Hand with index finger and thumb crossed: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A hand gesture showing the thumb and index finger crossed together, rendered in a medium-dark skin tone. It captures the exact motion of a finger snap or the popular Korean 'finger heart' gesture.
Usage Context
This emoji is a versatile chameleon. It is frequently sent to express affection or love as a substitute for the classic ❤️, but it also serves as a shorthand for money, payment, or being 'broke.' It is the go-to reaction for anything deemed expensive or a transaction-based interaction.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2022, this gesture rose to global prominence through the influence of K-pop culture, where it originated as a quick way for performers to signal heart-shaped love to fans. It was later adapted by Western social media users to also represent the sound of snapping fingers or the concept of currency.
Details
Glyph
🫰🏾
Unicode
U+1FAF0 U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf0_1f3fe:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-partial
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
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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