Raised back of hand: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-skinned hand shown from the back, fingers pointing upward with the palm facing away. This emoji mimics a gesture used to ask for attention, signal a stop, or request a break.

Usage Context

Use this to get someone's attention in a crowded chat, signify that you need to pause a conversation, or emphasize a point you are making. It is frequently used alongside ✋ to indicate a firm 'stop' or to mirror a high-five gesture.

History

While the basic hand gesture has been part of early chat icons, the ability to modify skin tones arrived in 2015 with Unicode 8.0. This update was a major push toward inclusivity, allowing users to better represent their own identity in digital messaging.

Details

Glyph

🤚🏿

Unicode

U+1F91A U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f91a_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD1A;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-open

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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