🏼U+1FAF9 U+1F3FC
Leftwards thumb sign emoji: medium-light skin tone
🏼 is the leftwards thumb sign emoji () with medium-light skin tone. It's followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 18.0 in 2026. It's one of the newest emoji, so some phones and computers can't show it yet.
- Unicode name
- leftwards thumb sign: medium-light skin tone
- Category
- People & body, Closed hands
- Added
- Emoji 18.0 in 2026
- Code points
- U+1FAF9 U+1F3FC
- Base emoji
- Leftwards thumb sign
What it means
A hand with the thumb pointing to the left. One of the newest emoji, it points at something to the left, such as an earlier message or an option beside it, or shows a direction like left or back.
How it looks
Other skin tones
Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.
What it's made of
🏼 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:
- Leftwards thumb signU+1FAF9
- 🏼Medium-light skin toneU+1F3FC
How to type 🏼
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “leftwards thumb sign”, then pick medium-light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | pulgar hacia la izquierda: tono de piel claro medio | agarrar, eso, esto, izquierda, neutral, señalar, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français | pouce vers la gauche : peau moyennement claire | ça, gauche, neutre, peau moyennement claire, poing, stop |
| Deutsch | Daumen nach links: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | Daumen nach links, geschlossene Finger, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, neutral, zeigen |
| Italiano | segno del pollice a sinistra: carnagione abbastanza chiara | carnagione abbastanza chiara, indicare, neutro, presa, quello, questo, sinistra |
| Português | sinal de polegar para a esquerda: pele morena clara | apontar, aquele, aquilo, esquerda, essa, esse, esta, este, isso, isto, lado, neutro, pele morena clara |
| Nederlands | duim naar links: lichtgetinte huidskleur | dat, dit, grip, lichtgetinte huidskleur, links, neutraal, wijzen |
| Svenska | tumme åt vänster: mellanljus hy | där, dit, grepp, mellanljus hy, peka |
| Polski | gest kciuka w lewo: karnacja średnio jasna | chwyt, karnacja średnio jasna, lewo, neutralny, punkt, ten, to |
| Türkçe | baş parmak solda: orta açık cilt tonu | bu, gösterme, kavrama, nötr, orta açık cilt tonu, sol, şu |
| Русский | большой палец влево: светлый тон кожи | влево, нейтральный, светлый тон кожи, там, туда, указывать, хват, это |
| Українська | великий палець ліворуч: помірно світлий тон шкіри | вліво, ліворуч, нейтральний, помірно світлий тон шкіри, рука, сюди, той, туди, указувати, уліво, хватка, цей |
| Ελληνικά | αντίχειρας στραμμένος αριστερά: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | αριστερά, αυτό, δείχνω, εκείνο, κρατάω, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, ουδέτερο |
| العربية | إشارة الإبهام إلى اليسار: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | إشارة, الشمال, اليسار, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, ذلك, عادي, قبضة, هذا |
| עברית | אגודל שמאלה: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | גוון עור בהיר בינוני, הצבעה שמאלה, מחזיק, מחזיקה, מפנה, ניטרלי, ניטרלית, שמאלה |
| فارسی | شست به سمت چپ: پوست روشن | آن, اشاره, این, پوست روشن, چپ, خنثی, گرفتن |
| हिन्दी | बाईं ओर इशारा करता अँगूठे का निशान: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | न्यूट्रल, प्वॉइंट, बायाँ, मुट्ठी की पकड़, यह, वह, हल्की गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা | বাম দিক নির্দেশকারী বুড়ো আঙুল: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | ইশারা, এদিকে, ওদিকে, নিরপেক্ষ, বাম, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, মুঠো |
| Bahasa Indonesia | isyarat jempol ke kiri: warna kulit cerah-sedang | genggaman, ini, itu, kiri, netral, tunjuk, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt | biểu tượng ngón tay cái chỉ sang trái: màu da sáng trung bình | cầm, chỉ, đó, màu da sáng trung bình, này, trái, trung lập |
| ไทย | ชี้นิ้วโป้งไปด้านซ้าย: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | ชี้, ซ้าย, ทางนั้น, ทางนี้, ทางโน้น, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง |
| 日本語 | 左向きの親指: やや薄い肌色 | あれ, これ, やや薄い肌色, 中立, 左, 指差す, 握る |
| 한국어 | 왼쪽을 향한 엄지: 연한 갈색 피부 | 가리키다, 연한 갈색 피부, 왼쪽, 이것, 저것, 중립, 쥐다 |
| 中文（简体） | 拇指左指: 中等-浅肤色 | 中性, 中等-浅肤色, 四指握住, 左侧, 指向, 这, 那 |
| 中文（繁體） | 拇指向左指：黃皮膚 | 中立, 左, 握把, 這, 那, 黃皮膚, 點 |
Names in 81 more languages
| Afrikaans | links duimgooi: medium-ligte velkleur |
|---|---|
| Akan | benkum so kokuromoti nsεnkyerεne: wedeε ani a εda so kakra |
| Albanian | shenja e gishtit të madh majtas: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët |
| Amharic | የግራ አውራ ጣት ምልክት: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም |
| Armenian | բութ մատը ձախ նշան․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ |
| Assamese | বাওঁফালে টোঁওৱা বুঢ়া আঙুলিৰ চিন: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং |
| Azerbaijani | sola baxan baş barmaq işarəsi: orta-açıq dəri tonu |
| Basque | ezkerreranzko erpuruaren zeinua: 3. mota |
| Belarusian | вялікі палец улева: сярэднясветлы тон скуры |
| Bosnian | palac pokazuje ulijevo: umjereno svijetla boja kože |
| Bulgarian | палец наляво: средно светла кожа |
| Burmese | ဘယ်ညွှန် လက်မသင်္ကေတ − အသားနုရောင် |
| Canadian French | pouce vers la gauche : peau modérément claire |
| Cantonese | 拇指向左指: 中淺膚色 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 拇指向左指: 中浅肤色 |
| Catalan | polze cap a l’esquerra: pell bastant clara |
| Cherokee | ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ ᏗᏜ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ |
| Chuvash | сулахаялла пӑрӑннӑ пуҫ пӳрне палли: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ |
| Croatian | znak ulijevo palcem: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože |
| Czech | gesto palcem doleva: středně světlý odstín pleti |
| Danish | tommelfinger til venstre: medium til lys teint |
| Estonian | vasakule suunatud pöidla märk: keskmiselt hele nahatoon |
| European Portuguese | sinal de polegar para a esquerda: tipo de pele 3 |
| Filipino | pakaliwang thumb sign: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat |
| Finnish | peukalo vasemmalle: keskivaalea iho |
| Galician | polgar cara á esquerda: ton de pel claro |
| Georgian | მარცხნივ მიმართული ცერი: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა |
| Gujarati | ડાબી તરફ અંગૂઠો: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ |
| Hausa | alamar babban ɗan yatsa ɓangaren hagu: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske |
| Hindi (Latin) | leftwards thumb sign: medium-fair skin |
| Hungarian | balra mutató hüvelykujj: közepesen világos bőrtónus |
| Icelandic | þumall til vinstri: meðalljós húðlitur |
| Igbo | akara mkpịsị aka akaekpe: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti |
| Irish | ordóg ag díriú ar chlé: ton cnis mheánach-gheal |
| Javanese | tandha jempol ngiwa: kulit putih langsep |
| Kannada | ಎಡಕ್ಕೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಎಡಗೈ ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ |
| Kazakh | солға қаратылған бас бармақ белгісі: 3-тері түрі |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | سولعا: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى |
| Khmer | សញ្ញាមេដៃទៅឆ្វេង: សម្បុរសល្មម |
| Konkani | डावे वटेन आंगठो चिन्न: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग |
| Kyrgyz | Солду көрсөткөн бармак: буудай жүздүү |
| Lao | ສັນຍາລັກນິ້ວໂປ້ໄປທາງຊ້າຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ |
| Latvian | pa kreisi vērsts īkšķis: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis |
| Lithuanian | nykštys į kairę: vidutinio gymio |
| Lower Sorbian | wjeliki palc dolěwa: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže |
| Macedonian | знак за палец налево: тип на кожа 3 |
| Malay | simbol ibu jari ke kiri: ton kulit sederhana cerah |
| Malayalam | ഇടത്തോട്ടുള്ള തംബ് അടയാളം: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം |
| Marathi | डावी बाजू दाखवणारा अंगठा: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा |
| Mongolian | зүүн тийш заасан эрхий хуруу: бага зэргийн цайвар |
| Nepali | बायाँतर्फ देखाउने बुढीऔँला: छालाको प्रकार-३ |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Lẹ́ftsáid tọmbs sáin: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton |
| Norwegian | tommelfinger til venstre: hudtype 3 |
| Odia | ବାମ ପଟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଉଥିବା ବୁଢ଼ା ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ସଙ୍କେତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ |
| Pashto | چپ لورته ته د بټي ګوتي اشاره: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ |
| Punjabi | ਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਨਾਲ ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ |
| Quechua | leftwards thumb sign: tunpa chuya qara niraq |
| Romanian | semn cu degetul mare spre stânga: ton semi‑deschis al pielii |
| Romansh | polesch che mussa a sanestra: pel mez clera |
| Scottish Gaelic | soidhne òrdag clì: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn |
| Serbian | палац налево: средње светла кожа |
| Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | палац налево: средње свијетла кожа |
| Serbian (Latin) | palac nalevo: srednje svetla koža |
| Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | palac nalevo: srednje svijetla koža |
| Sindhi | کاٻي طرف آڱوٺي جو اشارو: وچولي گوري رنگت |
| Sinhala | වමට යොමු වූ මාපටැඟිලි සලකුණ: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3 |
| Slovak | palec vľavo: stredne svetlý tón pleti |
| Slovenian | znak palca, ki kaže v levo: srednje svetel ten kože |
| Somali | calaamada suul-taaga gacanta bidix: jidh fudud oo dhexe |
| Swahili | ishara ya dole gumba inayoelekea kushoto: ngozi nyeupe kiasi |
| Tamil | இடதுபுறம் நோக்கிய பெருவிரல் குறியீடு: வகை 3 |
| Telugu | ఎడమవైపు చూపే బొటనవేలి గుర్తు: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు |
| Tongan | motuʻatuhu ki hema: kili kelokelo |
| Turkmen | başam barmak çepe: orta açyk deri reňki |
| Upper Sorbian | palc dolěwa: srěnjoswětła barba kože |
| Urdu | بائیں طرف مڑے ہوئے انگوٹھے کا نشان: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت |
| Uzbek | chapga qaragan bosh barmoq: 3-teri turi |
| Welsh | bawd i’r chwith: arlliw croen canolig-golau |
| Yoruba | àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì: amọ́lára díẹ̀ |
| Yoruba (Benin) | àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì: amɔ́lára díɛ̀ |
| Zulu | uphawu lwesithupha lwesobunxele: uhlobo-3 |
Codes
- Code points
U+1FAF9 U+1F3FC- HTML
🫹🏼- CSS
\1FAF9\1F3FC- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1FAF9}\u{1F3FC}- Python
\U0001FAF9\U0001F3FC- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F AB B9 F0 9F 8F BC- UTF-16
D83E DEF9 D83C DFFC- URL encoded
%F0%9F%AB%B9%F0%9F%8F%BC
Questions
What does 🏼 mean?
A hand with the thumb pointing to the left. One of the newest emoji, it points at something to the left, such as an earlier message or an option beside it, or shows a direction like left or back. 🏼 shows it with medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.
What is the difference between 🏼 and ?
🏼 is the leftwards thumb sign emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAF9 U+1F3FC.
How do I type 🏼?
Find in your emoji keyboard by searching “leftwards thumb sign”, 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+1FAF9 U+1F3FC. In HTML you can write 🫹🏼
When was 🏼 added?
It was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026.