Oncoming fist: light skin tone Emoji
People
A clenched human hand with a light skin tone, positioned as if ready to throw a punch or initiate a fist bump. The knuckles face forward, emphasizing the impact or physical action of the gesture.
Usage Context
This emoji serves as a versatile signifier for strength, agreement, or a casual greeting. It is widely used to represent a 'fist bump' between friends, a display of solidarity, or the act of punching to emphasize a point or express frustration. It is frequently paired with 🔥 to show excitement or 🤝 to seal a deal.
History
The basic fist gesture has been part of the Unicode standard since 2010. The skin tone variations were added in 2015 as part of the Unicode 8.0 update, which introduced the Fitzpatrick scale to allow for more diverse representation across digital messaging platforms.
Details
Glyph
👊🏻
Unicode
U+1F44A U+1F3FB
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f44a_1f3fb:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-closed
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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