Rightwards pushing hand: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A flat hand depicted in a medium-dark skin tone, angled to the right as if applying force against an invisible surface. The palm is open, with the fingers held together to form a solid barrier.
Usage Context
Frequently used in digital chats to signal a request for someone to stop, pause, or back off. It acts as a non-verbal way to set boundaries, reject an unwanted offer, or represent the physical act of pushing an object. It is often paired with 🛑 to emphasize a firm refusal or a request for silence.
History
This hand gesture was added to the Unicode standard in 2022 as part of the Emoji 15.0 update. Its inclusion was driven by a need for more nuanced, gender-neutral, and direction-specific manual signals to improve the expressiveness of instant messaging and social media communication.
Details
Glyph
🫸🏾
Unicode
U+1FAF8 U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf8_1f3fe:
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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