OK hand: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F44C 1F3FE
Description
An 'OK' hand gesture, specifically a hand with the thumb and index finger forming a circle, and the other three fingers extended. This version has a dark skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > hand-fingers-partial
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically expresses agreement, approval, 'okayness', satisfaction, or excellence. Can also be used to indicate 'zero' or precision.
Backstory
The 'OK' hand gesture has ancient origins, appearing in various cultures with different meanings. Its modern 'okay' meaning is thought to have originated in the US in the 19th century. The emoji was introduced with Unicode 6.0 (2010), and the skin tone modifiers (like 1F3FE for dark skin tone) were added later with Unicode 8.0 (2015) to allow for more diverse representation.
Usage Examples
- Confirming understanding: 'Got it 👌🏿'
- Expressing approval: 'Great job! 👌🏿'
- Indicating something is good: 'This food is really good 👌🏿'
- Signaling 'all clear': 'Everything's fine 👌🏿'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely understood as 'okay', 'good', or 'perfect'.
Brazil:
Can be considered offensive, similar to a derogatory gesture.
France:
Can mean 'zero' or 'worthless'.
Japan:
Often used to represent money or coins.
Some Mediterranean/Middle Eastern countries:
Can be an offensive or vulgar gesture.