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Heart hands: medium skin tone

Heart hands: medium skin tone Emoji

People

Two hands pressed together to form a heart shape, rendered in a medium skin tone. The fingers curve upward to create a rounded top, while the thumbs touch at the base to close the heart.

Usage Context

This gesture is a popular way to express affection, gratitude, or support in digital conversations. It acts as a more personal alternative to the classic ❤️ or 🥰, often used to show love for a person, a fan base, or a kind gesture.

History

Heart hands were added to the Unicode standard in 2021 as part of Emoji 14.0. The gesture itself gained widespread cultural popularity in the early 2010s, frequently appearing in concert photography and social media selfies to signal connection between creators and their audience.

Details

Glyph
🫶🏽
Unicode
U+1FAF6 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf6_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
Tags
<3handsheartloveyouaffectiongesturesupportcommunitythanks

Google Noto License

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