Handshake: light skin tone, dark skin tone Emoji
People
A digital representation of two hands of different skin tones clasping together, meant to illustrate a partnership or mutual agreement between diverse groups of people. It shows a lighter-toned hand on the left meeting a darker-toned hand on the right.
Usage Context
Used to signal a deal, a compromise, or a friendly greeting. It is the go-to emoji for professional networking on platforms like LinkedIn or simply to show solidarity during negotiations. It serves as an inclusive update to the standard 🤝 emoji, reflecting the diversity of modern communication.
History
This multi-skin tone combination was made possible through the Emoji 14.0 update in 2021. It required significant technical coordination to allow the handshake to function as a ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence, enabling users to customize the skin tones of both hands to better represent specific interpersonal relationships.
Details
Glyph
🫱🏻🫲🏿
Unicode
U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf1_1f3fb_200d_1faf2_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hands
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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