What does 🫷 Leftwards Pushing Hand mean?
Shoving toward the left with the palm out, this hand says halt, back off, or not now. It is a firm refusal in emoji form, useful for spoilers, extra meetings or anything you want to keep at arm’s length. Placed after its partner as 🫸🫷, the two palms meet in a high five; reversed, they push away from each other. It belongs to Emoji 15.0, so phones that skipped recent updates may not display it.
🫷 Leftwards Pushing Hand is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: open fingers), added in Emoji 15.0 in 2022. People use it in messages about block, five, halt, high, hold and leftward.
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🫷 Leftwards Pushing Hand on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Leftwards Pushing Hand looks on each platform.
Leftwards Pushing Hand in every skin tone
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Leftwards Pushing Hand emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Leftwards Pushing Hand emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🫷 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :leftwards_pushing_hand:.
When was the Leftwards Pushing Hand emoji added?
🫷 Leftwards Pushing Hand was added in Emoji 15.0, released in 2022. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Leftwards Pushing Hand emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow 🫷, there are 5 skin tone versions: 🫷🏻 🫷🏼 🫷🏽 🫷🏾 🫷🏿. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does 🫷 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Leftwards Pushing Hand. The underlying code (U+1FAF7) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.