Leftwards pushing hand: light skin tone Emoji
People
A flat, palm-forward hand oriented to the left, rendered with a light skin tone. The fingers are held tightly together to mimic the physical motion of pushing against an object or signaling someone to stay back.
Usage Context
Widely used to demand a pause, signal a refusal, or physically represent the act of pushing something aside. It is frequently sent in chat threads to tell someone to hold their horses or to jokingly mimic a 'talk to the hand' gesture. It is often paired with 🛑 to emphasize a hard stop or ✋ to clarify the gesture's intent.
History
This emoji was added in Unicode 15.0 in 2022 as part of a wider expansion to provide more specific directional hand gestures. It builds upon the legacy of older, static hand signals by adding a clear sense of motion and intent that previous versions lacked.
Details
Glyph
🫷🏻
Unicode
U+1FAF7 U+1F3FB
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf7_1f3fb:
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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