Raised hand: light skin tone Emoji

People

A flat, palm-forward hand depicted with a light skin tone. The fingers are held straight up and together, mimicking the physical gesture used to signal a stop or to ask for attention in a classroom setting.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to signal a halt, request a pause in conversation, or indicate a high-five. It is the visual equivalent of putting your hand up to stop traffic or grab someone's focus, and it is often paired with 🛑 to emphasize a boundary or ✋ to show the hand in its default color.

History

The raised hand originated as a simple graphic before skin tone modifiers were introduced in Unicode 8.0 in 2015. These modifiers were added to allow for more inclusive digital communication, reflecting the diversity of users globally who use hand gestures to convey immediate, non-verbal intent.

Details

Glyph

✋🏻

Unicode

U+270B U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u270b_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

✋&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;

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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