🫲️ Leftwards hand emoji
HTML
🫲
Unicode
U+1FAF2
What is 🫲️ called?
🫲️ is called the Leftwards hand emoji.
Often called the left-facing hand, hand reaching left, or handshake half. “Left hand” can be ambiguous because the official name describes direction on screen.
What does 🫲️ mean?
🫲 shows a hand extended toward the left. It can indicate direction, reach for something, pass an item, offer a handshake, or form one half of a paired hand composition.
It is a whole sideways hand rather than a pointing finger. With 🫱 Rightwards hand, it supplies the other component used by mixed-skin-tone handshake sequences.
Other meanings
Reach left, offer a hand, receive or pass something, handshake component, directional layout cue, or approach from the opposite side.
Example Usage
Move the controls toward this side 🫲
Reach out and take the package 🫲
More details
Officially named leftwards hand. Its code point is U+1FAF2, introduced in Emoji 14.0. It combines with 🫱 Rightwards hand in supported handshake sequences.
Variants
Related emoji
Hand gestures emojis
Visual description
A hand shown horizontally from the side, with fingers extended to the left and the wrist entering from the right.
Thumb placement mirrors the rightwards-hand design. Default colour is yellow, with five skin-tone variants.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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