Handshake: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
Two hands of a medium-dark skin tone clasped firmly together in a gesture of greeting or mutual agreement. The fingers are interlaced to show a stable, two-way connection.
Usage Context
Widely used to signal that a deal has been struck, a compromise has been reached, or two parties have come to an understanding. It frequently follows messages confirming a partnership, a business contract, or a friendly pact between peers. It is often used alongside ✅ to confirm a completed task.
History
The original handshake emoji was introduced in Unicode 9.0 in 2016. The ability to modify the skin tone of the hands was added later to allow for more inclusive representation, reflecting the real-world diversity found in international business and interpersonal relationships.
Details
Glyph
🤝🏾
Unicode
U+1F91D U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f91d_1f3fe:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hands
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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