call me hand: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F919 1F3FD
Description
A hand with its thumb and pinky finger extended, index and middle fingers curled, and the ring finger touching the thumb, indicating 'call me' or 'shaka' (hang loose) sign. The 1F3FD emoji modifier indicates a medium skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > hand-fingers-partial
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Varies by context, but often conveys friendliness, a greeting, 'hang loose,' 'call me,' or 'I love you' (in American Sign Language).
Backstory
The 'Call Me Hand' emoji was approved as part of Unicode 9.0 in 2016 and added to Emoji 3.0. The skin tone modifiers (like 1F3FD for medium skin tone) were introduced earlier to allow for more diverse representation of human emojis.
Usage Examples
- To say 'call me': 'I'll call you later! 🤙🏾'
- As a greeting or farewell (shaka): 'Aloha! 🤙🏾'
- To express 'hang loose' or good vibes: 'Just chilling on the beach 🤙🏾'
- In ASL context to mean 'I love you': 'Thinking of you! 🤙🏾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture (specifically US):
Often used for 'call me' by placing the thumb to the ear and pinky to the mouth, or as the 'shaka' sign (hang loose) especially in surfing culture, indicating solidarity, friendship, and understanding.
Hawaii:
The 'shaka' sign is a common greeting, often meaning 'hang loose,' 'relax,' 'take it easy,' or 'all right.'
Brazil:
Commonly used to indicate 'call me'.
China:
Can signify the number 6 (along with other finger permutations).
American Sign Language (ASL):
When combined with a slight rocking motion, it can mean 'I love you,' as the thumb, index, and pinky fingers extended roughly correspond to the letters I, L, and Y in ASL.