Leftwards Pushing Hand Emoji
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🫷🫷:leftwards-pushing-hand:%F0%9F%AB%B7\1FAF7What does the Leftwards Pushing Hand emoji mean?
The Leftwards Pushing Hand emoji (🫷) comes from the People & Body set and represents leftwards pushing hand. It is used to add visual context and emotional nuance where plain text alone would feel flat. Its official Unicode assignment is U+1FAF7, introduced with Emoji 1.0 in 2015. Once your system has an updated emoji font, the character renders consistently wherever you paste it. Gestures and body emojis like this one add human action to text. They are used to say hello, signal agreement, show support, or mime an activity that would otherwise require a full sentence. In busy threads a single hand or person emoji can replace several words and still be understood. On Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and other vendors the artwork differs slightly — colour palette, shading, and line weight change — but the core concept of leftwards pushing hand stays identical, so the emoji remains universally readable. You can copy this emoji as the character itself (🫷), as an HTML entity (🫷), or as a shortcode (:leftwards-pushing-hand:) for platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.
This detailed meaning was written by the UseEmoji editorial team after reviewing Unicode CLDR data and real-world usage. For quick identification, think of this emoji as shorthand for leftwards pushing hand — it conveys that idea faster than words while keeping the message friendly and scannable.
How to use the Leftwards Pushing Hand emoji
- In chat: Drop 🫷 into a sentence where you would normally write “leftwards pushing hand” to add tone and visual interest.
- On social media: Pair 🫷 with a keyword or hashtag to make captions more searchable and expressive.
- In documents and code: Use the HTML entity 🫷 or shortcode :leftwards-pushing-hand: when the raw character may be escaped or unsupported.
Technical details & cross-platform notes
| Category | People & Body |
| Unicode code point | U+1FAF7 |
| Introduced in | Emoji 1.0 (2015) |
| Shortcode | :leftwards-pushing-hand: |
| HTML entity | 🫷 |
| Platform rendering | Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each draw their own glyph. The meaning stays leftwards pushing hand everywhere — only the art style changes. |
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Frequently asked questions
What does Leftwards Pushing Hand mean?
The Leftwards Pushing Hand emoji (🫷) comes from the People & Body set and represents leftwards pushing hand. It is used to add visual context and emotional nuance where plain text alone would feel fl...
What is the Unicode code point?
Encoded at U+1FAF7, introduced in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Official name: "Leftwards Pushing Hand".
How do I copy the Leftwards Pushing Hand emoji?
Click any Copy button above (Character, HTML Entity, Shortcode, CSS), then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. On mobile, long-press to paste.
Is the Leftwards Pushing Hand emoji free to use?
Yes. The Unicode character is free for personal and commercial copy. Vendor-specific artwork is copyrighted — copy the character, not the image file.
How is Leftwards Pushing Hand used in context?
It adds visual shorthand for leftwards pushing hand in social posts, messages, and documents where an image conveys tone faster than words.
Does it look the same on every device?
Meaning is identical, but art differs: Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each render 🫷 with their own style, colour, and shading.