Rightwards hand: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A flat, palm-open hand facing to the right with a medium skin tone. The design captures a natural, extended reach, mimicking a hand gesture used when greeting someone or signaling for a turn.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to convey a handshake, a high-five, or the act of reaching out to someone. It is a popular choice for expressing agreement or greeting, and it is often paired with the leftwards hand: medium skin tone to create a virtual handshake between two users in a chat.
History
Part of the expansion of diverse hand gestures in Unicode 14.0 released in 2021, this emoji was added to allow for more specific directional communication. It builds on the older, more generic raised hand and handshake icons by providing a distinct orientation that mimics real-life interaction.
Details
Glyph
🫱🏽
Unicode
U+1FAF1 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf1_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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