Waving hand: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A human hand with dark skin tone, fingers held together and slightly fanned out as if in a rhythmic side-to-side motion. It depicts a standard gesture used for starting or ending a social interaction.
Usage Context
This is the go-to signal for saying hello or goodbye in text messages. It is frequently used to sign off from a conversation, especially when using slang like 👋 or when signaling that you are heading out for the day.
History
While the basic hand emoji has been around since the early days of digital communication, the ability to modify skin tones arrived in 2015 with Unicode 8.0. This update was a major shift in how messaging platforms handled identity, allowing users to better reflect their appearance in digital greetings.
Details
Glyph
👋🏿
Unicode
U+1F44B U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f44b_1f3ff:
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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