Pinched fingers: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A hand with a medium-light skin tone holding all fingers and the thumb together in a vertical, upward-pointing cluster. The fingers are held tightly, as if grasping an invisible object or making a specific point.

Usage Context

Universally recognized as the classic Italian 'ma che vuoi?' or 'what do you want?' gesture. It is frequently used to emphasize a question, express frustration, suggest someone is being dramatic, or playfully imply that something is perfectly seasoned or delicious. It often appears alongside other expressive hand gestures like 👌 or 🤏 to convey intensity or specific attitudes.

History

While this hand position has been used in Mediterranean cultures for centuries, it was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2020. Its addition followed intense internet campaigning, as users pushed for a way to translate this iconic, meme-worthy hand movement into digital text conversations.

Details

Glyph

🤌🏼

Unicode

U+1F90C U+1F3FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f90c_1f3fc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD0C;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;

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

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