👋🏼U+1F44B U+1F3FC
Waving hand emoji: medium-light skin tone
👋🏼 is the waving hand emoji (👋) with medium-light skin tone. It's 👋 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
- Unicode name
- waving hand: medium-light skin tone
- Category
- People & body, Open hands
- Added
- Emoji 1.0 in 2015
- Code points
- U+1F44B U+1F3FC
- Base emoji
- 👋 Waving hand
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.
How it looks
Other skin tones
Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.
What it's made of
👋🏼 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:
- 👋Waving handU+1F44B
- 🏼Medium-light skin toneU+1F3FC
How to type 👋🏼
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “waving 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 | mano saludando: tono de piel claro medio | agitar, mano, mano saludando, saludar, saludo, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français | signe de la main : peau moyennement claire | à bientôt, à plus tard, au revoir, bonjour, bye, coucou, hello, il y a quelqu’un ?, main, main qui salue, peau moyennement claire, salut, signe, signe de la main |
| Deutsch | winkende Hand: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | auf Wiedersehen, bis später, ciao, guten Tag, hallo, Hand, hey, hi, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, tschüs, tschüss, winken |
| Italiano | mano che saluta: carnagione abbastanza chiara | a dopo, carnagione abbastanza chiara, ci sei?, ci vediamo, ciao, ciaone, gesto di saluto, mano, mano aperta, mano che saluta, salutare, schiaffo |
| Português | mão acenando: pele morena clara | acenando, aceno, até mais, está aí?, flw, mão, oi, olá, pele morena clara, taí?, tchau |
| Nederlands | zwaaiende hand: lichtgetinte huidskleur | ben je er, doei, groet, groeten, hallo, hand, is daar iemand, lichtgetinte huidskleur, moet gaan, spreek je later, tot later, tot ziens, ttyl, zwaai, zwaaien, zwaaiende hand |
| Svenska | vinkande hand: mellanljus hy | är du där?, hallå, hand, hej, mellanljus hy, vinka, vinkande hand, vinkning |
| Polski | machająca dłoń: karnacja średnio jasna | cześć, dłoń, halo, hej, karnacja średnio jasna, machać, machająca dłoń, pa, papa, powitanie, pożegnanie, ręka, witaj |
| Türkçe | el sallama: orta açık cilt tonu | bay bay, bye, el, görüşürüz, güle güle, hey, merhaba, orada mısın, orta açık cilt tonu, sallama, sallamak, selam |
| Русский | машет рукой: светлый тон кожи | взмах, привет, приветствие, прощание, рука, светлый тон кожи |
| Українська | рука махає: помірно світлий тон шкіри | бувай, вітання, вітаю, дай пʼять, до зустрічі, долоня, махати, помах, помірно світлий тон шкіри, привіт, рука, рука махає, тіло |
| Ελληνικά | χέρι που χαιρετά: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | bb, αντίο, αργότερα, γεια, είσαι εκεί, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, νεύμα, σώμα, τα λέμε, τι λέει, χαιρετισμούς, χαιρετώ, χέρι, χέρι που χαιρετά |
| العربية | تلويح باليد: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | أهلا, إلى اللقاء, انظر إلي, باي, بدي روح, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, تأشير, ترحيب, تلويح, لاحقًا, مرحبا, هاي, هلا, يد |
| עברית | יד מנופפת: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | ביי, גוון עור בהיר בינוני, היי, יד, כיף, להתראות, מנופפת, שלום |
| فارسی | تکان دادن دست: پوست روشن | آهای, اونجایی؟, با توام, بدن, بیرون, پوست روشن, تا بعد, تکان, تکان دادن, تکان دادن دست, خداحافظ, خوشامدگویی, دست, سلام |
| हिन्दी | हाथ हिलाना: हल्की गोरी 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, हल्की गोरी त्वचा, हाथ, हिलाना, हैलो |
| বাংলা | হাত নাড়ানো: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | দোলানো, নাড়ানো, বিদায় জানানো, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, শরীর, হাই, হাত, হ্যালো |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tangan melambai: warna kulit cerah-sedang | badan, dadah, dah, hai, halo, jari, lambai, sampai jumpa, tangan, tangan melambai, tubuh, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt | vẫy tay: màu da sáng trung bình | chào, chào nhé, có ai ở đó không?, đang vẫy, màu da sáng trung bình, tay, vẫy, vẫy tay nè, xin chào |
| ไทย | โบกมือ: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | ทักทาย, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, บ๊ายบาย, โบกมือ, ไปก่อนนะ, ร่ำลา, สวัสดี, หวัดดี, อวัยวะ, ฮัลโหล |
| 日本語 | 手を振る: やや薄い肌色 | あいさつ, さようなら, バイバイ, ハロー, またね, やや薄い肌色, 手, 手を振る |
| 한국어 | 흔드는 손: 연한 갈색 피부 | 거기 있어?, 나중에 봐, 똑똑, 바이, 안녕, 연한 갈색 피부, 이따가 봐, 잘가, 펼친 손, 헤이, 흔드는 손 |
| 中文（简体） | 挥手: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 你好, 再见, 嗨, 在吗, 手, 挥手, 等一下, 等等, 该走了 |
| 中文（繁體） | 揮手：黃皮膚 | 再見, 手, 手勢, 拜拜, 揮手, 是你嗎, 該走了, 閃人, 黃皮膚 |
Names in 101 more languages
| Afrikaans | wuiwende hand: medium-ligte velkleur |
|---|---|
| Akan | nsa a ɛrehim: wedeε ani a εda so kakra |
| Albanian | dorë që tundet: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët |
| Amharic | ተወዛዋዥ እጅ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም |
| Armenian | թափահարող ձեռք․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ |
| Assamese | হাত লৰোৱা: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং |
| Azerbaijani | əl sallayan əllər: orta-açıq dəri tonu |
| Bashkir | ҡул болғау: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө |
| Basque | mugitzen ari den eskua: 3. mota |
| Belarusian | махае рукой: сярэднясветлы тон скуры |
| Bosnian | mahanje rukom: umjereno svijetla boja kože |
| Bulgarian | Махане с ръка: средно светла кожа |
| Burmese | ဝှေ့ယမ်းနေသည့် လက် − အသားနုရောင် |
| Canadian French | signe de la main : peau modérément claire |
| Cantonese | 揮手: 中淺膚色 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 挥手: 中浅肤色 |
| Catalan | mà que saluda: pell bastant clara |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏲᎵᎭ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ |
| Chuvash | аллипе сулать: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ |
| Croatian | ruka koja maše: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože |
| Czech | mávající ruka: středně světlý odstín pleti |
| Danish | vinker: medium til lys teint |
| Estonian | lehvitav käsi: keskmiselt hele nahatoon |
| European Portuguese | mão a acenar: tipo de pele 3 |
| Faroese | veitrandi hond: miðalljósur húðarlitur |
| Filipino | kumakaway na kamay: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat |
| Finnish | käden heilautus: keskivaalea iho |
| Galician | man saudando: ton de pel claro |
| Georgian | ხელის ქნევა: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა |
| Gujarati | હાથ હલાવવા: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ |
| Hausa | hannu mai wurgawa: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske |
| Hindi (Latin) | wave karta haath: medium-fair skin |
| Hungarian | integető kéz: közepesen világos bőrtónus |
| Icelandic | hönd veifar: meðalljós húðlitur |
| Igbo | na-efe aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti |
| Irish | lámh ag croitheadh: ton cnis mheánach-gheal |
| Javanese | tangan ngawe-awe: kulit putih langsep |
| Kabyle | afus yettwehhin: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast |
| Kannada | ಕೈ ಬೀಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ |
| Kazakh | қол бұлғау: 3-тері түрі |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | قول بۇلعاۋ: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى |
| Khmer | បក់ដៃ: សម្បុរសល្មម |
| Kinyarwanda | ikiganza gipepera: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro |
| Konkani | हात हालोवप: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग |
| Kyrgyz | кол булгалоо: буудай жүздүү |
| Kʼicheʼ | Upam q’ab’aj: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal |
| Lao | ໂບກມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ |
| Latvian | mājoša roka: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis |
| Ligurian | man ch’a salua: carnaxon assæ ciæa |
| Lithuanian | mojuojanti ranka: vidutinio gymio |
| Lower Sorbian | kiwajuca ruka: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže |
| Luxembourgish | wénkend Hand: mëttelhell Hautfaarf |
| Macedonian | мавтање со рака: тип на кожа 3 |
| Malay | lambai tangan: ton kulit sederhana cerah |
| Malayalam | വീശുന്ന കൈ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം |
| Maltese | id ixxejjer: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda |
| Marathi | हवेत हलविणारा हात: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा |
| Mongolian | мэндчилж байгаа гар: бага зэргийн цайвар |
| Māori | ringa pōhirihiri: kiri āhua māmā-waenga |
| Nepali | हल्लाइरहेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-३ |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Hand Wé De Wev: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton |
| Northern Sotho | letsogo le dumedišago: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng |
| Norwegian | vinkende hånd: hudtype 3 |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | vinkande hand: hudtype 3 |
| Odia | ଦୋଳାୟମାନ ହାତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ |
| Oromo | harka raasuu: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa |
| Pashto | لاس ښورول: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ |
| Punjabi | ਹੱਥ ਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ |
| Punjabi (Arabic) | ہتھ ہلاندیاں: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد |
| Quechua | qinquykachasqa maki: tunpa chuya qara niraq |
| Romanian | mână fluturată: ton semi‑deschis al pielii |
| Romansh | dar dal maun: pel mez clera |
| Scottish Gaelic | làmh a’ smèideadh: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn |
| Serbian | рука која маше: средње светла кожа |
| Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | рука која маше: средње свијетла кожа |
| Serbian (Latin) | ruka koja maše: srednje svetla koža |
| Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | ruka koja maše: srednje svijetla koža |
| Shan | ဝႆမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင် |
| Sindhi | لڏندڙ هٿ: وچولي گوري رنگت |
| Sinhala | අත වැනීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3 |
| Slovak | mávajúca ruka: stredne svetlý tón pleti |
| Slovenian | mahajoča dlan: srednje svetel ten kože |
| Somali | gacan haadin: jidh fudud oo dhexe |
| Swahili | mkono unaopunga: ngozi nyeupe kiasi |
| Tajik | ҳаракати пешу қафои даст: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст |
| Tamil | கையசைத்தல்: வகை 3 |
| Telugu | చేయి ఊపడం: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు |
| Tigrinya | ዝወዛወዝ ኢድ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ |
| Tongan | nima taʻataʻalo: kili kelokelo |
| Tswana | letsogo le le tsholeditsweng: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng |
| Turkmen | galgaýan el: orta açyk deri reňki |
| Upper Sorbian | kiwaca ruka: srěnjoswětła barba kože |
| Urdu | ہاتھ لہرانا: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت |
| Uyghur | قول پۇلاڭلىتىش: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى |
| Uzbek | shapaloq: 3-teri turi |
| Welsh | llaw yn chwifio: arlliw croen canolig-golau |
| Wolof | tàllal loxo: xeesaayu der bu xeereer |
| Xhosa | ukuwangawangisa isandla: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi |
| Yoruba | N Juwọ: amọ́lára díẹ̀ |
| Yoruba (Benin) | N Juwɔ: amɔ́lára díɛ̀ |
| Zulu | ukuphakamisa isandla: uhlobo-3 |
Codes
- Code points
U+1F44B U+1F3FC- HTML
👋🏼- CSS
\1F44B\1F3FC- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F44B}\u{1F3FC}- Python
\U0001F44B\U0001F3FC- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 91 8B F0 9F 8F BC- UTF-16
D83D DC4B D83C DFFC- URL encoded
%F0%9F%91%8B%F0%9F%8F%BC
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 medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.
What is the difference between 👋🏼 and 👋?
👋🏼 is the 👋 waving hand emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 👋 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44B U+1F3FC.
How do I type 👋🏼?
Find 👋 in your emoji keyboard by searching “waving 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+1F44B U+1F3FC. In HTML you can write 👋🏼
When was 👋🏼 added?
It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.