Handshake: medium-dark skin tone, medium skin tone Emoji

People

A digital illustration of two hands joined in a firm grip, featuring a medium-dark skin tone on one side and a medium skin tone on the other. It depicts the classic gesture of two people shaking hands to solidify a pact or a greeting.

Usage Context

Widely used to signal that a deal has been reached, an agreement is finalized, or two parties are working together. It is frequently employed in professional messaging to confirm a partnership or to signal a friendly meeting, acting as a visual equivalent to the 🤝 emoji or a nod of approval.

History

While the standard handshake emoji has been part of the Unicode standard for years, the ability to modify the skin tone of each individual hand was introduced in 2022 as part of Emoji 14.0. This update allowed users to represent diverse collaborations and interpersonal connections more accurately, reflecting the internet's shift toward more inclusive communication tools.

Details

Glyph

🫱🏾‍🫲🏽

Unicode

U+1FAF1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1faf1_1f3fe_200d_1faf2_1f3fd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEF1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;‍&#xD83E;&#xDEF2;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;

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

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