Raised back of hand Emoji
People
A flat, yellow hand shown from the back, with fingers held together and pointed upward. It captures the specific anatomy of a hand held out to signal a stop or to ask for a turn to speak.
Usage Context
This gesture is a universal visual cue for asking someone to wait or hold their thought. It is frequently used in chat to get someone's attention in a crowded thread or to represent a literal high-five when paired with 🖐. It can also signal a refusal or a 'stop' command in a digital conversation.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2016, this gesture reflects the shift toward more nuanced human anatomy in digital messaging. It was designed to bridge the gap between simple emotive faces and full-body postures, drawing inspiration from physical hand signals used in classrooms and busy office environments to manage non-verbal communication.
Details
Glyph
🤚
Unicode
U+1F91A
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f91a:
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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