rightwards pushing hand
A hand with the palm facing outward, fingers spread apart, and thumb extended
Basic Information
- Unicode U+1FAF8
- Version Emoji 15
- Category people & body
- Subcategory fingers open
Platform Meaning
A hand with the palm facing outward, fingers spread apart, and thumb extended
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Skin Variants
Platform Meaning
- Apple： A hand gesture often used to represent stopping, halting, or indicating 'wait'
- Google： A hand with an open palm, typically conveying a sense of stopping, blocking, or asking for pause
- Twitter： An open palm hand gesture, commonly used to express stopping, preventing, or requesting a moment
- Unicode： Open Hand with Fingers Spread
Detailed Introduction
The 🫸 emoji depicts an open hand with fingers spread apart and the palm facing outward. It primarily conveys the action of stopping, halting, or asking someone to pause. Common uses include signaling to 'wait a minute,' preventing something from happening, or indicating a need for a break in conversation or activity. It can also express a sense of blocking,, or creating a barrier. The gesture is intuitive and widely recognized across cultures for its directive and cautionary connotations, making it useful in digital communication to convey these actions succinctly.