# 🤏🏾 Pinching hand emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🤏🏾 is the pinching hand emoji (🤏) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🤏 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.

- Emoji: 🤏🏾
- Unicode name: pinching hand: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F90F U+1F3FE
- Category: People & body, Hand signs
- Added: Emoji 12.0 (2019)
- Base emoji: [🤏 Pinching hand](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand with the thumb and index finger pressed close together, showing a tiny gap. Something small, a tiny amount, 'a little bit' or 'just a bit' is the meaning. Small sizes and amounts use it, as do jokes about how little of something there is.

## Other skin tones

- 🤏 [Pinching hand](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-emoji.md)
- 🤏🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90F U+1F3FB
- 🤏🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90F U+1F3FC
- 🤏🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90F U+1F3FD
- 🤏🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90F U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🤏🏾 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🤏 [Pinching hand](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-emoji.md) (U+1F90F)
2. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)

## How to type 🤏🏾

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | mano pellizcando: tono de piel oscuro medio | mano pellizcando, pellizco, poco, poquito, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | pouce et index rapprochés : peau mate | à deux doigts, peau mate, petit, petite, petite quantité, petite somme, peu, pouce et index rapprochés, un peu |
| Deutsch (de) | Wenig-Geste: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Betrag, Finger, gering, Geste, Hand, klein, Menge, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, unbedeutend, wenig, Wenig-Geste, winzig |
| Italiano (it) | mano che fa il gesto del pizzico: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, dita, gesto, mano che fa il gesto del pizzico, piccola quantità, piccolo, poco, un po’, un pochino |
| Português (pt) | mão beliscando: pele morena escura | beliscar, mão, pele morena escura, pequena quantidade, pequeno, pouco, pouquinho |
| Nederlands (nl) | hand met samengeknepen vingers: donkergetinte huidskleur | beetje, donkergetinte huidskleur, gebaar voor kleine hoeveelheid, hand, hand met samengeknepen vingers, klein, kleine hoeveelheid, vingers, weinig |
| Svenska (sv) | nypande hand: mellanmörk hy | liten mängd, mellanmörk hy, nypande hand |
| Polski (pl) | dłoń z gestem „trochę”: karnacja średnio ciemna | ciut, dłoń z gestem „trochę”, karnacja średnio ciemna, mała ilość, mało, palce, szczypta, trochę |
| Türkçe (tr) | kıstırma hareketi yapan el: orta koyu cilt tonu | azıcık, bir tutam, biraz, kıstırma hareketi yapan el, kıstırma hareketi yapan parmaklar, küçük, orta koyu cilt tonu, parmaklar |
| Русский (ru) | жест «мало»: темный тон кожи | жест, мало, небольшое количество, немного, темный тон кожи, чуть-чуть |
| Українська (uk) | жест «мало»: помірно темний тон шкіри | дещиця, жест «мало», мало, небагато, невелика кількість, пальці, помірно темний тон шкіри, рука, трохи, щіпка |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χέρι που τσιμπάει: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | δάχτυλα, κοντό, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, μικρή ποσότητα, μικρό, περίπου, χέρι που τσιμπάει |
| العربية (ar) | يد تشير بمقدار ضئيل: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | أصابع, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, تافه, شوي, صغير, قليل, كمية صغيرة, مثال, مقدار صغير, مقدار ضئيل, يد, يد تشير بمقدار ضئيل |
| עברית (he) | יד צובטת: גוון עור כהה בינוני | בכמות קטנה, גוון עור כהה בינוני, טיפונת, מעט, צביטה, קטן, קצת, תנועת צביטה |
| فارسی (fa) | دست در حال نیشگون گرفتن: پوست گندمی | انگشتان, پوست گندمی, تقریبا, دست در حال نیشگون گرفتن, سر سوزن, کمی, کوچک, مقدار اندک, مقدار کم, نیشگون, یه ذره |
| हिन्दी (hi) | थोड़ा सा: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | इतना, उंगलियाँ, एक चुटकी, चुटकी, चुटकी भर, छोटा, छोटा सा, थोड़ा, थोड़ा सा, हल्की साँवली त्वचा, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | চিমটি কাটা হাত: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | অল্প একটু, একটু খানি, এত টুকু, চিমটি কাটা হাত, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, সামান্য, হাত |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tangan menjepit: warna kulit gelap-sedang | jepit, kecil, menjepit, sedikit, sejumlah kecil, sejumput, tangan menjepit, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | tay chụm: màu da tối trung bình | ít, màu da tối trung bình, số lượng nhỏ, tay chụm |
| ไทย (th) | ทำมือบีบนิ้วเข้าหากัน: โทนผิวสีแทน | จิ๋ว, ท่าทาง, โทนผิวสีแทน, นิดเดียว, บีบนิ้ว, ปริมาณ, มือ, เล็กน้อย |
| 日本語 (ja) | つまんでいる指: やや濃い肌色 | ちょっと, つまんでいる指, やや濃い肌色, 少しだけ, 手, 指 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 꼬집는 손: 진한 갈색 피부 | 꼬집는 손, 손가락, 적은 양을 나타내는 손, 조금, 진한 갈색 피부, 한 꼬집 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 捏合的手势: 中等-深肤色 | 一点, 一点点, 中等-深肤色, 小, 少, 少量, 手指, 捏合的手势, 捏着, 某种程度上 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 捏：褐皮膚 | 一點點, 小, 少量, 很少, 手指, 捏, 褐皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): knypende hand: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a amia: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): dorështrënguar: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): እጅ መቆንጠጥ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): պտղունց ցույց տվող ձեռք․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): টিপা মাৰি ৰখা হাতৰ চিহ্ন: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sıxan əl: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ҡыҫыусы ҡул: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): atximurka egiten ari den eskua: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): тры пальцы: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): ruka koja štipa: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): ръка с приближени палец и показалец: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်ချောင်းချင်း ဖိဟန်ပြခြင်း − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce et index rapprochés : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 捏手: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 捏手: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): mà que pessiga: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᏓᏇᏄᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 捏：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): "сахал"алӑ сулни: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruka koja štipa: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): gesto „málo“: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): lidt vist med tommel- og pegefinger: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): näpistav käsi: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão a dar um beliscão: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): fingrar sum vísa ikki nógv: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): kamay na kumukurot: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): nipistävä käsi: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): xesto de "un chisco": ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): ცოტა: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ચપટી વગાડતો હાથ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): tsuke yatsu biyu: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): pinch dikhaata haath: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): csippentő kéz: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): klípandi hönd: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): tuo aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): lámh ag pinseáil: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): tangan njiwit: kulit sawo mateng
- Kabyle (kab): tubbya n ufus: taglimt tubrikt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಗಿಲ್ಲುವ ಕೈ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): саусақпен қысып алу: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ساۋساقپەن قىسىپ الۋ: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ច្បិចដៃ: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Konkani (kok): चिमटो काडपी हात: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): чычмыган кол: кара тору
- Lao (lo): ຢິບ​ມື: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): roka rāda drusciņu: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man ch’a spellinsega: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): žnybianti ranka: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): mało-gesta: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): дланка што штипе: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): tangan mencubit: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): കുറച്ച് എന്ന് കാണിക്കുന്ന കൈ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): चिमटा काढणारा हात: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): чимхэж буй гар: бордуу
- Nepali (ne): चिमोट्ने हात: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé De Pinch: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): hånd som klyper: hudtype 5
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): hand som klyp: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ଚିମୁଟିଥିବା ହାତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka qubni isaa walitti qabame: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): نوکاري شکل لاس: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਚੂੰਢੀ ਜਿੰਨਾ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): tʼipsisqa maki: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mână cu două degete apropiate: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): maun che mussa pitschen: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh le sradag: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): рука штипа: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ruka štipa: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): မိုဝ်းပိတ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): پنچنگ هٿ: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): අත මිරිකීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): málo: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): roka s ščepcem: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): qanjaruufo: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): vidole vinavyobana: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tamil (ta): கிள்ளுதல்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): చిటికెడు చూపుతున్న చేయి: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): መቐንጠጢ ኢድ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): nima fakamaʻopoʻopo: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Turkmen (tk): çümmükleýän el: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): gesta "mało": srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): چٹکی لیتا ہوا ہاتھ: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): chimduvchi qoʻl: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bysedd yn pinshio: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Yoruba (yo): ìka kíká: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ìka kíká: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): isandla esincinzayo: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F90F U+1F3FE` |
| HTML | `🤏🏾` |
| CSS | `\1F90F\1F3FE` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F90F}\u{1F3FE}` |
| Python | `\U0001F90F\U0001F3FE` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 8F F0 9F 8F BE` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD0F D83C DFFE` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%8F%F0%9F%8F%BE` |

## Questions

### What does 🤏🏾 mean?

A hand with the thumb and index finger pressed close together, showing a tiny gap. Something small, a tiny amount, 'a little bit' or 'just a bit' is the meaning. Small sizes and amounts use it, as do jokes about how little of something there is. 🤏🏾 shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🤏🏾 and 🤏?

🤏🏾 is the 🤏 pinching hand emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🤏 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F90F U+1F3FE.

### How do I type 🤏🏾?

Find 🤏 in your emoji keyboard by searching “pinching hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-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+1F90F U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 🤏🏾

### When was 🤏🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019.

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