Pinched fingers Emoji
People
A hand with all fingers and thumb brought together in a vertical, pinched orientation. The hand shakes slightly in many platform renderings to mimic the classic Mediterranean gesture.
Usage Context
Widely used to express frustration, skepticism, or the question 'what do you want?' during an argument. It is also frequently deployed in food-related conversations to signify that a dish is prepared perfectly, similar to the chef's kiss gesture often associated with š.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2020 after massive global demand. While it has long been a staple of Italian hand language used for emphasis or dismissal, its inclusion in the emoji set sparked widespread internet memes regarding its cultural origins and varied meanings across different regions.
Details
Glyph
š¤
Unicode
U+1F90C
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f90c:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-partial
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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