# 🫲🏿 Leftwards hand emoji: dark skin tone

🫲🏿 is the leftwards hand emoji (🫲) with dark skin tone. It's 🫲 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 14.0 in 2021.

- Emoji: 🫲🏿
- Unicode name: leftwards hand: dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF
- Category: People & body, Open hands
- Added: Emoji 14.0 (2021)
- Base emoji: [🫲 Leftwards hand](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-hand-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/leftwards-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand reaching out to the left with the palm turned sideways, as if offering to shake. It is the partner to the rightwards hand, and together they form a handshake. Greetings, agreements, reaching out and holding all fit.

## Other skin tones

- 🫲 [Leftwards hand](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-hand-emoji.md)
- 🫲🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-hand-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF2 U+1F3FB
- 🫲🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-hand-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF2 U+1F3FC
- 🫲🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF2 U+1F3FD
- 🫲🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE

## What it's made of

🫲🏿 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🫲 [Leftwards hand](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-hand-emoji.md) (U+1FAF2)
2. 🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FF)

## How to type 🫲🏿

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | mano hacia la izquierda: tono de piel oscuro | a la izquierda, izquierda, mano, mano hacia la izquierda, tono de piel oscuro |
| Français (fr) | main vers la gauche : peau foncée | gauche, main vers la gauche, peau foncée, serrer la main, tenir la main, vers la gauche |
| Deutsch (de) | nach links weisende Hand: dunkle Hautfarbe | ausgestreckt, ausstrecken, dunkle Hautfarbe, Hand, Hände, Händeschütteln, links, reichen, schütteln, weisen |
| Italiano (it) | mano rivolta a sinistra: carnagione scura | carnagione scura, dare la mano, mano, mano destra rivolta a sinistra, mano rivolta a sinistra, sinistra, verso sinistra |
| Português (pt) | mão para a esquerda: pele escura | apertar, esquerda, mão, pegar, pele escura, segurar |
| Nederlands (nl) | hand naar links: donkere huidskleur | donkere huidskleur, eens, hand, hand naar links, handdruk, links, naar links, uitgestoken hand |
| Svenska (sv) | hand som pekar till vänster: mörk hy | hand, hand som pekar till vänster, mörk hy, skaka, till vänster, vänster |
| Polski (pl) | dłoń skierowana w lewo: karnacja ciemna | dłoń, dłoń skierowana w lewo, karnacja ciemna, lewa, uścisk dłoni, w lewo, wyciągnięta dłoń |
| Türkçe (tr) | sola bakan el: koyu cilt tonu | anlaşma, dokun, el, el uzatma, koyu cilt tonu, merhaba, selam, sol, sola bakan el, temas, tokalaşma |
| Русский (ru) | рука влево: очень темный тон кожи | влево, кисть, налево, очень темный тон кожи, рука, рукопожатие |
| Українська (uk) | долоня вліво: темний тон шкіри | вліво, долоня, ліва рука, ліворуч, потискати, простягнути, рука, рукостискання, темний тон шкіри, тримати |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χέρι προς τα αριστερά: σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | αριστερά, προς τα αριστερά, σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, χειραψία, χέρι, χέρι προς τα αριστερά |
| العربية (ar) | يد باتجاه اليسار: بشرة بلون غامق | باتجاه اليسار, بشرة بلون غامق, يد, يد باتجاه اليسار, يسار, يصافح, يمسك بيده اليسرى |
| עברית (he) | יד פונה שמאלה: גוון עור כהה | גוון עור כהה, יד, יד פונה שמאלה, לחיצת יד, נעים להכיר, שמאלה |
| فارسی (fa) | دست به سمت چپ: پوست آبنوسی | افراد, بدن, به سمت چپ, پوست آبنوسی, تکان دادن, چپ, دست, دست به سمت چپ, دست دادن, رسیدن, نگه داشتن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बाईं ओर हाथ: साँवली त्वचा | बाई ओर, बाईं ओर हाथ, बायां, बायाँ हाथ, साँवली त्वचा, हाथ, हाथ पकड़ना, हाथ मिलाना, हाथ हिलाना, हैंडशेक |
| বাংলা (bn) | বামদিকে হাত: কালো ত্বকের রঙ | করমর্দন, কালো ত্বকের রঙ, বাম, বামদিকে, হাত, হাত ধরো |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tangan menghadap kiri: warna kulit gelap | ambil, jabat tangan, kiri, menghadap kiri, pegang, salaman, sodorkan tangan, tangan, tangan menghadap kiri, warna kulit gelap |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | bàn tay hướng sang bên trái: màu da tối | bàn tay, bàn tay hướng sang bên trái, bên trái, màu da tối, sang trái |
| ไทย (th) | มือหันไปทางซ้าย: โทนผิวสีเข้ม | จับมือ, เชคแฮนด์, ซ้าย, ถือ, โทนผิวสีเข้ม, ยื่น, หันไปทาง |
| 日本語 (ja) | 左に向けた手: 濃い肌色 | 左に向けた手, 左側, 手, 握手, 方向, 濃い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 왼쪽으로 향하는 손바닥: 검은색 피부 | 검은색 피부, 뻗다, 손, 악수, 왼손, 왼쪽, 왼쪽 방향, 왼쪽으로 향하는 손바닥, 좌측, 좌측 방향, 흔들다 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 向左的手: 较深肤色 | 伸手, 向左, 向左的手, 左, 左手, 手, 握手, 较深肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 向左的手：黑皮膚 | 伸手, 向左, 向左的手, 左, 左手, 手, 握, 握手, 黑皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): hand na links: donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa benkum: wedeε ani tuntum
- Albanian (sq): dorë majtas: nuancë lëkure e errët
- Amharic (am): ወደ ግራ የዞረ እጅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-6
- Armenian (hy): ձախակողմ ձեռք․ մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): বাওঁফালে মুখ কৰা হাত: ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sol əl: tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): һулға ҡул: ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): ezkerrera begira dagoen eskua: 6. mota
- Belarusian (be): рука налева: цёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): ruka ulijevo: tamna boja kože
- Breton (br): dorn a-gleiz : krocʼhen teñval
- Bulgarian (bg): сочеща наляво ръка: тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ဘယ်ဘက်ဖြန့်ပြနေသည့် လက် − အသားမည်းရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): main vers la gauche : peau foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 向左嘅手: 深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 向左嘅手: 深肤色
- Catalan (ca): mà cap a l’esquerra: pell molt fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ ᏗᏜ: ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): алӑ сулахаялла: сӑран тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruka okrenuta ulijevo: tamno smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): ruka otočená doleva: tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): hånd til venstre: mørk teint
- Estonian (et): käsi vasakule: tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão para a esquerda: tipo de pele 6
- Faroese (fo): hond til vinstru: myrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): pakaliwang kamay: dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): vasemmalle ojentuva käsi: tumma iho
- Galician (gl): man cara á esquerda: ton de pel moi escuro
- Georgian (ka): მარცხენა ხელი: კანის მუქი ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ડાબેરી હાથ: ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): hannun hagu gaba: launin fata mai duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): leftwards hand: dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): balra néző kéz: sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): hendi vinstra megin: dökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): uzo aka ekpe: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji
- Irish (ga): lámh ar chlé: ton cnis dorcha
- Javanese (jv): tangan kiwo: kulit ireng
- Kabyle (kab): afus azelmaḍ: taglimt tubrikt
- Kannada (kn): ಎಡದಿಕ್ಕನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ: ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): солға қаратылған қол: 6-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): سولعا قاراتىلعان قول: 6-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាដៃចង្អុលទៅខាងឆ្វេង: សម្បុរខ្មៅ
- Konkani (kok): दावीकडेन दाखोवपी हात: गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): солду көрсөткөн кол: кара
- Lao (lo): ມືຊີ້ໄປທາງຊ້າຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳ
- Latvian (lv): kreiso roku: tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man a-a manciña: carnaxon scua
- Lithuanian (lt): į kairę rodanti ranka: itin tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): ruka nalěwo: śamna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): рака на лево: тип на кожа 6
- Malay (ms): tangan kiri: ton kulit gelap
- Malayalam (ml): ഇടത്തോട്ടുള്ള കൈ: ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): डावी बाजू दर्शविणारा हात: काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): зүүн тийш чиглэсэн гар: бор
- Nepali (ne): बायाँँतिर देेखाएको हात: छालाको प्रकार-६
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé De Pọínt Lẹ́ft Said: Dák Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): hånd mot venstre: hudtype 6
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): hand mot venstre: hudtype 6
- Odia (or): ବାମ ହାତ: ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka gara bitaatti: toonii gogaa gurraachaa
- Pashto (ps): کیڼ لورته لاس: تور پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਹੱਥ: ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): lluqiman maki: yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mână spre stânga: ton închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): maun che mussa a sanestra: pel stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh ris an taobh chlì: tòna doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): рука окренута налево: тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ruka okrenuta nalevo: tamna koža
- Shan (shn): မိုဝ်းဝၢႆႇသၢႆႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်
- Sindhi (sd): کاٻي پاسي ويندڙ ھٿ: ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): වම් පැත්තට අත: සමෙහි වර්ගය-6
- Slovak (sk): ruka doľava: tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): roka, obrnjena v levo: temen ten kože
- Somali (so): dhinaca gacanta bidix: jidh madaw
- Swahili (sw): mkono unaoelekea kushoto: ngozi nyeusi
- Tamil (ta): இடது புறத்தைக் காட்டும் கை: வகை 6
- Telugu (te): ఎడమవైపుకు చూపే చేయి: ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ንጸጋ ዘመልክት ኢድ፦ ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): ninma ki hema: kili ʻuliʻuli
- Turkmen (tk): çepe el: goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): ruka dolěwa: ćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): بائیں اشارہ کرتا ہاتھ: جلد کی سیاہ رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): chap qoʻl: 6-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): llaw i’r chwith: arlliw croen tywyll
- Yoruba (yo): ọwọ́ òsì: adúláwọ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔwɔ́ òsì: adúláwɔ̀
- Zulu (zu): leftwards hand: uhlobo-6

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF` |
| HTML | `🫲🏿` |
| CSS | `\1FAF2\1F3FF` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAF2}\u{1F3FF}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAF2\U0001F3FF` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB B2 F0 9F 8F BF` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEF2 D83C DFFF` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%B2%F0%9F%8F%BF` |

## Questions

### What does 🫲🏿 mean?

A hand reaching out to the left with the palm turned sideways, as if offering to shake. It is the partner to the rightwards hand, and together they form a handshake. Greetings, agreements, reaching out and holding all fit. 🫲🏿 shows it with dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🫲🏿 and 🫲?

🫲🏿 is the 🫲 leftwards hand emoji with dark skin tone. It's 🫲 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF.

### How do I type 🫲🏿?

Find 🫲 in your emoji keyboard by searching “leftwards hand”, then press and hold it and choose dark 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+1FAF2 U+1F3FF. In HTML you can write 🫲🏿

### When was 🫲🏿 added?

It was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021.

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