Handshake: medium skin tone Emoji
People
Two hands of a medium skin tone joined together in a firm grasp. The hands are positioned at a slight angle, indicating the common human gesture of a greeting, a finalized deal, or a sign of mutual respect.
Usage Context
Widely used to signal that a deal has been struck, a compromise has been reached, or that two parties are in total agreement. It is often sent after a negotiation is settled or to show solidarity with a partner. You might see it used alongside ✅ to confirm a task is complete or 🤝 in its default tone to represent general unity.
History
The original handshake emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2016. In 2021, Unicode updated the emoji to allow for multi-skin tone combinations, acknowledging that handshakes occur between people of different backgrounds and identities, finally allowing the icon to reflect diverse interpersonal connections.
Details
Glyph
🤝🏽
Unicode
U+1F91D U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f91d_1f3fd:
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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