oncoming fist: medium-light skin tone
Unicode: 1F44A 1F3FC
Description
A raised fisted hand with a medium-dark skin tone, depicted as if punching or hitting something.
Group:
People & Body > hand-fingers-closed
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents a punch, hit, or strike. Can also be used to convey a sense of power, strength, or impact, or a forceful agreement.
Backstory
The 'Fisted Hand Sign' (U+1F44A) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone modifier (U+1F3FC) was added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing for diverse representations of human skin color in emojis.
Usage Examples
- To express a strong hit in a game: 'Critical hit! 👊🏾'
- Indicating a powerful action: 'Time to punch through this deadline 👊🏾'
- Agreement with a forceful statement: 'That's so true! 👊🏾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used in sports contexts (e.g., boxing, fighting games), to express a forceful agreement ('punch that button'), or sometimes as a symbol of power or assertiveness.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often seen in reaction to impactful news or events, or in gaming contexts.