Nail Polish

💅 is a hand painting its nails. It is used for manicures and beauty, but mostly for unbothered, sassy confidence.

Skin tones

Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.

nail polish

nail polish: light skin tone

nail polish: medium-light skin tone

nail polish: medium skin tone

nail polish: medium-dark skin tone

nail polish: dark skin tone

Easy to misread

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Literally nail polish, but the dominant use is unbothered confidence or sassy indifference.

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: NAIL POLISH
CLDR short name: nail polish
Codepoint: U+1F485
Hex: 1F485
Emoji version: 0.6
Unicode version: 6.0
First released: 2010
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: hand-prop
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:nail_care:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

bored · care · cosmetics · done · makeup · manicure · nail · polish · whatever

How it looks

Nail Polish — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 💅. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 💅 nail polish emoji mean?: 💅 is a hand painting its nails. It is used for manicures and beauty, but mostly for unbothered, sassy confidence.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 💅?: U+1F485, named NAIL POLISH in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 💅 nail polish emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 💅 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “nail polish”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 💅 from this page with one click.
Does 💅 come in different skin tones?: Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: 💅🏻 💅🏼 💅🏽 💅🏾 💅🏿. They all mean the same thing; long-press 💅 on a phone keyboard to pick one.
What is the shortcode for 💅?: On GitHub, type :nail_care: and it turns into 💅 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.
Is 💅 ever misunderstood?: Literally nail polish, but the dominant use is unbothered confidence or sassy indifference.