vulcan salute: medium-dark skin tone
An open hand with the thumb and little finger extended, resembling the 'I love you' sign in American Sign Language. This specific emoji includes a dark skin tone modifier.
There are different emoji meanings for vulcan salute: medium-dark skin tone in different cultures:
- Western culture
- Widely recognized as the 'I love you' hand gesture, especially in the US (ASL). Also used in rock music culture (the 'horns' hand gesture, though this emoji includes the thumb).
- Mediterranean/Latin American culture
- In some cultures, particularly Spain, Italy, and parts of South America, a similar gesture (minus the thumb) can be a derogatory insult implying cuckoldry. However, this specific emoji with the extended thumb is generally understood as the 'I love you' sign and not the insult.
