Call me hand: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-toned hand gesture with the thumb and pinky finger extended while the middle fingers remain curled toward the palm. It mimics the shape of a classic landline telephone receiver.

Usage Context

Widely used to tell someone to call you, or as a reference to the 'hang loose' gesture popularized by surf culture. It is a playful alternative to the 📞 emoji and is frequently used to signal a relaxed or 'chilled out' vibe.

History

The gesture originated in the surfing communities of Hawaii before gaining mainstream popularity in the 1970s and 80s. While it eventually became synonymous with telephone communication, its earlier roots remain tied to Hawaiian 'shaka' culture, expressing friendly intent or approval.

Details

Glyph

🤙🏿

Unicode

U+1F919 U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f919_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD19;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-partial

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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