Left-facing fist: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A side view of a human hand clenched into a tight fist, pointing toward the left. This version features a medium skin tone, representing a specific demographic variation of the gesture.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to represent a fist bump, a playful punch, or a show of solidarity. It is often sent as a friendly greeting or a sign of agreement, acting as a digital version of a 'bro fist'. It is commonly paired with 🤜🏽 to complete the physical act of bumping knuckles or with 💥 to emphasize the impact of a playful jab.
History
The left-facing fist was added to the Unicode standard in 2015 as part of the expansion of skin tone modifiers, which were introduced to provide a more inclusive range of human representation across digital platforms. This design draws from the long-standing tradition of using basic hand signals in digital chat and forum culture to convey physical actions in text-only environments.
Details
Glyph
🤛🏽
Unicode
U+1F91B U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f91b_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-closed
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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