woman raising hand: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F64B 1F3FF 200D 2640
Description
A person with hand raised, indicating 'hi' or 'hello', with a dark skin tone, specifically a woman. This is a ZWJ sequence combining 'person gesturing OK', 'emoji modifier fitzpatrick type-6', 'zero width joiner', and 'female sign'.
Group:
People & Body > person-gesture
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Friendly, welcoming, polite, acknowledging someone's presence, expressing greetings. Can also convey a sense of 'I'm here' or 'pick me'.
Backstory
The gesturing person emoji (originally 1F64B) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Skin tone modifiers (Fitzpatrick scale) were added in Unicode 8.0 (2015), allowing for diverse representations. The 'woman' variation through a ZWJ sequence (adding 200D 2640 FE0F) was introduced in Unicode 4.0 (2003) for the female sign and combined later to form specific gendered person emojis.
Usage Examples
- Greeting someone: 'Hi there! 👋🏾👩🏾hand-raised'
- Acknowledging a message: 'Got it! 👋🏾👩🏾hand-raised'
- Indicating 'I agree' or 'I understand': 'Yep, makes sense! 👋🏾👩🏾hand-raised'
- Attracting attention: 'Excuse me, can I ask a question? 👋🏾👩🏾hand-raised'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used for 'hello', 'hi', or raising a hand to ask a question in a formal setting (e.g., classroom).
East Asian culture:
Similar usage for greetings, but sometimes hands are raised for 'asking to answer' in a less formal context.