pregnant person: light skin tone
Unicode: 1FAC4 1F3FB
Description
A person with a light skin tone standing, extending a hand to the front as if beckoning or welcoming. The person is gender-neutral.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents a gesture of welcome, invitation, come here, or a 'hello' wave.
Backstory
The 'person gesturing' emoji (often rendered as a 'person beckoning') was introduced in Unicode 14.0 (2021). Its design aims to be gender-inclusive and versatile for various 'come hither' or welcoming contexts. The combined code points with 1F3FB specify the light skin tone.
Usage Examples
- Inviting someone over: 'Come over later! đđģ'
- Welcoming someone: 'Welcome to the party! đđģ'
- Signaling someone to approach: 'Hey, over here! đđģ'
- Politely calling someone: 'Could you come for a moment? đđģ'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used for 'come here', welcoming someone, or sometimes a casual greeting 'hi'.
East Asian culture:
Can be interpreted similarly as 'come here', but the 'beckoning cat' (Maneki-neko) often uses a similar paw gesture, implying good fortune or drawing in customers. In some contexts, it can also be a more emphatic 'hello' or 'goodbye' wave if the hand swings.
Middle East:
This gesture might be less common for 'come here' and could be interpreted differently depending on specific āĻĻā§āĻļ and context.