victory hand: light skin tone
Unicode: 270C 1F3FB
Description
A hand gesture showing the index and middle fingers extended upwards in a 'V' shape, with the skin tone modifier indicating a light skin tone. It typically represents peace or victory.
Group:
People & Body > hand-fingers-partial
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Commonly evokes feelings of peace, victory, success, or sometimes playful mischief.
Backstory
The V-sign has a long history, notably used by Winston Churchill during WWII to signify victory. It gained widespread popularity as a peace symbol during the anti-war movements of the 1960s and 70s. The Unicode addition (270C) represents the basic sign, with the skin tone modifier (1F3FB) added later as part of Unicode 8.0 (2015) to allow for diverse representation.
Usage Examples
- Wishing peace: 'Peace out, everyone! ✌🏻'
- Celebrating a win: 'We won the game! ✌🏻'
- Taking a photo: 'Strike a pose! ✌🏻'
- Ending a conversation: 'See you later! ✌🏻'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely recognized as a 'peace sign' (especially in the 1960s counterculture) or a 'victory sign' (associated with Winston Churchill during WWII).
East Asian culture:
Often used in photos as a playful pose, particularly common in South Korea and Japan, sometimes without direct association with peace or victory.
United Kingdom/Australia/New Zealand (palm inwards):
If the palm is facing inwards towards the person making the gesture, it can be an offensive insult, equivalent to 'flipping the bird' or the middle finger. (This emoji shows palm outwards, avoiding that connotation).
Argentina:
Can be interpreted as 'V of Victory' related to political history.