What does ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฟ Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone mean?

๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฟ is the Pinched Fingers emoji (๐ŸคŒ) with a dark skin tone (๐Ÿฟ, Fitzpatrick type 6) 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.

Fingertips pressed together and pointing up, usually imagined shaking up and down โ€“ a well-known Italian hand gesture. In its home context it asks something like โ€œwhat are you saying?โ€ or โ€œwhat do you want?โ€, often with exasperation. Online it doubles as a chefโ€™s kiss for something perfect and as a playful nod to Italian passion. Use it when you are baffled, mildly outraged, or marveling at sheer perfection.

๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฟ Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: partial fingers), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about gesture, hand, hold, huh, interrogation and patience.

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๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฟ Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more

The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone looks on each platform.

Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad & Mac
Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid & Gmail
Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone emoji on Microsoft
MicrosoftWindows & Teams
Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone emoji on X / Twitter
X / TwitterTwemoji

Pinched Fingers in every skin tone

Default (yellow)
Light skin tone
Medium-light skin tone
Medium skin tone
Medium-dark skin tone
Dark skin tone
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Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers

How do I copy and paste the Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone emoji?

Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฟ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.

When was the Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone emoji added?

๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฟ Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.

Does the Pinched Fingers emoji come in different skin tones?

Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ŸคŒ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿป ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿผ ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿพ ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.

Why does ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฟ look different on my phone?

Every platform draws its own artwork for Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F90C U+1F3FF) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโ€™s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.

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