# 👋🏿 Waving hand emoji: dark skin tone

👋🏿 is the waving hand emoji (👋) with dark skin tone. It's 👋 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 👋🏿
- Unicode name: waving hand: dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F44B U+1F3FF
- Category: People & body, Open hands
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [👋 Waving hand](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

An open hand raised and waving. It works as a greeting or goodbye, for 'hi', 'hello' and 'bye'. Many messages open or close with it, and it helps welcome new people or get someone's attention.

## Other skin tones

- 👋 [Waving hand](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-emoji.md)
- 👋🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44B U+1F3FB
- 👋🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44B U+1F3FC
- 👋🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44B U+1F3FD
- 👋🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44B U+1F3FE

## What it's made of

👋🏿 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 👋 [Waving hand](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-emoji.md) (U+1F44B)
2. 🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FF)

## How to type 👋🏿

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | mano saludando: tono de piel oscuro | agitar, mano, mano saludando, saludar, saludo, tono de piel oscuro |
| Français (fr) | signe de la main : peau foncée | à bientôt, à plus tard, au revoir, bonjour, bye, coucou, hello, il y a quelqu’un ?, main, main qui salue, peau foncée, salut, signe, signe de la main |
| Deutsch (de) | winkende Hand: dunkle Hautfarbe | auf Wiedersehen, bis später, ciao, dunkle Hautfarbe, guten Tag, hallo, Hand, hey, hi, tschüs, tschüss, winken |
| Italiano (it) | mano che saluta: carnagione scura | a dopo, carnagione scura, ci sei?, ci vediamo, ciao, ciaone, gesto di saluto, mano, mano aperta, mano che saluta, salutare, schiaffo |
| Português (pt) | mão acenando: pele escura | acenando, aceno, até mais, está aí?, flw, mão, oi, olá, pele escura, taí?, tchau |
| Nederlands (nl) | zwaaiende hand: donkere huidskleur | ben je er, doei, donkere huidskleur, groet, groeten, hallo, hand, is daar iemand, moet gaan, spreek je later, tot later, tot ziens, ttyl, zwaai, zwaaien, zwaaiende hand |
| Svenska (sv) | vinkande hand: mörk hy | är du där?, hallå, hand, hej, mörk hy, vinka, vinkande hand, vinkning |
| Polski (pl) | machająca dłoń: karnacja ciemna | cześć, dłoń, halo, hej, karnacja ciemna, machać, machająca dłoń, pa, papa, powitanie, pożegnanie, ręka, witaj |
| Türkçe (tr) | el sallama: koyu cilt tonu | bay bay, bye, el, görüşürüz, güle güle, hey, koyu cilt tonu, merhaba, orada mısın, sallama, sallamak, selam |
| Русский (ru) | машет рукой: очень темный тон кожи | взмах, очень темный тон кожи, привет, приветствие, прощание, рука |
| Українська (uk) | рука махає: темний тон шкіри | бувай, вітання, вітаю, дай пʼять, до зустрічі, долоня, махати, помах, привіт, рука, рука махає, темний тон шкіри, тіло |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χέρι που χαιρετά: σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | bb, αντίο, αργότερα, γεια, είσαι εκεί, νεύμα, σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, σώμα, τα λέμε, τι λέει, χαιρετισμούς, χαιρετώ, χέρι, χέρι που χαιρετά |
| العربية (ar) | تلويح باليد: بشرة بلون غامق | أهلا, إلى اللقاء, انظر إلي, باي, بدي روح, بشرة بلون غامق, تأشير, ترحيب, تلويح, لاحقًا, مرحبا, هاي, هلا, يد |
| עברית (he) | יד מנופפת: גוון עור כהה | ביי, גוון עור כהה, היי, יד, כיף, להתראות, מנופפת, שלום |
| فارسی (fa) | تکان دادن دست: پوست آبنوسی | آهای, اونجایی؟, با توام, بدن, بیرون, پوست آبنوسی, تا بعد, تکان, تکان دادن, تکان دادن دست, خداحافظ, خوشامدگویی, دست, سلام |
| हिन्दी (hi) | हाथ हिलाना: साँवली त्वचा | अभी के लिए बाय, अलविदा, क्या आप हैं?, बाद में बात करते हैं, बाय, बाय-बाय, मैं जा रहा हूँ, मैं जा रही हूँ, साँवली त्वचा, हाथ, हिलाना, हैलो |
| বাংলা (bn) | হাত নাড়ানো: কালো ত্বকের রঙ | কালো ত্বকের রঙ, দোলানো, নাড়ানো, বিদায় জানানো, শরীর, হাই, হাত, হ্যালো |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tangan melambai: warna kulit gelap | badan, dadah, dah, hai, halo, jari, lambai, sampai jumpa, tangan, tangan melambai, tubuh, warna kulit gelap |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | vẫy tay: màu da tối | chào, chào nhé, có ai ở đó không?, đang vẫy, màu da tối, tay, vẫy, vẫy tay nè, xin chào |
| ไทย (th) | โบกมือ: โทนผิวสีเข้ม | ทักทาย, โทนผิวสีเข้ม, บ๊ายบาย, โบกมือ, ไปก่อนนะ, ร่ำลา, สวัสดี, หวัดดี, อวัยวะ, ฮัลโหล |
| 日本語 (ja) | 手を振る: 濃い肌色 | あいさつ, さようなら, バイバイ, ハロー, またね, 手, 手を振る, 濃い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 흔드는 손: 검은색 피부 | 거기 있어?, 검은색 피부, 나중에 봐, 똑똑, 바이, 안녕, 이따가 봐, 잘가, 펼친 손, 헤이, 흔드는 손 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 挥手: 较深肤色 | 你好, 再见, 嗨, 在吗, 手, 挥手, 等一下, 等等, 该走了, 较深肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 揮手：黑皮膚 | 再見, 手, 手勢, 拜拜, 揮手, 是你嗎, 該走了, 閃人, 黑皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): wuiwende hand: donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a ɛrehim: wedeε ani tuntum
- Albanian (sq): dorë që tundet: nuancë lëkure e errët
- Amharic (am): ተወዛዋዥ እጅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-6
- Armenian (hy): թափահարող ձեռք․ մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): হাত লৰোৱা: ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): əl sallayan əllər: tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ҡул болғау: ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): mugitzen ari den eskua: 6. mota
- Belarusian (be): махае рукой: цёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): mahanje rukom: tamna boja kože
- Breton (br): dorn o hejañ : krocʼhen teñval
- Bulgarian (bg): Махане с ръка: тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ဝှေ့ယမ်းနေသည့် လက် − အသားမည်းရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): signe de la main : peau foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 揮手: 深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 挥手: 深肤色
- Catalan (ca): mà que saluda: pell molt fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏲᎵᎭ: ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): аллипе сулать: сӑран тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruka koja maše: tamno smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): mávající ruka: tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): vinker: mørk teint
- Estonian (et): lehvitav käsi: tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão a acenar: tipo de pele 6
- Faroese (fo): veitrandi hond: myrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): kumakaway na kamay: dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): käden heilautus: tumma iho
- Galician (gl): man saudando: ton de pel moi escuro
- Georgian (ka): ხელის ქნევა: კანის მუქი ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): હાથ હલાવવા: ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): hannu mai wurgawa: launin fata mai duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): wave karta haath: dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): integető kéz: sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): hönd veifar: dökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): na-efe aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji
- Irish (ga): lámh ag croitheadh: ton cnis dorcha
- Javanese (jv): tangan ngawe-awe: kulit ireng
- Kabyle (kab): afus yettwehhin: taglimt tubrikt
- Kannada (kn): ಕೈ ಬೀಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು: ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): қол бұлғау: 6-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): قول بۇلعاۋ: 6-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): បក់ដៃ: សម្បុរខ្មៅ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ikiganza gipepera: ibara ry’uruhu rwirabura
- Konkani (kok): हात हालोवप: गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): кол булгалоо: кара
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Upam q’ab’aj: q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ໂບກມື: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳ
- Latvian (lv): mājoša roka: tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man ch’a salua: carnaxon scua
- Lithuanian (lt): mojuojanti ranka: itin tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): kiwajuca ruka: śamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): wénkend Hand: däischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): мавтање со рака: тип на кожа 6
- Malay (ms): lambai tangan: ton kulit gelap
- Malayalam (ml): വീശുന്ന കൈ: ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): id ixxejjer: ton skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): हवेत हलविणारा हात: काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): мэндчилж байгаа гар: бор
- Māori (mi): ringa pōhirihiri: kiri āhua parauri
- Nepali (ne): हल्लाइरहेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-६
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé De Wev: Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): letsogo le dumedišago: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana
- Norwegian (no): vinkende hånd: hudtype 6
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): vinkande hand: hudtype 6
- Odia (or): ଦୋଳାୟମାନ ହାତ: ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka raasuu: toonii gogaa gurraachaa
- Pashto (ps): لاس ښورول: تور پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਹੱਥ ਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ: ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ہتھ ہلاندیاں: کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): qinquykachasqa maki: yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mână fluturată: ton închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): dar dal maun: pel stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh a’ smèideadh: tòna doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): рука која маше: тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ruka koja maše: tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ဝႆမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်
- Sindhi (sd): لڏندڙ هٿ: ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): අත වැනීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-6
- Slovak (sk): mávajúca ruka: tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): mahajoča dlan: temen ten kože
- Somali (so): gacan haadin: jidh madaw
- Swahili (sw): mkono unaopunga: ngozi nyeusi
- Tajik (tg): ҳаракати пешу қафои даст: ранги торики пӯст
- Tamil (ta): கையசைத்தல்: வகை 6
- Telugu (te): చేయి ఊపడం: ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ዝወዛወዝ ኢድ፦ ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): nima taʻataʻalo: kili ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): letsogo le le tsholeditsweng: letlalo la mmala o montsho
- Turkmen (tk): galgaýan el: goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): kiwaca ruka: ćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): ہاتھ لہرانا: جلد کی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): قول پۇلاڭلىتىش: توق تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): shapaloq: 6-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): llaw yn chwifio: arlliw croen tywyll
- Wolof (wo): tàllal loxo: xeesaayu der bu ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): ukuwangawangisa isandla: ithoni yesikhumba emnyama
- Yoruba (yo): N Juwọ: adúláwọ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): N Juwɔ: adúláwɔ̀
- Zulu (zu): ukuphakamisa isandla: uhlobo-6

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F44B U+1F3FF` |
| HTML | `👋🏿` |
| CSS | `\1F44B\1F3FF` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F44B}\u{1F3FF}` |
| Python | `\U0001F44B\U0001F3FF` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 91 8B F0 9F 8F BF` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC4B D83C DFFF` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%91%8B%F0%9F%8F%BF` |

## Questions

### What does 👋🏿 mean?

An open hand raised and waving. It works as a greeting or goodbye, for 'hi', 'hello' and 'bye'. Many messages open or close with it, and it helps welcome new people or get someone's attention. 👋🏿 shows it with dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 👋🏿 and 👋?

👋🏿 is the 👋 waving hand emoji with dark skin tone. It's 👋 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44B U+1F3FF.

### How do I type 👋🏿?

Find 👋 in your emoji keyboard by searching “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose 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+1F44B U+1F3FF. In HTML you can write 👋🏿

### When was 👋🏿 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

---
Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji