🏾Leftwards Thumb Sign: Medium-Dark Skin Tone Emoji
What does 🏾 Leftwards Thumb Sign: Medium-Dark Skin Tone mean?
🏾 is the Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji () with a medium-dark skin tone (🏾, Fitzpatrick type 5) 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.
Brand new in Emoji 18.0, this is a hand making a thumb sign aimed to the left. Going by its name, it suits jerking a thumb toward something – “it’s back that way”, “ask them”, “that one” – or thumbing a ride by the roadside. Because it is such a recent addition, many phones and computers will not display it until they receive a software update, and may show an empty box instead.
🏾 Leftwards Thumb Sign: Medium-Dark Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: closed fingers), added in Emoji 18.0 in 2026. It is one of the newest emojis, so older phones and computers may not display it until they get a system update.
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🏾 Leftwards Thumb Sign: Medium-Dark Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Leftwards Thumb Sign: Medium-Dark Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Leftwards Thumb Sign in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Leftwards Thumb Sign: Medium-Dark Skin Tone 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.
When was the Leftwards Thumb Sign: Medium-Dark Skin Tone emoji added?
🏾 Leftwards Thumb Sign: Medium-Dark Skin Tone was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026. Because it is so new, it only shows up on devices with the latest system updates; older devices may show an empty box instead.
Does the Leftwards Thumb Sign 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 Thumb Sign: Medium-Dark Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1FAF9 U+1F3FE) 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.