Leftwards hand: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned hand positioned with the palm facing left and fingers pointing outward. The hand is angled as if it is reaching out to touch something, waiting for a high-five, or attempting to grasp an object.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to suggest a handshake, a high-five, or the act of reaching toward another person. Users often pair it with 🫱🏿 to simulate a handshake or with objects like 🍎 to show someone grabbing or holding an item. It is also used to indicate a direction or to signal someone to 'stop' or 'hold on.'
History
This hand gesture was added to the Unicode standard in 2022 as part of Emoji 14.0. It was created to provide more diverse and specific manual gestures, moving beyond the standard flat palm emojis to allow for more directional communication in digital chats.
Details
Glyph
🫲🏿
Unicode
U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf2_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-open
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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