What does ๐ค Raised Back of Hand mean?
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.
๐ค Raised Back of Hand is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: open fingers), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016.
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๐ค Raised Back of Hand 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 looks on each platform.
Raised Back of Hand in every skin tone
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Raised Back of Hand emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Raised Back of 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 :raised_back_of_hand:.
When was the Raised Back of Hand emoji added?
๐ค Raised Back of Hand 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 ๐ค look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Raised Back of Hand. The underlying code (U+1F91A) 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.