Middle finger: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A hand with the middle finger extended upward, rendered in a medium skin tone. The design depicts a raised hand against a neutral background, highlighting the index, ring, and little fingers curled downward while the thumb rests against the palm.

Usage Context

Widely recognized as an offensive gesture used to express defiance, anger, or contempt. It is frequently sent to shut down a conversation, signal frustration, or react to an annoying situation. Because of its aggressive nature, it is often used alongside emojis like 😠 or 😡 to emphasize a heated mood.

History

The middle finger gesture, known historically as the 'digitus impudicus,' dates back to ancient Greek and Roman times as an insult. The emoji version was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2014, following significant public demand for a digital way to express this specific form of non-verbal rebellion.

Details

Glyph

🖕🏽

Unicode

U+1F595 U+1F3FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f595_1f3fd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD95;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory hand-single-finger

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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