๐๐ฝHand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone Emoji
What does ๐๐ฝ Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone mean?
๐๐ฝ is the Hand with Fingers Splayed emoji (๐๏ธ) with a medium skin tone (๐ฝ, Fitzpatrick type 4) modifier. It means the same as the default yellow version; the skin tone simply lets people represent themselves or the person they are talking about.
All five fingers spread wide on a raised hand. It can stand for the number five, a firm โstop right thereโ, or a big wave across a crowded room. Some people send it to ask for a high five or to say โback in fiveโ. Compared with โ, where the fingers sit together, the splayed version feels more animated and emphatic, like a hand thrust up to grab attention.
๐๐ฝ Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: open fingers), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about finger, raised and stop.
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๐๐ฝ Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Hand with Fingers Splayed in every skin tone
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Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐๐ฝ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone emoji added?
๐๐ฝ Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Hand with Fingers Splayed emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐๏ธ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐๐ฝ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F590 U+1F3FD) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.