Rightwards pushing hand: light skin tone Emoji

People

A human hand with a light skin tone facing toward the right, fingers spread wide, appearing to press against an invisible wall. The thumb is tucked slightly, indicating a flat, forceful palm.

Usage Context

This gesture acts as a non-verbal command to stop, halt, or hold off. It is widely used to signal refusal, set a boundary in a conversation, or visually represent the act of pushing something away. It is frequently paired with the 🛑 sign or the ✋ raised hand to emphasize the need for a pause.

History

Part of the Unicode 15.0 update released in 2022, this emoji expanded the range of manual gestures available for digital communication. It was specifically designed to provide a more dynamic, directional alternative to the traditional static hand symbols used in early instant messaging platforms.

Details

Glyph

🫸🏻

Unicode

U+1FAF8 U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1faf8_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEF8;&#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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