What does ๐ค Pinching Hand mean?
A thumb and index finger held a tiny gap apart, measuring out a small amount. It means โjust a bitโ, โa smidgeโ or โso closeโ. People use it to downplay a feeling (โmaybe ๐ค jealousโ), to show they nearly made it, or to call something laughably small. Since it can also be a teasing jab about size, think about who will read it before you send it.
๐ค Pinching Hand is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: partial fingers), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. People use it in messages about amount, bit, fingers, little, small and sort.
Example messages
๐ค Pinching Hand on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Pinching Hand looks on each platform.
Pinching Hand in every skin tone
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Pinching Hand emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Pinching Hand 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 :pinching_hand:.
When was the Pinching Hand emoji added?
๐ค Pinching Hand was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Pinching Hand 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 Pinching Hand. The underlying code (U+1F90F) 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.