palm up hand: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1FAF4 1F3FD
Description
A person holding hands, with the hand showing medium skin tone, representing a general expression of connection or intimacy.
Group:
People & Body > hand-fingers-open
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents connection, partnership, support, love, friendship, or solidarity. The specific emotion can vary depending on context and the other emoji used with it.
Backstory
This emoji sequence combines two code points: U+1FAF4 (People Holding Hands) and U+1F3FD (Medium Skin Tone). The base 'People Holding Hands' emoji was introduced in Unicode 13.0 (2020), allowing for skin tone variations to represent diversity in relationships and connections.
Usage Examples
- Celebrating a partnership: 'Happy anniversary to my amazing partner! 🫴🏻'
- Expressing support: 'We stand together! 🫴🏻'
- Showing solidarity: 'United we are stronger 🫴🏻'
- Indicating friendship: 'Best friends forever 🫴🏻'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to express romantic love, friendship, or family bonds. Often used for couples or general unity.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often used for romantic contexts, close friendships, or collaborations. Can also signify encouragement or support.