Leftwards pushing hand: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A flat, palm-forward hand oriented to the left, rendered in a medium skin tone. The fingers are held upright and together, mimicking the universal gesture used to signal someone to stay back or stop their current action.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to convey a firm 'no,' request a pause in conversation, or physically block an incoming message or idea. It acts as a digital boundary marker and pairs well with icons like 🛑 or ✋ when you need to emphasize a refusal or a request for space.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2022 as part of a series of directional hand gestures, this character was developed to provide more precise body language in text messaging. It fills a gap left by generic hand emojis, allowing users to specify the direction of the push or block.

Details

Glyph

🫷🏽

Unicode

U+1FAF7 U+1F3FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1faf7_1f3fd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEF7;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;

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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