Raised fist: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-toned human hand held in a closed fist, oriented vertically. This gesture displays the strength of the knuckles and is often used to signal defiance, support, or a show of collective power.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to show solidarity with social movements, represent resistance against injustice, or serve as a salute to strength and perseverance. It is often paired with the raised fist: medium-dark skin tone or the raised fist to form a unified front in digital advocacy.
History
The basic raised fist emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010. In 2015, the Emoji Diversity update introduced skin tone modifiers, allowing this specific gesture to better represent the global diversity of the activists and communities that have historically used the fist as a primary sign of protest and strength.
Details
Glyph
✊🏿
Unicode
U+270A U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u270a_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
✊��
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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