# 🫰🏻 Hand with index finger and thumb crossed emoji: light skin tone

🫰🏻 is the hand with index finger and thumb crossed emoji (🫰) with light skin tone. It's 🫰 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 14.0 in 2021.

- Emoji: 🫰🏻
- Unicode name: hand with index finger and thumb crossed: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1FAF0 U+1F3FB
- Category: People & body, Hand signs
- Added: Emoji 14.0 (2021)
- Base emoji: [🫰 Hand with index finger and thumb crossed](https://emojichart.com/hand-with-index-finger-and-thumb-crossed-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/hand-with-index-finger-and-thumb-crossed-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand with the thumb and index finger crossed, a gesture often called the finger heart. It sends a small, cute bit of love, and it can also stand for money or something expensive, like rubbing the fingers together. Senders use it for affection and for talk about cash.

## Other skin tones

- 🫰 [Hand with index finger and thumb crossed](https://emojichart.com/hand-with-index-finger-and-thumb-crossed-emoji.md)
- 🫰🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/hand-with-index-finger-and-thumb-crossed-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF0 U+1F3FC
- 🫰🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/hand-with-index-finger-and-thumb-crossed-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF0 U+1F3FD
- 🫰🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/hand-with-index-finger-and-thumb-crossed-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF0 U+1F3FE
- 🫰🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/hand-with-index-finger-and-thumb-crossed-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF0 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🫰🏻 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🫰 [Hand with index finger and thumb crossed](https://emojichart.com/hand-with-index-finger-and-thumb-crossed-emoji.md) (U+1FAF0)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)

## How to type 🫰🏻

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “hand with index finger and thumb crossed”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “hand with index finger and thumb crossed”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “hand with index finger and thumb crossed”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “hand with index finger and thumb crossed”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | mano con dedo índice y pulgar cruzados: tono de piel claro | amor, caro, chasquido, corazón, dinero, mano con dedo índice y pulgar cruzados, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | main avec index et pouce croisés : peau claire | amour, argent, cher, claquer des doigts, cœur, main avec index et pouce croisés, peau claire |
| Deutsch (de) | Hand mit gekreuztem Zeigefinger und Daumen: helle Hautfarbe | Daumen, Finger, Fingerherz, gekreuzt, Geld, Hand, Handgeste, helle Hautfarbe, Kosten, teuer, Zeigefinger |
| Italiano (it) | mano con indice e pollice incrociati: carnagione chiara | amore, carnagione chiara, caro, costa, costoso, cuore, denaro, mano, mano con indice e pollice incrociati, schioccare, soldi |
| Português (pt) | mão com dedo indicador e polegar cruzados: pele clara | <3, amor, army, caro, coração, dinheiro, estalar, k-pop, kpop, mão, mão com dedo indicador e polegar cruzados, pele clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | hand met wijsvinger en duim gekruist: lichte huidskleur | duur, geld, hand, hand met wijsvinger en duim gekruist, hart, lichte huidskleur, liefde, vingerknip, vingers |
| Svenska (sv) | hand med tummen och pekfingret korsade: ljus hy | <3, betala, dyrt, fingrarna, knäppa, korsade, ljus hy, pekfinger, pengar, tumme |
| Polski (pl) | dłoń ze skrzyżowanym palcem wskazującym i kciukiem: karnacja jasna | dłoń ze skrzyżowanym palcem wskazującym i kciukiem, drogie, karnacja jasna, miłość, pieniądze, pstryknięcie palcami, serce |
| Türkçe (tr) | işaret parmağı ve baş parmak birbirine geçmiş el: açık cilt tonu | <3, açık cilt tonu, aşk, borç, el, hesap, işaret parmağı ve baş parmak birbirine geçmiş el, kalp, nakit, pahalı, para, parmak, sevgi |
| Русский (ru) | жест «деньги»: очень светлый тон кожи | деньги, дорого, жест, очень светлый тон кожи, сердечко, щелчок |
| Українська (uk) | клацання пальцями: світлий тон шкіри | <3, вартість, гроші, дорого, клацання пальцями, коштує, любов, плати, рука, світлий тон шкіри, серце |
| Ελληνικά (el) | δείκτης και αντίχειρας σταυρωμένοι: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | αγάπη, ακριβό, ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, δείκτης και αντίχειρας σταυρωμένοι, καρδιά, λεφτά, στη στιγμή |
| العربية (ar) | يد مع تقاطع السبابة والإبهام: بشرة بلون فاتح | أموال, انطباق, بشرة بلون فاتح, حب, غالٍ, قلب, يد, يد مع تقاطع السبابة والإبهام |
| עברית (he) | קליק באצבעות: גוון עור בהיר | אהבה, אצבעות, גוון עור בהיר, יאללה, יקר, כסף, לצרוד, קליק באצבעות |
| فارسی (fa) | دست با انگشت اشاره و شست متقاطع: پوست سفید | افراد, بدن, بشکن, پوست سفید, پول, ثروت, دست, دست با انگشت اشاره و شست متقاطع, عشق, قلب, گران |
| हिन्दी (hi) | क्रॉस किए तर्जनी और अंगूठे वाला हाथ: गोरी त्वचा | <3, क्रॉस किए तर्जनी और अंगूठे वाला हाथ, गोरी त्वचा, चुटकी बजाना, दिल, धन, पैसा, प्यार, महँगा, महंगा, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | বুড়ো আঙুলের সঙ্গে তর্জনী ঘোরানো হাত: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | অর্থ, ছবি, টাকা, বুড়ো আঙুলের সঙ্গে তর্জনী ঘোরানো হাত, ভালোবাসা, মূল্যবান, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, হৃদয় |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tangan dengan jari telunjuk dan ibu jari menyilang: warna kulit cerah | cinta, hati, jari hati, korea, mahal, menjentikkan jari, tangan dengan jari telunjuk dan ibu jari menyilang, uang, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | bàn tay với ngón trỏ và ngón cái bắt chéo: màu da sáng | bàn tay với ngón trỏ và ngón cái bắt chéo, búng tay, đắt tiền, màu da sáng, tiền bạc, tình yêu, trái tim |
| ไทย (th) | นิ้วชี้ไขว้นิ้วโป้ง: โทนผิวสีขาว | เงิน, ดีด, โทนผิวสีขาว, นิ้วชี้ไขว้นิ้วโป้ง, แพง, มินิฮาร์ท, มือ, รัก, หัวใจ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 親指と人差し指をクロス: 薄い肌色 | お金, 愛, 手, 指, 指ハート, 指をクロス, 薄い肌色, 親指と人差し指をクロス |
| 한국어 (ko) | 엄지와 중지를 교차한 손: 하얀 피부 | 너무 비싼, 돈, 딱딱, 머니, 비싼, 사랑, 손, 손가락 하트, 엄지와 중지를 교차한 손, 하얀 피부, 하트 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 食指与拇指交叉的手: 较浅肤色 | 响指, 心, 手, 昂贵, 比心, 爱, 爱心, 较浅肤色, 金钱, 钞票, 食指与拇指交叉的手 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 食指和拇指交叉的手：白皮膚 | <3, 彈響指, 愛, 愛心, 手, 昂貴, 白皮膚, 貴的, 錢, 食指和拇指交叉的手 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): hand met duim en wysvinger gekruis: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a wɔde akyerɛkyerɛkwan nsateaa ne kokuromotie abɔ mu: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): dorë me gishtin tregues dhe të madhin të kapur: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): አውራ እና ጠቋሚ ጣት የተጠመሩበት እጅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): ցուցամատը եւ բութը խաչած ձեռք․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): তৰ্জনী আঙুলি আৰু বুঢ়া আঙুলি ক্ৰছ থকা হাত: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): əl barmağı və baş barmağı çarpazlanmış vəziyyətdə: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): аҡса ишаралаусы ҡул: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): erakuslea eta erpurua gurutzatuta: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): рука са скрыжаванымі вялікім і ўказальным пальцамі: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): ruka s prekrštenim kažiprstom i palcem: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): ръка с преплетени палец и показалец: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်မနှင့် လက်ညှိုး ထပ်ထားခြင်း − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): main avec index et pouce croisés : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 食指同拇指交叉嘅手: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 食指同拇指交叉嘅手: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): mà amb el dit índex i el polze creuats: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏚᏂᎯ ᏯᏍᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): "укҫа" паллă: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruka s prekriženim palcem i kažiprstom: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): ruka se zkříženým palcem a ukazováčkem: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): krydset pegefinger og tommelfinger: lys teint
- Estonian (et): pöialt ja nimetissõrme risti hoidev käsi: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão com dedo indicador e polegar cruzados: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): krossa tummil og peikifingur: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): kamay na magkakrus ang hintuturo at hinlalaki: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): etusormi ja peukalo ristissä: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): man cos dedos índice e polgar cruzados: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): ხელი საჩვენებელი თითით და ცერი გადაჯვარედინებული: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): તર્જની અને અંગૂઠો ક્રોસ કરેલો હાથ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): hannu da yatsa da babban yatsa a kewaye: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): hand with index finger and thumb crossed: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): keresztezett mutató- és hüvelykujjú kéz: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): hendi með vísifingur og þumal í kross: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): lámh a bhfuil a corrmhéar agus a ordóg trasna ar a chéile: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): jempol karo driji panuduh tetalenan: kulit putih
- Kabyle (kab): afus s udebbuz d ccahed yemcubbaken: taglimt taceɛlalt
- Kannada (kn): ತೋರುಬೆರಳು ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು ಅಡ್ದವಾಗಿರುವ ಕೈ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): бас бармақ пен сұқ саусақ айқастырылған қол: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): باس بارماق پەن سۇق ساۋساق ايقاستىرىلعان قول: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាខ្វែងម្រាមមេនិងម្រាមចង្អុល: សម្បុរស
- Konkani (kok): पयली दोन बोटां आनी आखणो क्रॉस केल्लो हात: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): сөөмөй менен бармак кайчылаштырылган кол: акжуумал
- Lao (lo): ມືນິ້ວຊີ້ ແລະ ນິ້ວໂປ້ໄຂວ່ກັນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): roka ar rādītājpirkstu un īkšķi sakrustota: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man con dio longâ e gròsso incroxæ: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): ranka sukryžiuotu smiliumi ir nykščiu: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): ruka, z pśekśicowanym pokazowarjom a palcom: swětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): рака со вкрстени палец и показалец: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): tangan dengan jari telunjuk dan ibu jari bersilang: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): പണം കൊടുക്കുക: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): तर्जनी आणि अंगठा क्रॉस करून दर्शविणारा हात: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): долоовор хуруу, эрхий хуруугаа зөрүүлж барьсан гар: цайвар
- Nepali (ne): बुढी औँला र चोर औँला क्रस गरेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé Krọ́s Im Sẹ́kọ́n Fínga An Tọmb: Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): hånd med pekefinger og tommel krysset: hudtype 1–2
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): hand med peikefinger og tommel kryssa: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ଇଣ୍ଡେକ୍ସ ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ଏବଂ ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରି ହାତ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka qubni akeektuu fi abgudduun wal qaxxamure: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): لاس چې اشاره ګوته او غټه ګوته سره تېرې شوې وي: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਚੁਟਕੀ ਮਾਰਦਾ ਹੱਥ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): maki chakatasqa iskay rukanawan: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mână cu degetul mare și arătătorul încrucișate: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): gest per char: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh le a colgag is òrdag ri chèile: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): рука са прекрштеним палцем и кажипрстом: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): рука са прекрштеним палцем и кажипрстом: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ruka sa prekrštenim palcem i kažiprstom: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): ruka sa prekrštenim palcem i kažiprstom: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၼိဝ်ႉၸီႉၵဵဝ်ႈႁူဝ်မႄႈမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): پھرين آڱر ۽ آڱوٺو مڙيل ھٿ: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): දබරැඟිල්ල සහ මාපට ඇඟිල්ල කතිර කළ අත: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): ruka s prekríženým ukazovákom a palcom: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): roka s prekrižanima kazalcem in palcem: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): gacanta farta caarada iyo suulka la dhaafay: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): vidole vya shahada na gumba vinavyopitana: ngozi nyeupe
- Tamil (ta): ஆள்காட்டி விரலுடன் கட்டைவிரல் குறுக்கிட்ட கை: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): చూపుడు వేలును బొటనవేలుకి తాకిస్తున్న చేయి: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኢድ ምስ ጠቋሚ ኣጻብዕትን ዓባስ ኣጻብዕትን ዝተቖላለፉ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): louhiʻinima moe motuʻatuhu fehauaki: kili hinehina
- Turkmen (tk): süýem we başam barmagy çapraz el: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): ruka z křižowanym pokazowakom a palcom: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): شہادت کی انگلی اور انگوٹھہ کراس کیے ہوئے ہاتھ: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): bosh va koʻrsatkich barmoqlar kesishgan qoʻl: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): llaw gyda bys mynegai a bawd wedi’u croesi: arlliw croen golau
- Yoruba (yo): ọwọ́ pẹ̀lú ìka kẹ́keré àti ìka ńlá ní pípapọ̀: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔwɔ́ pɛ̀lú ìka kɛ́keré àti ìka ńlá ní pípapɔ̀: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): hand with index finger and thumb crossed: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAF0 U+1F3FB` |
| HTML | `&#x1FAF0;&#x1F3FB;` |
| CSS | `\1FAF0\1F3FB` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAF0}\u{1F3FB}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAF0\U0001F3FB` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB B0 F0 9F 8F BB` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEF0 D83C DFFB` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%B0%F0%9F%8F%BB` |

## Questions

### What does 🫰🏻 mean?

A hand with the thumb and index finger crossed, a gesture often called the finger heart. It sends a small, cute bit of love, and it can also stand for money or something expensive, like rubbing the fingers together. Senders use it for affection and for talk about cash. 🫰🏻 shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🫰🏻 and 🫰?

🫰🏻 is the 🫰 hand with index finger and thumb crossed emoji with light skin tone. It's 🫰 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAF0 U+1F3FB.

### How do I type 🫰🏻?

Find 🫰 in your emoji keyboard by searching “hand with index finger and thumb crossed”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 🫰🏻?

U+1FAF0 U+1F3FB. In HTML you can write &#x1FAF0;&#x1F3FB;

### When was 🫰🏻 added?

It was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/hand-with-index-finger-and-thumb-crossed-light-skin-tone-emoji