Handshake: medium-light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
Two hands clasping together, with the left hand displaying a medium-light skin tone and the right hand displaying a medium-dark skin tone. It captures the moment of a physical connection between two different people, typically associated with making a promise or closing a business transaction.
Usage Context
Used to signal a successful negotiation, a sign of mutual respect, or a friendly greeting. Because this variation features two distinct skin tones, it is frequently used to represent diversity, cooperation, and bridging gaps between different groups, much like the 🤝 base emoji.
History
The handshake icon has been a staple of digital communication since the early days of graphical chat interfaces. While the original yellow-toned handshake dates back to the early 2010s, this multi-skin-tone version was introduced in Emoji 14.0 in 2021 to allow users to better represent inclusive and diverse real-world interactions.
Details
Glyph
🫱🏼🫲🏾
Unicode
U+1FAF1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf1_1f3fc_200d_1faf2_1f3fe:
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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