Handshake: medium-light skin tone, dark skin tone Emoji
People
A side-by-side depiction of two hands grasping each other, showing a medium-light skin tone on one hand and a dark skin tone on the other. It illustrates the classic gesture of two people connecting or sealing a pact.
Usage Context
Used to signal an agreement, a successful negotiation, or a sign of mutual respect between different parties. Because this version highlights two distinct skin tones, it is frequently used to emphasize cooperation, unity, or diversity in social interactions. It is often paired with 🤝 for general greetings or ✅ when confirming that a deal has been finalized.
History
Handshake emojis have been part of the digital lexicon for years, but the ability to combine specific skin tones using ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequences was introduced in Unicode 14.0 in 2021. This update was a direct response to user demand for more inclusive ways to represent real-world human interactions across diverse communities.
Details
Glyph
🫱🏼🫲🏿
Unicode
U+1FAF1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf1_1f3fc_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
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