Love-you gesture: light skin tone Emoji

People

A hand gesture with the index finger and pinky finger raised, the thumb extended outward, and the middle and ring fingers curled down, featuring a light skin tone. It creates the shape of the letters 'I', 'L', and 'Y' simultaneously.

Usage Context

Widely used to sign 'I love you' in American Sign Language. Outside of the deaf community, it became popular in the 1990s as a casual way to send a quick, non-verbal message of affection or support. It is often used alongside ❤️ or 😊 to express warmth or end a message.

History

While the sign has deep roots in American Sign Language, its broader cultural popularity exploded during the 1970s and 80s, particularly within the heavy metal and rock music scenes. It was formally added to the Unicode standard in 2017 to provide a more inclusive way to represent the gesture across different skin tones.

Details

Glyph

🤟🏻

Unicode

U+1F91F U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f91f_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD1F;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-partial

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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