handshake: dark skin tone, light skin tone
A person with a 'hand heart' gesture (index finger and thumb forming a heart shape) with skin tone variations. This specific emoji shows a light skin tone for the first hand and a dark skin tone for the second hand, representing two people forming a heart together.
There are different emoji meanings for handshake: dark skin tone, light skin tone in different cultures:
- Western culture
- Widely recognized as a universal symbol of love and affection, often used to express warmth and appreciation.
- East Asian culture
- Particularly popular in South Korea (known as 'finger heart' or 'finger love') where it originated as a gesture of appreciation or fan love, then spread globally.