🫲U+1FAF2
Leftwards hand emoji
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.
- Unicode name
- leftwards hand
- Category
- People & body, Open hands
- Added
- Emoji 14.0 in 2021
- Code points
- U+1FAF2
- Shortcode
:leftwards_hand:- Keywords
- hand, handshake, hold, left, leftward, leftwards, reach, shake
How it looks
Skin tones
Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.
How to type 🫲
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “leftwards hand”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “leftwards hand”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “leftwards hand”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “leftwards hand”.
- GitHub
- Type :leftwards_hand: in an issue, pull request or comment.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | mano hacia la izquierda | a la izquierda, izquierda, mano, mano hacia la izquierda |
| Français | main vers la gauche | gauche, main vers la gauche, serrer la main, tenir la main, vers la gauche |
| Deutsch | nach links weisende Hand | ausgestreckt, ausstrecken, Hand, Hände, Händeschütteln, links, reichen, schütteln, weisen |
| Italiano | mano rivolta a sinistra | dare la mano, mano, mano destra rivolta a sinistra, mano rivolta a sinistra, sinistra, verso sinistra |
| Português | mão para a esquerda | apertar, esquerda, mão, pegar, segurar |
| Nederlands | hand naar links | eens, hand, hand naar links, handdruk, links, naar links, uitgestoken hand |
| Svenska | hand som pekar till vänster | hand, hand som pekar till vänster, skaka, till vänster, vänster |
| Polski | dłoń skierowana w lewo | dłoń, dłoń skierowana w lewo, lewa, uścisk dłoni, w lewo, wyciągnięta dłoń |
| Türkçe | sola bakan el | anlaşma, dokun, el, el uzatma, merhaba, selam, sol, sola bakan el, temas, tokalaşma |
| Русский | рука влево | влево, кисть, налево, рука, рукопожатие |
| Українська | долоня вліво | вліво, долоня, ліва рука, ліворуч, потискати, простягнути, рука, рукостискання, тримати |
| Ελληνικά | χέρι προς τα αριστερά | αριστερά, προς τα αριστερά, χειραψία, χέρι, χέρι προς τα αριστερά |
| العربية | يد باتجاه اليسار | باتجاه اليسار, يد, يد باتجاه اليسار, يسار, يصافح, يمسك بيده اليسرى |
| עברית | יד פונה שמאלה | יד, יד פונה שמאלה, לחיצת יד, נעים להכיר, שמאלה |
| فارسی | دست به سمت چپ | افراد, بدن, به سمت چپ, تکان دادن, چپ, دست, دست به سمت چپ, دست دادن, رسیدن, نگه داشتن |
| हिन्दी | बाईं ओर हाथ | बाई ओर, बाईं ओर हाथ, बायां, बायाँ हाथ, हाथ, हाथ पकड़ना, हाथ मिलाना, हाथ हिलाना, हैंडशेक |
| বাংলা | বামদিকে হাত | করমর্দন, বাম, বামদিকে, হাত, হাত ধরো |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tangan menghadap kiri | ambil, jabat tangan, kiri, menghadap kiri, pegang, salaman, sodorkan tangan, tangan, tangan menghadap kiri |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn tay hướng sang bên trái | bàn tay, bàn tay hướng sang bên trái, bên trái, sang trái |
| ไทย | มือหันไปทางซ้าย | จับมือ, เชคแฮนด์, ซ้าย, ถือ, ยื่น, หันไปทาง |
| 日本語 | 左に向けた手 | 左に向けた手, 左側, 手, 握手, 方向 |
| 한국어 | 왼쪽으로 향하는 손바닥 | 뻗다, 손, 악수, 왼손, 왼쪽, 왼쪽 방향, 왼쪽으로 향하는 손바닥, 좌측, 좌측 방향, 흔들다 |
| 中文（简体） | 向左的手 | 伸手, 向左, 向左的手, 左, 左手, 手, 握手 |
| 中文（繁體） | 向左的手 | 伸手, 向左, 向左的手, 左, 左手, 手, 握, 握手 |
Names in 82 more languages
| Afrikaans | hand na links |
|---|---|
| Akan | nsa benkum |
| Albanian | dorë majtas |
| Amharic | ወደ ግራ የዞረ እጅ |
| Armenian | ձախակողմ ձեռք |
| Assamese | বাওঁফালে মুখ কৰা হাত |
| Azerbaijani | sol əl |
| Bashkir | һулға ҡул |
| Basque | ezkerrera begira dagoen eskua |
| Belarusian | рука налева |
| Bosnian | ruka ulijevo |
| Breton | dorn a-gleiz |
| Bulgarian | сочеща наляво ръка |
| Burmese | ဘယ်ဘက်ဖြန့်ပြနေသည့် လက် |
| Cantonese | 向左嘅手 |
| Catalan | mà cap a l’esquerra |
| Cherokee | ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ ᏗᏜ |
| Chuvash | алӑ сулахаялла |
| Croatian | ruka okrenuta ulijevo |
| Czech | ruka otočená doleva |
| Danish | hånd til venstre |
| Estonian | käsi vasakule |
| Faroese | hond til vinstru |
| Filipino | pakaliwang kamay |
| Finnish | vasemmalle ojentuva käsi |
| Galician | man cara á esquerda |
| Georgian | მარცხენა ხელი |
| Gujarati | ડાબેરી હાથ |
| Hausa | hannun hagu gaba |
| Hungarian | balra néző kéz |
| Icelandic | hendi vinstra megin |
| Igbo | uzo aka ekpe |
| Irish | lámh ar chlé |
| Javanese | tangan kiwo |
| Kannada | ಎಡದಿಕ್ಕನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ |
| Kazakh | солға қаратылған қол |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | سولعا قاراتىلعان قول |
| Khmer | សញ្ញាដៃចង្អុលទៅខាងឆ្វេង |
| Konkani | दावीकडेन दाखोवपी हात |
| Kyrgyz | солду көрсөткөн кол |
| Lao | ມືຊີ້ໄປທາງຊ້າຍ |
| Latvian | kreiso roku |
| Lithuanian | į kairę rodanti ranka |
| Lower Sorbian | ruka nalěwo |
| Macedonian | рака на лево |
| Malay | tangan kiri |
| Malayalam | ഇടത്തോട്ടുള്ള കൈ |
| Marathi | डावी बाजू दर्शविणारा हात |
| Mongolian | зүүн тийш чиглэсэн гар |
| Nepali | बायाँँतिर देेखाएको हात |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Hand Wé De Pọínt Lẹ́ft Said |
| Norwegian | hånd mot venstre |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | hand mot venstre |
| Odia | ବାମ ହାତ |
| Oromo | harka gara bitaatti |
| Pashto | کیڼ لورته لاس |
| Punjabi | ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਹੱਥ |
| Quechua | lluqiman maki |
| Romanian | mână spre stânga |
| Romansh | maun che mussa a sanestra |
| Scottish Gaelic | làmh ris an taobh chlì |
| Serbian | рука окренута налево |
| Serbian (Latin) | ruka okrenuta nalevo |
| Shan | မိုဝ်းဝၢႆႇသၢႆႉ |
| Sindhi | کاٻي پاسي ويندڙ ھٿ |
| Sinhala | වම් පැත්තට අත |
| Slovak | ruka doľava |
| Slovenian | roka, obrnjena v levo |
| Somali | dhinaca gacanta bidix |
| Swahili | mkono unaoelekea kushoto |
| Tamil | இடது புறத்தைக் காட்டும் கை |
| Telugu | ఎడమవైపుకు చూపే చేయి |
| Tigrinya | ንጸጋ ዘመልክት ኢድ |
| Tongan | ninma ki hema |
| Turkmen | çepe el |
| Upper Sorbian | ruka dolěwa |
| Urdu | بائیں اشارہ کرتا ہاتھ |
| Uzbek | chap qoʻl |
| Welsh | llaw i’r chwith |
| Yoruba | ọwọ́ òsì |
| Yoruba (Benin) | ɔwɔ́ òsì |
| Zulu | leftwards hand |
Codes
- Code points
U+1FAF2- HTML
🫲- CSS
\1FAF2- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1FAF2}- Python
\U0001FAF2- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F AB B2- UTF-16
D83E DEF2- URL encoded
%F0%9F%AB%B2
Questions
What does the 🫲 leftwards hand emoji 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.
How do I type the 🫲 emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “leftwards hand”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :leftwards_hand:.
When was the 🫲 emoji added?
🫲 was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021.
What is the Unicode code point for 🫲?
U+1FAF2. In HTML you can write 🫲, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1FAF2}.
Does 🫲 come in different skin tones?
Yes. It comes in five skin tones: 🫲🏻 light, 🫲🏼 medium-light, 🫲🏽 medium, 🫲🏾 medium-dark and 🫲🏿 dark.