# 🫰🏼 Hand with index finger and thumb crossed emoji: medium-light skin tone

🫰🏼 is the hand with index finger and thumb crossed emoji (🫰) with medium-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: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1FAF0 U+1F3FC
- 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-medium-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)
- 🫰🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/hand-with-index-finger-and-thumb-crossed-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF0 U+1F3FB
- 🫰🏽 [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. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)

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

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): hand met duim en wysvinger gekruis: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a wɔde akyerɛkyerɛkwan nsateaa ne kokuromotie abɔ mu: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): dorë me gishtin tregues dhe të madhin të kapur: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): አውራ እና ጠቋሚ ጣት የተጠመሩበት እጅ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): ցուցամատը եւ բութը խաչած ձեռք․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): তৰ্জনী আঙুলি আৰু বুঢ়া আঙুলি ক্ৰছ থকা হাত: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): əl barmağı və baş barmağı çarpazlanmış vəziyyətdə: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): аҡса ишаралаусы ҡул: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): erakuslea eta erpurua gurutzatuta: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): рука са скрыжаванымі вялікім і ўказальным пальцамі: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): ruka s prekrštenim kažiprstom i palcem: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): ръка с преплетени палец и показалец: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်မနှင့် လက်ညှိုး ထပ်ထားခြင်း − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): main avec index et pouce croisés : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 食指同拇指交叉嘅手: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 食指同拇指交叉嘅手: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): mà amb el dit índex i el polze creuats: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏚᏂᎯ ᏯᏍᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): "укҫа" паллă: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruka s prekriženim palcem i kažiprstom: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): ruka se zkříženým palcem a ukazováčkem: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): krydset pegefinger og tommelfinger: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): pöialt ja nimetissõrme risti hoidev käsi: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão com dedo indicador e polegar cruzados: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): krossa tummil og peikifingur: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): kamay na magkakrus ang hintuturo at hinlalaki: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): etusormi ja peukalo ristissä: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): man cos dedos índice e polgar cruzados: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): ხელი საჩვენებელი თითით და ცერი გადაჯვარედინებული: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): તર્જની અને અંગૂઠો ક્રોસ કરેલો હાથ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): hannu da yatsa da babban yatsa a kewaye: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): hand with index finger and thumb crossed: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): keresztezett mutató- és hüvelykujjú kéz: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): hendi með vísifingur og þumal í kross: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): lámh a bhfuil a corrmhéar agus a ordóg trasna ar a chéile: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): jempol karo driji panuduh tetalenan: kulit putih langsep
- Kabyle (kab): afus s udebbuz d ccahed yemcubbaken: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ತೋರುಬೆರಳು ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು ಅಡ್ದವಾಗಿರುವ ಕೈ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): бас бармақ пен сұқ саусақ айқастырылған қол: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): باس بارماق پەن سۇق ساۋساق ايقاستىرىلعان قول: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាខ្វែងម្រាមមេនិងម្រាមចង្អុល: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Konkani (kok): पयली दोन बोटां आनी आखणो क्रॉस केल्लो हात: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): сөөмөй менен бармак кайчылаштырылган кол: буудай жүздүү
- Lao (lo): ມືນິ້ວຊີ້ ແລະ ນິ້ວໂປ້ໄຂວ່ກັນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): roka ar rādītājpirkstu un īkšķi sakrustota: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man con dio longâ e gròsso incroxæ: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): ranka sukryžiuotu smiliumi ir nykščiu: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): ruka, z pśekśicowanym pokazowarjom a palcom: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): рака со вкрстени палец и показалец: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): tangan dengan jari telunjuk dan ibu jari bersilang: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): പണം കൊടുക്കുക: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): तर्जनी आणि अंगठा क्रॉस करून दर्शविणारा हात: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): долоовор хуруу, эрхий хуруугаа зөрүүлж барьсан гар: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Nepali (ne): बुढी औँला र चोर औँला क्रस गरेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé Krọ́s Im Sẹ́kọ́n Fínga An Tọmb: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): hånd med pekefinger og tommel krysset: hudtype 3
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): hand med peikefinger og tommel kryssa: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ଇଣ୍ଡେକ୍ସ ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ଏବଂ ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରି ହାତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka qubni akeektuu fi abgudduun wal qaxxamure: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): لاس چې اشاره ګوته او غټه ګوته سره تېرې شوې وي: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਚੁਟਕੀ ਮਾਰਦਾ ਹੱਥ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): maki chakatasqa iskay rukanawan: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mână cu degetul mare și arătătorul încrucișate: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): gest per char: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh le a colgag is òrdag ri chèile: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): рука са прекрштеним палцем и кажипрстом: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): рука са прекрштеним палцем и кажипрстом: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ruka sa prekrštenim palcem i kažiprstom: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): ruka sa prekrštenim palcem i kažiprstom: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၼိဝ်ႉၸီႉၵဵဝ်ႈႁူဝ်မႄႈမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): پھرين آڱر ۽ آڱوٺو مڙيل ھٿ: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): දබරැඟිල්ල සහ මාපට ඇඟිල්ල කතිර කළ අත: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): ruka s prekríženým ukazovákom a palcom: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): roka s prekrižanima kazalcem in palcem: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): gacanta farta caarada iyo suulka la dhaafay: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): vidole vya shahada na gumba vinavyopitana: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tamil (ta): ஆள்காட்டி விரலுடன் கட்டைவிரல் குறுக்கிட்ட கை: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): చూపుడు వేలును బొటనవేలుకి తాకిస్తున్న చేయి: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኢድ ምስ ጠቋሚ ኣጻብዕትን ዓባስ ኣጻብዕትን ዝተቖላለፉ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): louhiʻinima moe motuʻatuhu fehauaki: kili kelokelo
- Turkmen (tk): süýem we başam barmagy çapraz el: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): ruka z křižowanym pokazowakom a palcom: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): شہادت کی انگلی اور انگوٹھہ کراس کیے ہوئے ہاتھ: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): bosh va koʻrsatkich barmoqlar kesishgan qoʻl: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): llaw gyda bys mynegai a bawd wedi’u croesi: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Yoruba (yo): ọwọ́ pẹ̀lú ìka kẹ́keré àti ìka ńlá ní pípapọ̀: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔwɔ́ pɛ̀lú ìka kɛ́keré àti ìka ńlá ní pípapɔ̀: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): hand with index finger and thumb crossed: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAF0 U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `&#x1FAF0;&#x1F3FC;` |
| CSS | `\1FAF0\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAF0}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAF0\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB B0 F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEF0 D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%B0%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

## 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 medium-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 medium-light skin tone. It's 🫰 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAF0 U+1F3FC.

### 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 medium-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+1F3FC. In HTML you can write &#x1FAF0;&#x1F3FC;

### 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-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji