Ok hand: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A hand gesture with the index finger and thumb touching to form a circle, with the remaining fingers fanned out. This specific version features a medium-dark skin tone.

Usage Context

Used globally to signify that everything is fine, correct, or in perfect order. It is frequently sent as a confirmation response to messages, acting as a quick way to say 'got it' or 'agreed.' It also functions as a gesture for 'top-tier' or 'high quality' when something is particularly impressive, often appearing alongside 🔥 or 💯.

History

The basic hand sign has roots in North American hand signals dating back to the early 19th century, traditionally used by divers or pilots to confirm safety. It was incorporated into the Unicode standard as a digital icon to replicate the non-verbal cues that became essential during the rise of mobile instant messaging and early text-based chat rooms.

Details

Glyph

👌🏾

Unicode

U+1F44C U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f44c_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC4C;&#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

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