Raised back of hand: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned hand shown from the back, fingers pointing upward with the palm facing away. This emoji mimics a gesture used to ask for attention, signal a stop, or request a break.
Usage Context
Use this to get someone's attention in a crowded chat, signify that you need to pause a conversation, or emphasize a point you are making. It is frequently used alongside ✋ to indicate a firm 'stop' or to mirror a high-five gesture.
History
While the basic hand gesture has been part of early chat icons, the ability to modify skin tones arrived in 2015 with Unicode 8.0. This update was a major push toward inclusivity, allowing users to better represent their own identity in digital messaging.
Details
Glyph
🤚🏿
Unicode
U+1F91A U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f91a_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-open
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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