What does ๐๐ฟ Raising Hands: Dark Skin Tone mean?
๐๐ฟ is the Raising Hands emoji (๐) with a dark skin tone (๐ฟ, 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.
Both hands thrown up high in celebration. It means hooray, finally, yes! or praise be, and it greets good news, achievements and moments of relief. Some read it as hands raised in worship, others as a double high five or โIโm inโ. It has more exuberance than ๐: clapping applauds someone else, while ๐ tends to celebrate right along with them.
๐๐ฟ Raising Hands: Dark Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (two-hand gestures), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about celebration, gesture, hand, hooray, praise and raised.
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๐๐ฟ Raising Hands: Dark Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Raising Hands: Dark Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Raising Hands in every skin tone
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Raising Hands: Dark Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Raising Hands: Dark Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐๐ฟ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Raising Hands: Dark Skin Tone emoji added?
๐๐ฟ Raising Hands: Dark Skin Tone was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Raising Hands 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 ๐๐ฟ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Raising Hands: Dark Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F64C U+1F3FF) 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.