Leftwards pushing hand: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A flat, palm-forward hand shown in a medium-light skin tone, angled to the left. The fingers are held upright and together, mimicking the physical gesture of pushing against an object or signaling someone to stop.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to tell someone to hold on, pause, or stay back. It serves as a visual 'stop' sign in digital conversations, expressing refusal or setting a firm boundary. It is often used in combination with 🛑 or ✋🏼 to emphasize a command or a need for space.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2022 as part of Emoji 15.0, this character was developed to provide a more specific directional action compared to the standard raised hand. It reflects the evolution of gesture-based communication in mobile messaging, where users need to convey active physical interaction rather than just a passive greeting.

Details

Glyph

🫷🏼

Unicode

U+1FAF7 U+1F3FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1faf7_1f3fc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEF7;&#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

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