Middle finger: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A hand with the middle finger extended upward, rendered in a medium skin tone. The design depicts a raised hand against a neutral background, highlighting the index, ring, and little fingers curled downward while the thumb rests against the palm.
Usage Context
Widely recognized as an offensive gesture used to express defiance, anger, or contempt. It is frequently sent to shut down a conversation, signal frustration, or react to an annoying situation. Because of its aggressive nature, it is often used alongside emojis like 😠 or 😡 to emphasize a heated mood.
History
The middle finger gesture, known historically as the 'digitus impudicus,' dates back to ancient Greek and Roman times as an insult. The emoji version was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2014, following significant public demand for a digital way to express this specific form of non-verbal rebellion.
Details
Glyph
🖕🏽
Unicode
U+1F595 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f595_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hand-single-finger
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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