person with crown: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1FAC5 1F3FF
Description
A hand making a heart shape, combining two fingers to form a heart, with a dark skin tone modifier.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents love, affection, friendship, gratitude, or support. Often used to show appreciation or warm feelings.
Backstory
The 'Heart Hands' emoji (❤️) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The specific 'Hand Heart' gesture (🫶) was introduced in Unicode 14.0 (2021). The 'Hand Heart' gesture, particularly the finger heart, gained immense popularity through South Korean culture, especially in K-Pop. The skin tone modifier (1F3FF) was added to ensure inclusivity and represent the diversity of users.
Usage Examples
- Expressing love or gratitude: 'Thank you for everything! 🫶🏿'
- Showing support for a cause or person: 'Always supporting you! 🫶🏿'
- Responding to a kind gesture: 'That's so sweet of you! 🫶🏿'
- In K-Pop fandom: 'Sending love to my bias! 🫶🏿'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely recognized as a universal symbol for love and affection, often used to express support or care for various causes, people, or things.
East Asian culture:
Popularized by K-Pop idols and celebrities, where it's known as the 'finger heart' and is a common gesture for expressing love or appreciation to fans. It has become a widespread and trendy way to convey affection.