What does ๐ Middle Finger mean?
Back of the hand with the middle finger extended โ one of the most widely known rude gestures. It expresses anger, contempt or a blunt โget lostโ, and it carries roughly the weight of a swear word. Among close friends it is sometimes sent in mock outrage alongside a laughing face, but it is best kept out of work chats and conversations with people you do not know well.
๐ Middle Finger is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: single finger), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about hand and rude.
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๐ Middle Finger on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Middle Finger looks on each platform.
Middle Finger in every skin tone
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See all 7 โMiddle Finger emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Middle Finger emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :middle_finger:.
When was the Middle Finger emoji added?
๐ Middle Finger was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Middle Finger emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Middle Finger. The underlying code (U+1F595) 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.