# 🖕 Middle finger emoji

🖕 Middle finger is an emoji in the pointing fingers set of People & body. It was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015 and comes in five skin tones. Related words: hand.

- Emoji: 🖕
- Unicode name: middle finger
- Code points: U+1F595
- Category: People & body, Pointing fingers
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- GitHub shortcode: :middle_finger:, :fu:
- Keywords: finger, hand, middle
- Page: https://emojichart.com/middle-finger-emoji

## What it means

A hand with only the middle finger extended. It is a rude, offensive gesture used to insult or show contempt in many countries. Anger and defiance are the usual messages, though close friends sometimes use it jokingly, and it can easily offend.

## Skin tones

- 🖕🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/middle-finger-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F595 U+1F3FB
- 🖕🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/middle-finger-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F595 U+1F3FC
- 🖕🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/middle-finger-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F595 U+1F3FD
- 🖕🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/middle-finger-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F595 U+1F3FE
- 🖕🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/middle-finger-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F595 U+1F3FF

## How to type 🖕

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “middle finger”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “middle finger”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “middle finger”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “middle finger”.
- GitHub: Type :middle_finger: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | dedo corazón hacia arriba | corazón, dedo, dedo corazón hacia arriba, mano, peineta |
| Français (fr) | doigt d’honneur | doigt, doigt d’honneur, main, majeur |
| Deutsch (de) | Mittelfinger | Finger, Hand, Mittelfinger |
| Italiano (it) | dito medio | dita, dito, dito medio, insulto, mano, offendere, volgare |
| Português (pt) | dedo do meio | dedo, dedo do meio, gesto ofensivo, mão |
| Nederlands (nl) | middelvinger | hand, midden, vinger |
| Svenska (sv) | långfinger upp | finger, hand, långfinger upp |
| Polski (pl) | środkowy palec | gest, palec, ręka, środkowy palec, wulgarny gest |
| Türkçe (tr) | orta parmak | beden, el, orta parmak, parmak |
| Русский (ru) | средний палец | жест, палец, рука, средний, фак |
| Українська (uk) | середній палець | палець, рука, середній палець |
| Ελληνικά (el) | μεσαίο δάχτυλο | δάχτυλο, μεσαίο δάχτυλο, σώμα, χέρι |
| العربية (ar) | إصبع الوسطى | إصبع, الوسطى, جسد, يد |
| עברית (he) | אצבע משולשת | אצבע משולשת |
| فارسی (fa) | انگشت میانه | انگشت, انگشت میانه, انگشت وسط, بدن, بیلاخ, دست, ناسزا |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बीच की अँगुली | उंगली, पीछे का हाथ, बीच की अँगुली, बीच की उंगली, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | মধ্যমা | আঙ্গুল, মধ্যমা, মিডিল ফিঙ্গার, শরীর, হাত |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | jari tengah | jari, jari tengah, tangan |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | ngón giữa | ngón giữa, ngón tay, tay |
| ไทย (th) | ชูนิ้วกลาง | ขึ้น, ชี้, ชูนิ้วกลาง, ท่าทาง, มือ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 立てた中指 | 上, 中指, 手, 指, 指差し, 立てた中指 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 중지 | 가운데 손가락, 손, 손가락, 욕설, 중지 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 竖中指 | 中指, 反手, 手, 竖中指 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 中指 | 中指, 比中指 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): middelvinger
- Akan (ak): mfinimfini nsateaa
- Albanian (sq): gishti i mesit
- Amharic (am): የመሃል ጣት
- Armenian (hy): միջնամատ
- Assamese (as): মধ্যমা আঙুলি
- Azerbaijani (az): orta barmaq
- Bashkir (ba): урта бармаҡ
- Basque (eu): erdiko hatza
- Belarusian (be): сярэдні палец
- Bosnian (bs): srednji prst
- Breton (br): dorn gant biz-bras o vukañ dʼan necʼh
- Bulgarian (bg): среден пръст
- Burmese (my): လက်ခလယ်
- Cantonese (yue): 中指
- Catalan (ca): dit del cor
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏰᏟ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ
- Chuvash (cv): вӑта пӳрне
- Croatian (hr): srednji prst
- Czech (cs): prostředníček
- Danish (da): langefinger
- Estonian (et): keskmine sõrm
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): dedo médio
- Faroese (fo): longutong peikar uppeftir
- Filipino (fil): hinlalato
- Finnish (fi): keskisormi
- Galician (gl): dedo do medio levantado
- Georgian (ka): შუა თითი
- Gujarati (gu): મધ્યમા
- Hausa (ha): ɗan yatsan tsakiya
- Hungarian (hu): középső ujj
- Icelandic (is): langatöng
- Igbo (ig): mkpịsịaka etiti
- Irish (ga): méar láir
- Javanese (jv): driji tengah
- Kalaallisut (kl): langefinger
- Kannada (kn): ಮಧ್ಯದ ಬೆರಳು
- Kazakh (kk): ортаңғы саусақ
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ورتاڭعى ساۋساق
- Khmer (km): ម្រាមដៃកណ្ដាល
- Kinyarwanda (rw): musumbazose
- Konkani (kok): मदलें बोट
- Kyrgyz (ky): ортон
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): nik’ajal uwi’ q’ab’al
- Lao (lo): ນີ້ວກາງ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): dorso de mano con dedo medio hacia arriba
- Latvian (lv): vidējais pirksts
- Lithuanian (lt): vidurinis pirštas
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wósrědny palc
- Luxembourgish (lb): Mëttelfanger
- Macedonian (mk): среден прст
- Malay (ms): jari hantu
- Malayalam (ml): നടുവിരൽ
- Maltese (mt): suba’ tan-nofs
- Marathi (mr): मधले बोट
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): mano con el dedo medio levantado
- Mongolian (mn): дунд хуруу
- Māori (mi): māpere
- Nepali (ne): बीचको औंला
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Mídúl Fínga
- Northern Sotho (nso): monwana wa gare
- Norwegian (no): langfinger
- Odia (or): ମଝି ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି
- Oromo (om): guba gidduu
- Pashto (ps): منځنې ګوته
- Punjabi (pa): ਉੱਪਰ ਵੱਲ ਵਿਚਕਾਰਲੀ ਉਂਗਲ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): درمیانی اُنگل
- Quechua (qu): chawpi rukana
- Romanian (ro): degetul mijlociu
- Romansh (rm): det d’amez stendì
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): Fionnlagh Fada / Màiri Fhada
- Serbian (sr): средњи прст
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): srednji prst
- Shan (shn): ၼိဝ်ႉၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): وچين آڱر
- Sinhala (si): මැදඟිල්ල
- Slovak (sk): prostredník
- Slovenian (sl): sredinec
- Somali (so): farta dhexe
- Swahili (sw): kidole cha kati
- Tajik (tg): ангушти байн
- Tamil (ta): நடு விரல்
- Telugu (te): మధ్య వేలు చూపుట
- Tigrinya (ti): ማእከላይ ኣጻብዕቲ
- Tongan (to): tuhu ʻi loto
- Tswana (tn): monwana o o mo gare
- Turkmen (tk): orta barmak
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): srjedźny porst
- Urdu (ur): درمیانی انگلی
- Uyghur (ug): ئوتتۇرا بارماق
- Uzbek (uz): o‘rta barmoq
- Welsh (cy): bys canol
- Wolof (wo): baaraamu digg
- Xhosa (xh): umnwe ophakathi
- Yoruba (yo): ìka àárín
- Zulu (zu): umunwe omaphakathi

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F595` |
| HTML | `🖕` |
| CSS | `\1F595` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F595}` |
| Python | `\U0001F595` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 96 95` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DD95` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%96%95` |

## Questions

### What does the 🖕 middle finger emoji mean?

A hand with only the middle finger extended. It is a rude, offensive gesture used to insult or show contempt in many countries. Anger and defiance are the usual messages, though close friends sometimes use it jokingly, and it can easily offend.

### How do I type the 🖕 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “middle finger”. 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 :middle_finger:.

### When was the 🖕 emoji added?

🖕 was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🖕?

U+1F595. In HTML you can write 🖕, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F595}.

### Does 🖕 come in different skin tones?

Yes. It comes in five skin tones: 🖕🏻 light, 🖕🏼 medium-light, 🖕🏽 medium, 🖕🏾 medium-dark and 🖕🏿 dark.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/middle-finger-emoji