The 🖖🏿 emote, also known as the "Vulcan Salute: Dark Skin Tone" emote, is a variation of the Vulcan salute emoji with a dark skin tone. The Vulcan salute is a hand gesture popularized by the science fiction franchise Star Trek and is used as a greeting or farewell among fans of the series. The addition of a dark skin tone to the emoji was made in 2016 as part of an effort to promote diversity and inclusivity in emoji representation.