Leftwards pushing hand Emoji
People
A flat, open palm facing to the left with the fingers extended. The design depicts a hand held up in a vertical position as if bracing against an object or signaling for someone to halt.
Usage Context
Widely used to convey a 'stop' command, block unwanted interaction, or reject a proposal. It is frequently employed in digital conversations to enforce personal boundaries or to represent the physical act of pushing a door. It is often paired with 🛑 to emphasize a demand for silence or a cessation of activity, or with ✋ to show the opposite side of the same hand gesture.
History
This emoji was added in Unicode 15.0 in 2022 to address the long-standing need for directional hand gestures. While earlier emojis like ✋ represented a generic raised hand, the addition of leftwards and rightwards variants allowed users to specify the direction of movement or blocking, reflecting how we use hand signals in real-world physical communication.
Details
Glyph
🫷
Unicode
U+1FAF7
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf7:
HTML Entity
��
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.
Related People Emojis
