Rightwards Hand emoji meaning

What does 🫱 mean in messages?

Unicode calls this emoji “rightwards hand.” It can show the person, gesture, role, look, or action called rightwards hand.

Use 🫱 for people, gestures, roles, identity, or physical actions. Unicode calls it “rightwards hand.” 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+1FAF1 unnamed unicode character.

Version and platform support

The rightwards hand emoji was introduced in Emoji 14.0 and is classified in the hand fingers open subgroup. Most maintained platforms support this emoji, although artwork and sequence handling still vary by vendor.

Names, keywords, and classification

The standardized name is “rightwards hand.” Search terms indexed for this entry include hand, rightwards. It belongs to People & Body and the hand fingers open 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 “rightwards hand.” 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.