
People drop it when they’re RSVPing in style, announcing prom fits, or channeling James Bond/award-show swagger. It can be flirty (“dress up, we’re going out”), celebratory (“we fancy tonight”), or jokey—like pretending to be a waiter, making a ‘penguin suit’ gag, or posting a sarcastic “formal apology” after light chaos. Meme-wise, it pairs well with glow-up before/after posts, ironic “I take this very seriously” energy, or the classic “I’ll attend your downfall in a tux” comment-section drama. Fun fact tie-in: the tuxedo’s black-tie tradition traces back to Tuxedo Park, New York, which is why this emoji screams classic, not corporate.
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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.
