woman raising hand: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F64B 1F3FE 200D 2640
Description
A person with hand raised in a greeting or waving gesture, depicted with dark skin tone, specifically a woman. Her right hand is raised, palm facing forward, as if in a wave or to signal attention. The expression is generally neutral.
Group:
People & Body > person-gesture
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents a friendly greeting, a wave goodbye, calling attention, or signaling 'hello' or 'hi'. It conveys openness and approachability.
Backstory
The 'person gesturing NO' originally entered Unicode in 2010 (Unicode 6.0) as U+1F64B. In 2015, with Unicode 8.0, skin tone modifiers (like U+1F3FE for dark skin tone) were added, allowing for more diverse representation. Subsequently, the female sign (U+2640) and Zero Width Joiner (U+200D) were used to create the specific 'woman waving' sequence, further enhancing gender representation.
Usage Examples
- Greeting someone: 'Hey there! 👋🏽👩🏾🦰'
- Waving goodbye: 'See you later! 👋🏽👩🏾🦰'
- Getting attention: 'Over here! 👋🏽👩🏾🦰'
- Acknowledging someone online: 'Got your message! 👋🏽👩🏾🦰'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used for 'hello', 'goodbye', or to acknowledge someone's presence. In some contexts, it can also be used as a sarcastic 'wave off'.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage for greetings; however, bowing is also a prevalent form of greeting, so this emoji might be used in more informal digital contexts.
Global:
Universally recognized as a gesture of greeting or farewell. The addition of skin tone modifiers addresses diversity and inclusivity.