Left-facing fist: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A side view of a human hand clenched into a tight fist, pointing toward the left. This version features a medium skin tone, representing a specific demographic variation of the gesture.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to represent a fist bump, a playful punch, or a show of solidarity. It is often sent as a friendly greeting or a sign of agreement, acting as a digital version of a 'bro fist'. It is commonly paired with 🤜🏽 to complete the physical act of bumping knuckles or with 💥 to emphasize the impact of a playful jab.

History

The left-facing fist was added to the Unicode standard in 2015 as part of the expansion of skin tone modifiers, which were introduced to provide a more inclusive range of human representation across digital platforms. This design draws from the long-standing tradition of using basic hand signals in digital chat and forum culture to convey physical actions in text-only environments.

Details

Glyph

🤛🏽

Unicode

U+1F91B U+1F3FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f91b_1f3fd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD1B;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-closed

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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