๐๐ผWaving Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone Emoji
What does ๐๐ผ Waving Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone mean?
๐๐ผ is the Waving Hand emoji (๐) 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.
An open hand caught mid-wave, ready for hello or goodbye. It opens a chat on a friendly note, greets a newcomer in a group, or signs off at the end of the day. Sent on its own, it can also be a light nudge: โhey, still there?โ Be aware that a lone ๐ dropped at the end of an argument can feel like a pointed โbye, thenโ. It comes in five skin tones.
๐๐ผ Waving Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: open fingers), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about bye, cya, g2g, greetings, gtg and hello.
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๐๐ผ Waving 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 Waving Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Waving Hand in every skin tone
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Waving Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Waving Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐๐ผ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Waving Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji added?
๐๐ผ Waving Hand: Medium-Light 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 Waving Hand 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 ๐๐ผ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Waving Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F44B 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.