Hand with index finger and thumb crossed: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A hand gesture showing the thumb and index finger crossed together, rendered in a medium-dark skin tone. It captures the exact motion of a finger snap or the popular Korean 'finger heart' gesture.

Usage Context

This emoji is a versatile chameleon. It is frequently sent to express affection or love as a substitute for the classic ❤️, but it also serves as a shorthand for money, payment, or being 'broke.' It is the go-to reaction for anything deemed expensive or a transaction-based interaction.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2022, this gesture rose to global prominence through the influence of K-pop culture, where it originated as a quick way for performers to signal heart-shaped love to fans. It was later adapted by Western social media users to also represent the sound of snapping fingers or the concept of currency.

Details

Glyph

🫰🏾

Unicode

U+1FAF0 U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1faf0_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEF0;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-partial

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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