palm down hand: light skin tone
Unicode: 1FAF3 1F3FB
Description
A person with hands forming a heart shape over their chest, with a light skin tone. The hands are prominent, creating a clear heart outline, suggesting love and affection.
Group:
People & Body > hand-fingers-open
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents love, affection, gratitude, kindness, or support. It conveys warmth and heartfelt emotion.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 14.0 (2021) as part of the new Person category, providing a versatile non-gendered option to express affection. It quickly gained popularity as a warm and inclusive way to share love.
Usage Examples
- Expressing gratitude: 'Thank you for your support! 🫶🏼'
- Showing affection: 'Love you all! 🫶🏼'
- Sending positive vibes: 'Hope you have a great day! 🫶🏼'
- Responding to good news: 'So happy for you! 🫶🏼'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to express heartfelt thanks, deep affection for family or friends, or to indicate a loving gesture.
East Asian culture:
Often used in K-pop and J-pop fan culture as a gesture of love and appreciation towards idols and fans, sometimes referred to as 'finger hearts' or a more general 'heart gesture'.