Palm down hand: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A human hand shown with the palm facing directly downward, rendered in a medium skin tone. The fingers are slightly curved as if releasing an object or gesturing for someone to stay low.
Usage Context
This hand sign is frequently used to signal that someone should stop talking, calm down, or wait. It also serves as a visual shorthand for dropping something, finishing a task, or physically handing an item over to someone else. It is often paired with 🖐️ to emphasize a forceful stop or ✋ to denote authority.
History
Part of the Unicode 15.0 update in 2022, this emoji was added to fill a gap in gesture-based communication. It draws from long-standing non-verbal cues used in global cultures to denote dismissive actions or downward motions, translating physical body language into digital message threads.
Details
Glyph
🫳🏽
Unicode
U+1FAF3 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf3_1f3fd:
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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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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