Hand with index finger and thumb crossed: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-toned hand gesture featuring the thumb and index finger crossed to form a small heart or to mimic the physical motion of snapping fingers.

Usage Context

This gesture gained widespread popularity in South Korea as a 'finger heart'—a playful way to show affection or gratitude to idols and fans. In Western internet culture, it is frequently used to denote money, payment, or the act of 'snapping' to show agreement or intensity. It is often paired with ❤️ for romance or 💸 when discussing prices.

History

While the finger snap has been part of global body language for centuries, the specific finger-heart configuration was added to the Unicode standard in 2022 to reflect the massive influence of K-pop and modern social media slang on digital communication.

Details

Glyph
🫰🏿
Unicode
U+1FAF0 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf0_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-partial
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
<3crossedexpensivefingerhandheartindexlovemoneysnapthumbk-popfinger heartgestureexpression

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