Leftwards pushing hand: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned human hand held palm-out, facing toward the left side of the screen. The fingers are pressed together as if bracing against an incoming force or signaling for someone to keep their distance.
Usage Context
This gesture is a universal way to tell someone to stop, wait, or back off. It is frequently used in digital chats to set boundaries, interrupt a conversation, or express a firm 'no.' Users often pair it with 🛑 to emphasize a hard stop or use it alongside ✋🏿 to denote a high-five or a physical block.
History
Added in Unicode 15.0 in 2022, this emoji expanded the collection of directional hand gestures. While earlier hand signs focused on generic greetings or single fingers, this specific orientation was added to accommodate the rise of modern mobile messaging where users needed to show interaction or resistance in a specific direction.
Details
Glyph
🫷🏿
Unicode
U+1FAF7 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf7_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
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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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