Waving hand: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A human hand with fingers extended and palm facing forward, rendered with a medium-dark skin tone. It appears to be mid-motion, captured in a snapshot of a friendly wave.
Usage Context
This is the go-to sign for starting or ending a conversation. Whether you are saying hello to a friend or signaling that you are heading offline for the night, it works as a casual greeting or a firm goodbye. It is frequently sent alongside 👋 or ✌️ to add a personal, human touch to digital messages.
History
Based on the original waving hand design, this version was introduced as part of the Unicode Emoji Diversity project in 2015. These skin tone modifiers were added to ensure that digital communication better reflected the diverse global population using early mobile messaging apps.
Details
Glyph
👋🏾
Unicode
U+1F44B U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f44b_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
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
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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