Hand with fingers splayed: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A flat, palm-forward hand featuring five distinct fingers spread wide apart. The skin tone is rendered in a medium-light shade, reflecting a diverse range of human representation in digital messaging.

Usage Context

This hand gesture acts as a clear signal to stop, halt, or wait. It is also frequently used to represent the number five or to offer a digital high-five. Users often pair it with 🛑 to emphasize a boundary or with 👋 to distinguish between a wave and a firm command.

History

Based on the original 'raised hand' symbols found in early Japanese mobile carrier sets, this specific version was standardized in Unicode 7.0 in 2014. It was later updated to include skin tone modifiers to better accommodate global communication needs and provide more inclusive options for users.

Details

Glyph

🖐🏼

Unicode

U+1F590 U+1F3FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f590_1f3fc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD90;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-open

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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