What does ๐ค Love-You Gesture mean?
Thumb, index finger and pinky extended, middle and ring fingers folded: the American Sign Language handshape for โI love youโ, blending the letters I, L and Y. People send it to partners, friends and family as a warm sign-off or a quick show of affection. It is easy to confuse with ๐ค, the rock-on horns, which keeps the thumb tucked in. Five skin tones are available.
๐ค Love-You Gesture is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: partial fingers), added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017. People use it in messages about fingers, hand, ILY, love-you and three.
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๐ค Love-You Gesture on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Love-You Gesture looks on each platform.
Love-You Gesture in every skin tone
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Love-You Gesture emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Love-You Gesture emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ค 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 :i_love_you_hand_sign:.
When was the Love-You Gesture emoji added?
๐ค Love-You Gesture was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Love-You Gesture emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ค, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ค๐ป ๐ค๐ผ ๐ค๐ฝ ๐ค๐พ ๐ค๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ค look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Love-You Gesture. The underlying code (U+1F91F) 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.