What does Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone ✋🏽 mean?
Used to signal a question, a high-five, or simply 'stop' or 'wait' depending on context. This version specifies a skin tone for the Raised Hand emoji.
On most keyboards you'll find it grouped with the rest of the People & Body emojis under Fingers Open, which makes it easy to browse similar options. Because tone doesn't always come through in text, it's often paired with a short phrase when the context isn't obvious. It's frequently used near emojis like Waving Hand and Raised Back Of Hand, which cover similar ground.
💡 Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 1 (2015).
How to use Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone ✋🏽 in a sentence
- Question over here ✋
- Wait, hold on a second ✋
- I'll take that one ✋
Frequently asked questions
What does the Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone ✋🏽 emoji mean?
Used to signal a question, a high-five, or simply 'stop' or 'wait' depending on context. This version specifies a skin tone for the Raised Hand emoji.
How do people use the Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone ✋🏽 emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "Question over here ✋" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.
Does the Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone ✋🏽 emoji have different skin tone options?
Yes — Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone supports 5 skin tone variants, selectable from its own emoji keyboard entry or listed directly on this page.
Can I download the Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone ✋🏽 emoji as an image?
Yes — this page has buttons to download Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.
Is there anything notable about the history of the Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone ✋🏽 emoji?
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 1 (2015).
Cross-platform view of Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone ✋🏽
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Raised Hand: Medium Skin Tone looks across the most common platforms.
