raised hand: light skin tone
A light skin tone modifier, also known as Type 1-2. It is typically represented by a light-skinned hand or other body part.
There are different emoji meanings for raised hand: light skin tone in different cultures:
- Western culture
- Widely used to represent Caucasian or light-skinned individuals in diverse emoji representations.
- East Asian culture
- Used to represent lighter skin tones, but often less frequently than in Western contexts where racial diversity in emoji is more explicitly sought after.