right-facing fist: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F91C 1F3FE
Description
Two hands extended towards each other as if in a handshake or connection, with one hand having a darker skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > hand-fingers-closed
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents greeting, agreement, partnership, connection, or reconciliation.
Backstory
The handshake emoji (originally 1F91C) was introduced in Unicode 9.0 (2016). The ability to specify skin tone variations for hands, including the combination of different skin tones (e.g., 1F91C 1F3FE), was added with Unicode 14.0 (2021) to promote inclusivity and diversity in digital communication.
Usage Examples
- Greeting someone: 'Nice to meet you! 🤝🏾'
- Confirming an agreement: 'It's a deal! 🤝🏾'
- Showing solidarity: 'We're in this together. 🤝🏾'
- Expressing reconciliation: 'Glad we could work things out. 🤝🏾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used for professional greetings, agreements, or expressions of friendship and solidarity.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often signifying business agreements, respect, or a formal greeting.