handshake: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F91D 1F3FF
Description
Two hands clasped together, suggesting a handshake. The hand on the right is dark-skinned (Type 6).
Group:
People & Body > hands
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents agreement, greetings, cooperation, partnership, or friendship.
Backstory
The handshake emoji was introduced in Unicode 8.0 (2015). Initially, there was only one version, but with skin tone modifiers introduced, it became possible to represent different skin tones. This specific sequence (1F91D 1F3FF) indicates a handshake where one of the hands is dark-skinned.
Usage Examples
- Confirming an agreement: 'Deal! 🤝🏿'
- Greeting someone: 'Nice to meet you! 🤝🏿'
- Expressing cooperation: 'Let's work together on this project. 🤝🏿'
- Showing solidarity: 'We're in this together. 🤝🏿'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used for formal and informal greetings, pacts, business deals, or general agreement.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, but in some contexts, bowing might be a more traditional form of greeting. Still widely understood for agreement and cooperation.