# ✋🏼 Raised hand emoji: medium-light skin tone

✋🏼 is the raised hand emoji (✋) with medium-light skin tone. It's ✋ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: ✋🏼
- Unicode name: raised hand: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+270B U+1F3FC
- Category: People & body, Open hands
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [✋ Raised hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A raised open hand, palm out, with fingers together. It means stop, a high five, or raising your hand to volunteer or ask a question. Expect it with 'wait', 'me!', greetings and halting someone.

## Other skin tones

- ✋ [Raised hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-emoji.md)
- ✋🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270B U+1F3FB
- ✋🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270B U+1F3FD
- ✋🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270B U+1F3FE
- ✋🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270B U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

✋🏼 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. ✋ [Raised hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-emoji.md) (U+270B)
2. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)

## How to type ✋🏼

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | mano levantada: tono de piel claro medio | choca esos cinco, levantada, mano, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | main levée : peau moyennement claire | feuille, main, main levée, paume de la main, peau moyennement claire, stop, tope là |
| Deutsch (de) | erhobene Hand: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | 5, erhoben, halt, Hand, Handfläche, high five, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, schlag ein, Stopp, warte |
| Italiano (it) | mano alzata: carnagione abbastanza chiara | alzata, carnagione abbastanza chiara, carta, cinque, mano, mano aperta |
| Português (pt) | mão levantada: pele morena clara | 5, cinco, erguida, high five, levantada, mão, papel, pare, pele morena clara, toca aqui |
| Nederlands (nl) | opgeheven hand: lichtgetinte huidskleur | 5, hand, hoog, lichtgetinte huidskleur, opgeheven, stop, vijf |
| Svenska (sv) | hand i luften: mellanljus hy | hand, hand i luften, handflata, mellanljus hy, uppräckt |
| Polski (pl) | wzniesiona dłoń: karnacja średnio jasna | dłoń, karnacja średnio jasna, ręka, stop, uwaga, wzniesiona dłoń |
| Türkçe (tr) | el kaldırma: orta açık cilt tonu | beş parmak, dur, dur işareti, el, el kaldırma, havada el, orta açık cilt tonu |
| Русский (ru) | поднятая ладонь: светлый тон кожи | вверх, ладонь, пальцы, поднятая, пять, рука, светлый тон кожи, стоп |
| Українська (uk) | піднята рука: помірно світлий тон шкіри | дай пʼять, долоня, піднята рука, помірно світлий тон шкіри, рука, стояти, тіло |
| Ελληνικά (el) | σηκωμένο χέρι: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | κόλλα πέντε, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, πέντε, σηκωμένο χέρι, σταμάτα, σώμα, χέρι |
| العربية (ar) | يد مرفوعة: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | برافو, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, توقف, جسد, ستوب, قبضة, كف, مرحبا, يد, يد مرفوعة |
| עברית (he) | כף יד מורמת: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | גוון עור בהיר בינוני, חמסה, יד, כיף, כף יד מורמת, מורמת, עצור |
| فارسی (fa) | دست بالابرده: پوست روشن | احترام, بدن, بزن قدش, پوست روشن, دست, دست بالا برده, دست بالابرده, سلام |
| हिन्दी (hi) | उठा हुआ हाथ: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | उठा हुआ हाथ, ठहरो, हल्की गोरी त्वचा, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | অনুগ্রহ করে থামুন: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | অনুগ্রহ করে থামুন, জিও কাকা, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, শরীর, হাত, হাত তোলা |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | telapak tangan terbuka dengan jari rapat: warna kulit cerah-sedang | badan, berhenti, lima jari, rapat, stop, tangan, telapak tangan, telapak tangan terbuka dengan jari rapat, tubuh, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | bàn tay giơ lên: màu da sáng trung bình | bàn tay giơ lên, dừng lại, màu da sáng trung bình, tay |
| ไทย (th) | ตั้งฝ่ามือ: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | ตั้งฝ่ามือ, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, มือ, อวัยวะ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 挙手: やや薄い肌色 | 5, ストップ, パー, やや薄い肌色, 手, 挙手 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 손바닥: 연한 갈색 피부 | 5, 다섯, 보, 보자기, 손들어, 손바닥, 연한 갈색 피부, 하이파이브 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 举起手: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 举手, 举起手, 举起的手, 五指, 停, 击掌, 手 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 舉手：黃皮膚 | 手, 招手, 擊掌, 舉手, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): hand in die lug: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a apagya: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): dorë e ngritur: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): ወደ ላይ የተደረገ እጅ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): բարձրացված ձեռք․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি ৰখক: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): qaldırımış əl: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): күтәрелгән ҡул: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): esku altxatua: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): паднятая рука: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): podignuta šaka: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Вдигната ръка: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): မြှောက်ပြထားသည့် လက် − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): main levée : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 舉手: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 举手: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): mà aixecada: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎣᏬᏰᎾ ᎠᏌᎵᏛᏅᎢ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): ҫӗкленӗ ал тупанӗ: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): podignuta ruka: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): zvednutá ruka: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): løftet hånd: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): ülestõstetud käsi: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão erguida: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): hond: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): nakataas na kamay: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): nostettu käsi: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): man levantada: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): აწეული ხელი: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ઉઠાવેલો હાથ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): ɗagaggen hannu: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): utha hua haath: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): felemelt kéz: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): lófi: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): aka ewèliri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): lámh ardaithe: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): tangan diangkat: kulit putih langsep
- Kabyle (kab): argaz: acebbub awreɣ: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಎತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): қол көтеру: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): قول كوتەرۋ: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): លើកដៃ: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ikiganza kizamuye: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
- Konkani (kok): उखलिल्लो हात: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): кол көтөрүү: буудай жүздүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Yakom q’ab’aj: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຍົກມືຂຶ້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): pacelta roka: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man arsâ: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): iškelta ranka: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): pózwignjona ruka: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): héichgehalen Hand: mëttelhell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): крената рака: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): angkat tangan: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): ഉയർത്തിയ കൈ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): id mgħollija: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): उंचावलेला हात: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): өргөсөн гар: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Māori (mi): ringa tū: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
- Nepali (ne): उठाइएको हात: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé Dẹm Réz Ọp: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): letsogo le išitšwego godimo: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): hevet hånd: hudtype 3
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): heva hand: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ଉଠା ଯାଇଥିବା ହାତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka ol ba’e: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): اوچت لاس: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੱਥ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): اُوتے کیتا ہتھ: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): huqharisqa maki: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mână ridicată: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): maun auzà: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh air a togail: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): подигнута рука: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): подигнута рука: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): podignuta ruka: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): podignuta ruka: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ယုၵ်ႉမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): مٿي ڪيل هٿ: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): එසවූූ අත: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): zdvihnutá ruka: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): dvignjena dlan: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): gacan kor loo qaday: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mkono ulioinuliwa: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tajik (tg): дасти бардошта: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): கையை உயர்த்தி காட்டுதல்: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): ఎత్తిన చేయి: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ዝተልዓለ ኢድ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): nima hiki ki ʻolunga: kili kelokelo
- Tswana (tn): letsogo le le kwa godimo: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): galdyrylan el: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): zběhnjena ruka: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): بلند ہاتھ: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): كۆتۈرگەن قول: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): ko‘tarilgan qo‘l: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): llaw wedi codi: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): loxo bu jog: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Xhosa (xh): isandla esinyusiweyo: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Ọwọ Nina Soke: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ɔwɔ Nina Soke: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): isandla esiphanyisiwe: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+270B U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `✋🏼` |
| CSS | `\270B\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{270B}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\u270B\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 9C 8B F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `270B D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%9C%8B%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

## Questions

### What does ✋🏼 mean?

A raised open hand, palm out, with fingers together. It means stop, a high five, or raising your hand to volunteer or ask a question. Expect it with 'wait', 'me!', greetings and halting someone. ✋🏼 shows it with medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between ✋🏼 and ✋?

✋🏼 is the ✋ raised hand emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's ✋ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+270B U+1F3FC.

### How do I type ✋🏼?

Find ✋ in your emoji keyboard by searching “raised hand”, 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+270B U+1F3FC. In HTML you can write ✋🏼

### When was ✋🏼 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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