Sign of the horns: light skin tone Emoji
People
A hand making the rock-on gesture with the index and pinky fingers extended while the thumb holds down the middle and ring fingers, rendered with a light skin tone. This hand sign creates a V-shape with the two fingers that resembles a pair of horns.
Usage Context
This gesture is a staple in heavy metal and rock music culture, often used to show approval, hype up a crowd, or signal that someone is ready to rock. It is frequently sent alongside 🎸 or 🔥 when discussing concerts or music releases. While it has roots in various superstitions, its modern popularity exploded in the 1970s and 80s as the definitive salute of the metal scene.
History
While the sign has been used for centuries to ward off bad luck or the 'evil eye' in Mediterranean cultures, it was popularized in the music industry by Ronnie James Dio in the late 1970s. It was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2015 as part of the expansion to include skin tone modifiers for existing hand gestures.
Details
Glyph
🤘🏻
Unicode
U+1F918 U+1F3FB
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f918_1f3fb:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-partial
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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