hand emoji
A hand emoji featuring a woman with medium-dark skin gesturing 'NO' or 'stop,' depicted with her palm outwards.
There are different emoji meanings for hand emoji in different cultures:
- Western culture
- Commonly used as a polite but firm denial, 'no thank you', or to object to something. Can also mean 'stop that' or 'not interested'.
- East Asian culture
- Similar usage to Western culture for refusal or disagreement, but might be used more subtly depending on context to avoid direct confrontation.