Hand With Index Finger And Thumb Crossed emoji meaning

What does 🫰 mean in messages?

Unicode calls this emoji “hand with index finger and thumb crossed.” It can show the person, gesture, role, look, or action called hand with index finger and thumb crossed.

Use 🫰 for people, gestures, roles, identity, or physical actions. Unicode calls it “hand with index finger and thumb crossed.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.

For a wider view, browse people & body emoji, use the emoji meaning finder, or read the emoji meanings in context guide.

Example messages with 🫰

Unicode construction and code points

This copyable emoji is a single-code-point emoji. It uses 1 core Unicode code point: U+1FAF0 unnamed unicode character.

Version and platform support

The hand with index finger and thumb crossed emoji was introduced in Emoji 14.0 and is classified in the hand fingers partial subgroup. Most maintained platforms support this emoji, although artwork and sequence handling still vary by vendor.

Names, keywords, and classification

The standardized name is “hand with index finger and thumb crossed.” Search terms indexed for this entry include and, crossed, finger, hand, index, thumb, with. It belongs to People & Body and the hand fingers partial subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.

Accessibility and clear wording

For alt text, start with “hand with index finger and thumb crossed.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.

Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.