Hand with index finger and thumb crossed: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A hand gesture featuring the thumb and index finger crossed to form a small, heart-like shape. This skin-toned hand is shown from the front with the fingers pinched together.
Usage Context
This gesture gained massive popularity in South Korea as a 'finger heart,' used to express affection or gratitude toward friends and idols. In Western cultures, the same hand position is frequently used to represent money, 'cashing out,' or the snapping motion associated with luxury and high costs. It is often paired with ❤️ for romance or 💸 to signify an expensive lifestyle.
History
While the finger heart has been a staple of K-pop culture since the 2010s, this specific emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2022 to bridge the gap between Asian heart-signaling and the universal 'money snap' gesture used globally.
Details
Glyph
🫰🏽
Unicode
U+1FAF0 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf0_1f3fd:
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
Microsoft Fluent License
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