Handshake: light skin tone, dark skin tone Emoji
People
A digital representation of two hands of different skin tones clasping together, meant to illustrate a partnership or mutual agreement between diverse groups of people. It shows a lighter-toned hand on the left meeting a darker-toned hand on the right.
Usage Context
Used to signal a deal, a compromise, or a friendly greeting. It is the go-to emoji for professional networking on platforms like LinkedIn or simply to show solidarity during negotiations. It serves as an inclusive update to the standard 🤝 emoji, reflecting the diversity of modern communication.
History
This multi-skin tone combination was made possible through the Emoji 14.0 update in 2021. It required significant technical coordination to allow the handshake to function as a ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence, enabling users to customize the skin tones of both hands to better represent specific interpersonal relationships.
Details
Glyph
🫱🏻🫲🏿
Unicode
U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf1_1f3fb_200d_1faf2_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Twitter/X
Category People
Subcategory hands
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
Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.
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