Leftwards hand: light skin tone Emoji

People

A flat, open hand oriented toward the left, featuring a light skin tone. The fingers are held together in a vertical position, resembling a hand reaching out to meet another or signaling a halt.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to represent the act of shaking hands, giving a high-five, or performing a 'stop' gesture. When placed next to a complementary hand, such as 🫱🏻, it completes the motion of a handshake or a physical connection.

History

Part of the expansion of skin tone modifiers in Unicode 15.0, this icon reflects the modern push for inclusivity in digital communication. It builds on the long-standing history of hand signs like 👋 by allowing users to better represent their own identity during interactions.

Details

Glyph

🫲🏻

Unicode

U+1FAF2 U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1faf2_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEF2;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;

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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