Victory hand: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-toned hand shown with the index and middle fingers extended upward in a V shape, while the thumb and remaining fingers are curled down. This version explicitly displays a deeper skin tone, representing the diverse spectrum of human hands.

Usage Context

Widely used to signal peace, express victory, or represent the number two. It is frequently sent as a friendly sign-off, a way to say 'peace out,' or to signal that you are hanging out or taking a break. It is often paired with ✌️ or other gesture emojis like 👍🏿 to add personality to a message.

History

The peace sign gained massive cultural traction during the 1960s counterculture movement as a protest against war. While the hand gesture itself has been used for centuries, its inclusion in the Unicode standard as a customizable skin-tone emoji reflects the push for inclusive digital representation that began in the early 2010s.

Details

Glyph

✌🏿

Unicode

U+270C U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u270c_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

✌&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-partial

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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