๐ค๐ผRaised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone Emoji
What does ๐ค๐ผ Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone mean?
๐ค๐ผ is the Raised Back of Hand emoji (๐ค) with a medium-light skin tone (๐ผ, Fitzpatrick type 3) 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.
Seen from behind, this raised hand has its fingers held together and its knuckles toward you. People use it to say wait, hold on or stop for a second, and to volunteer as if putting a hand up in class. It can also offer half of a high five. It looks very close to โ, which shows the palm instead, and most people treat the two as interchangeable.
๐ค๐ผ Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: open fingers), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016.
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๐ค๐ผ Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Raised Back of Hand in every skin tone
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Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ค๐ผ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ค๐ผ Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Raised Back of 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 ๐ค๐ผ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Raised Back of Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F91A U+1F3FC) 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.