# 🫱 Rightwards hand emoji

🫱 Rightwards hand is an emoji in the open hands set of People & body. It was added in Emoji 14.0 in 2021 and comes in five skin tones. Related words: handshake, hold, reach, right, rightward and shake.

- Emoji: 🫱
- Unicode name: rightwards hand
- Code points: U+1FAF1
- Category: People & body, Open hands
- Added: Emoji 14.0 (2021)
- GitHub shortcode: :rightwards_hand:
- Keywords: hand, handshake, hold, reach, right, rightward, rightwards, shake
- Page: https://emojichart.com/rightwards-hand-emoji

## What it means

A hand reaching out to the right with the palm turned sideways, as if offering to shake. Paired with the leftwards hand, it forms a handshake. Greetings, deals, agreement, reaching out and holding something all fit.

## Skin tones

- 🫱🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-hand-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB
- 🫱🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-hand-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FC
- 🫱🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FD
- 🫱🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FE
- 🫱🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FF

## How to type 🫱

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | mano hacia la derecha | a la derecha, derecha, mano, mano hacia la derecha |
| Français (fr) | main vers la droite | droite, main vers la droite, serrer la main, tenir la main, vers la droite |
| Deutsch (de) | nach rechts weisende Hand | ausgestreckt, ausstrecken, Hand, Hände, Händeschütteln, rechts, reichen, schütteln, weisen |
| Italiano (it) | mano rivolta a destra | dare la mano, destra, mano, mano rivolta a destra, verso destra |
| Português (pt) | mão para a direita | apertar, aperto, direita, mão, pegar, segurar |
| Nederlands (nl) | hand naar rechts | hand, handdruk, naar rechts, rechts, reiken, schudden, vasthouden |
| Svenska (sv) | hand som pekar till höger | hälsa, hand, hand som pekar till höger, handslag, hej, höger, skaka, till höger |
| Polski (pl) | dłoń skierowana w prawo | dłoń, dłoń skierowana w prawo, prawa, uścisk dłoni, w prawo, wyciągnięta dłoń |
| Türkçe (tr) | sağa bakan el | anlaşma, dokun, el, el uzatma, merhaba, sağ, sağa bakan el, selam, temas, tokalaşmak |
| Русский (ru) | рука вправо | вправо, кисть, направо, рука, рукопожатие |
| Українська (uk) | долоня вправо | вправо, долоня, потискати, права рука, праворуч, простягнути, рука, рукостискання, тримати |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χέρι προς τα δεξιά | δεξιά, προς τα δεξιά, χειραψία, χέρι, χέρι προς τα δεξιά |
| العربية (ar) | يد باتجاه اليمين | باتجاه اليمين, يد, يد باتجاه اليمين, يصافح, يمين |
| עברית (he) | יד פונה ימינה | יד, יד פונה ימינה, ימינה, לחיצת יד, נעים להכיר |
| فارسی (fa) | دست به سمت راست | افراد, بدن, به سمت راست, تکان دادن, دست, دست به سمت راست, دست دادن, راست, رسیدن, نگه داشتن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | दाहिनी ओर हाथ | दाईं ओर हाथ, दायां, दायाँ हाथ, दाहिनी ओर, दाहिनी ओर हाथ, पकड़ना, हाथ, हाथ मिलाना, हाथ हिलाना, हैंडशेक |
| বাংলা (bn) | ডানদিকে হাত | করমর্দন, ডান, ডানদিকে, হাত, হাত ধরা, হাত বাড়ানো |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tangan menghadap kanan | ambil, hadap kanan, jabat tangan, kanan, menghadap kanan, pegang, salaman, tangan, tangan menghadap kanan |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | bàn tay hướng sang bên phải | bàn tay, bàn tay hướng sang bên phải, bên phải, sang phải |
| ไทย (th) | มือหันไปทางขวา | ขวา, จับมือ, เชคแฮนด์, ถือ, ยื่น, หันไปทาง |
| 日本語 (ja) | 右に向けた手 | 右に向けた手, 右側, 手, 握手, 方向 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 오른쪽으로 향하는 손등 | 닿다, 뻗다, 손, 악수, 오른손, 오른쪽, 오른쪽 방향, 오른쪽으로 향하는 손등, 우측, 우측 방향, 잡다, 흔들다 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 向右的手 | 伸手, 右, 右手, 向右, 向右的手, 手, 握手 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 向右的手 | 伸手, 右, 右手, 向右, 向右的手, 手, 握, 握手 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): hand na regs
- Akan (ak): nsa nifa
- Albanian (sq): dorë djathtas
- Amharic (am): ወደ ቀኝ የዞረ እጅ
- Armenian (hy): աջակողմ ձեռք
- Assamese (as): সোঁফালে মুখ কৰা হাত
- Azerbaijani (az): sağ əl
- Bashkir (ba): уңға ҡул
- Basque (eu): eskuinera begira dagoen eskua
- Belarusian (be): рука направа
- Bosnian (bs): ruka udesno
- Breton (br): dorn a-zehoù
- Bulgarian (bg): сочеща надясно ръка
- Burmese (my): ညာဘက်ဖြန့်ပြနေသည့် လက်
- Cantonese (yue): 向右嘅手
- Catalan (ca): mà cap a la dreta
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎠᎦᏘᏏ ᏗᏜ
- Chuvash (cv): алӑ сылтӑмалла
- Croatian (hr): ruka okrenuta udesno
- Czech (cs): ruka otočená doprava
- Danish (da): hånd til højre
- Estonian (et): käsi paremale
- Faroese (fo): hond til høgru
- Filipino (fil): pakanang kamay
- Finnish (fi): oikealle ojentuva käsi
- Galician (gl): man cara á dereita
- Georgian (ka): მარჯვენა ხელი
- Gujarati (gu): જમણેરી હાથ
- Hausa (ha): hannun dama gaba
- Hungarian (hu): jobbra néző kéz
- Icelandic (is): hendi hægra megin
- Igbo (ig): aka nri
- Irish (ga): lámh ar dheis
- Javanese (jv): tangan tengen
- Kannada (kn): ಬಲದಿಕ್ಕನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ
- Kazakh (kk): оңға қаратылған қол
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): وڭعا قاراتىلعان قول
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាដៃចង្អុលទៅខាងស្ដាំ
- Konkani (kok): उजवीकडेन दाखोवपी हात
- Kyrgyz (ky): оңду көрсөткөн кол
- Lao (lo): ມືຊີ້ໄປທາງຂວາ
- Latvian (lv): labā roka
- Lithuanian (lt): į dešinę rodanti ranka
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): ruka napšawo
- Macedonian (mk): рака на десно
- Malay (ms): tangan kanan
- Malayalam (ml): വലത്തോട്ടുള്ള കൈ
- Marathi (mr): उजवीकडे दाखवणारा हात
- Mongolian (mn): баруун тийш чиглэсэн гар
- Nepali (ne): दायाँँतिर देेखाएको हात
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé De Pọínt Raít Said
- Norwegian (no): hånd mot høyre
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): hand mot høgre
- Odia (or): ହାତ
- Oromo (om): harka gara mirgaatti
- Pashto (ps): ښی لوری لاس
- Punjabi (pa): ਸੱਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਹੱਥ
- Quechua (qu): pañaman maki
- Romanian (ro): mână spre dreapta
- Romansh (rm): maun che mussa a dretga
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh ris an taobh deas
- Serbian (sr): рука окренута надесно
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ruka okrenuta nadesno
- Shan (shn): မိုဝ်းဝၢႆႇၶႂႃ
- Sindhi (sd): ساڄي پاسي ويندڙ ھٿ
- Sinhala (si): දකුණු පැත්තට අත
- Slovak (sk): ruka doprava
- Slovenian (sl): roka, obrnjena v desno
- Somali (so): dhinaca gacanta midig
- Swahili (sw): mkono unaoelekea kulia
- Tamil (ta): வலது புறத்தைக் காட்டும் கை
- Telugu (te): కుడివైపుకు చూపే చేయి
- Tigrinya (ti): ንየማ ዘመልክት ኢድ
- Tongan (to): nima ki mataʻu
- Turkmen (tk): saga el
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): ruka doprawa
- Urdu (ur): دائیں اشارہ کرتا ہاتھ
- Uzbek (uz): oʻng qoʻl
- Welsh (cy): llaw i’r dde
- Yoruba (yo): ọwọ́ ọ̀tún
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔwɔ́ ɔ̀tún
- Zulu (zu): rightwards hand

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAF1` |
| HTML | `🫱` |
| CSS | `\1FAF1` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAF1}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAF1` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB B1` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEF1` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%B1` |

## Questions

### What does the 🫱 rightwards hand emoji mean?

A hand reaching out to the right with the palm turned sideways, as if offering to shake. Paired with the leftwards hand, it forms a handshake. Greetings, deals, agreement, reaching out and holding something all fit.

### How do I type the 🫱 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “rightwards 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 :rightwards_hand:.

### When was the 🫱 emoji added?

🫱 was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021.

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

U+1FAF1. In HTML you can write 🫱, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1FAF1}.

### 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/rightwards-hand-emoji