Left-facing fist: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-toned clenched fist oriented to the left. The knuckles are positioned forward, suggesting a sideways punch or a casual bump.

Usage Context

Used to signify a fist bump, a show of solidarity, or a celebratory gesture between peers. It is frequently sent as a digital 'fist bump' to acknowledge an agreement or a job well done. It is often used alongside the 👊 or the 🤜🏿 to complete a handshake gesture.

History

The left-facing fist was added to the Unicode set to provide directional variety for hand gestures. The option to modify skin tones was introduced in 2015 as part of the Unicode 8.0 update, allowing for more inclusive representation of diverse hand signals in digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🤛🏿

Unicode

U+1F91B U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f91b_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD1B;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-closed

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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