Call me hand Emoji

People

A yellow hand gesture where the thumb and pinky finger are extended while the three middle fingers are curled against the palm. This hand shape mirrors the posture of a traditional telephone receiver held up to the ear.

Usage Context

Widely used to signal a request to call someone or to acknowledge a conversation is pending. Outside of telecommunications, the gesture is famously known as the 'shaka' sign, a staple of Hawaiian surf culture often used to convey friendship, 'hang loose,' or general good vibes, similar to the 🤙 or 🤟 signs.

History

This gesture was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of Emoji 1.0. Its inclusion reflects the blend of its dual identity—acting as both a literal icon for phone calls in business communication and a casual shorthand for the relaxed greeting popularized by surf and skate subcultures during the late 20th century.

Details

Glyph

🤙

Unicode

U+1F919

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f919:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD19;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-partial

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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