👐🏾
open hands: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F450 1F3FE
Description
An open hand, often depicted palm up, specifically with medium-dark skin tone. It represents an action of asking, giving, or receiving.
Group:
People & Body > hands
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Can convey various emotions depending on context: begging, receiving, offering, asking for help, or indicating an open, vulnerable posture.
Backstory
The 🖐️ (raised hand) emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010), and the skin tone modifier (1F3FE) along with others was added in Unicode 8.0 (2015), allowing for more inclusive representation of human diversity.
Usage Examples
- Asking for something: 'Can you give me that? 🖐🏾'
- Indicating receiving: 'I'll take it 🖐🏾'
- Pleading or begging: 'Please help me 🖐🏾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used for begging, receiving, or showing an open hand in a gesture of plea or acceptance.
East Asian culture:
Similar uses, but can also subtly imply asking for money or gifts depending on the specific situation.