Vulcan salute: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-toned human hand with the palm facing forward, fingers parted between the middle and ring finger to form a V shape. This gesture is an iconic greeting originating from science fiction culture.

Usage Context

Used to signal the phrase 'Live long and prosper,' this gesture serves as a geeky shorthand for expressing goodwill or geek-culture camaraderie. It is often used in digital conversations alongside 🖖 to show identity, or paired with 👽 when discussing space, sci-fi media, or alien-themed topics.

History

The hand shape was popularized by actor Leonard Nimoy for his role as Spock in the 1960s television series Star Trek. Nimoy adapted the gesture from a traditional Jewish blessing. The emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2016 to allow for diverse skin tone modifiers, acknowledging the global fanbase of the franchise.

Details

Glyph

🖖🏿

Unicode

U+1F596 U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f596_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD96;&#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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