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Leftwards Hand: Dark Skin Tone — Apple

🫲🏿 leftwards hand emoji

The leftwards hand emoji 🫲🏿 depicts a hand directed toward the left. It is used in contexts related to reaching, holding, handshakes, or indicating a leftward direction. It can also represent an open-handed gesture in messages.

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Unicode version
14.0
Release year
2021
Unicode sequence
U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF
Emoji version
14.0
Artwork
4 available designs
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What does 🫲🏿 mean?

A hand with the palm facing the viewer, fingers extended and slightly curved, pointing to the left. The skin tone varies across platforms but typically follows the standard human skin tone modifier. This emoji represents a leftward-facing hand gesture, often used to indicate direction or to symbolize offering or receiving in various contexts.

Common uses

  • Indicating direction: 'Please move to the left 🫲'
  • Symbolizing offering or giving: 'Here you go 🫲'
  • In sign language context: 'This gesture in ASL means...' 🫲
handhandshakeholdleftleftwardleftwardsreachshakeleftwards hand

In a message

The exit is that way 🫲
Can you pass the salt, please? 🫲
In sign language, 🫲 can represent the concept of giving.

Variations

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What does 🫲🏿 mean?

A hand with the palm facing the viewer, fingers extended and slightly curved, pointing to the left. The skin tone varies across platforms but typically follows the standard human skin tone modifier. This emoji represents a leftward-facing hand gesture, often used to indicate direction or to symbolize offering or receiving in various contexts.

How do I copy Leftwards Hand: Dark Skin Tone?

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Does Leftwards Hand: Dark Skin Tone support skin tones?

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