What does ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ Waving Hand: Medium Skin Tone mean?

๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ is the Waving Hand emoji (๐Ÿ‘‹) with a medium skin tone (๐Ÿฝ, Fitzpatrick type 4) 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: โ€œhey, still there?โ€ Be aware that a lone ๐Ÿ‘‹ dropped at the end of an argument can feel like a pointed โ€œbye, thenโ€. It comes in five skin tones.

๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ Waving Hand: Medium 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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๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ Waving Hand: Medium 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 Skin Tone looks on each platform.

Waving Hand: Medium Skin Tone emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad & Mac
Waving Hand: Medium Skin Tone emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid & Gmail
Waving Hand: Medium Skin Tone emoji on Microsoft
MicrosoftWindows & Teams
Waving Hand: Medium Skin Tone emoji on X / Twitter
X / TwitterTwemoji

Waving Hand in every skin tone

Default (yellow)
Light skin tone
Medium-light skin tone
Medium skin tone
Medium-dark skin tone
Dark skin tone
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Waving Hand: Medium Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers

How do I copy and paste the Waving Hand: Medium Skin Tone emoji?

Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ 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 Skin Tone emoji added?

๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ Waving Hand: Medium 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 ๐Ÿ‘‹, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.

Why does ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ look different on my phone?

Every platform draws its own artwork for Waving Hand: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F44B U+1F3FD) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโ€™s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.

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