rightwards hand

What does rightwards hand mean?

The 🫱 rightwards hand emoji depicts a human hand reaching out horizontally toward the right side of the screen, with the thumb facing upward. Originally introduced as an interactive component to create custom, multi-skin-tone handshakes when paired with the leftwards hand (🫲), its standalone meaning revolves around reaching, offering, passing an item, or physically motioning toward something on the right. In digital communication, this emoji frequently acts as a visual prompt, directing the reader's attention to text, a link, or an image that immediately follows it. Users also deploy it to simulate the physical action of handing over an object, pushing something away, or extending a hand for a virtual greeting. It is highly versatile in creating compound emoji scenes where the hand appears to be interacting with other items or characters in a message.

Slang & Modern Usage

In internet slang and meme culture, the 🫱 rightwards hand is heavily used to "pass" things metaphorically. You will often see it paired with an object to signify handing someone an "L" (a loss) or passing the microphone (🫱🎀) to let someone else speak their truth. It frequently appears in Gen Z group chats as a way to "dap up" a friend or offer a virtual high-five to show solidarity. TikTok and Twitter users regularly utilize the 🫱 emoji to build custom visual memes, placing the hand next to an object to humorously show someone aggressively offering or demanding something. Because of its flat, reaching posture, it occasionally doubles as a gesture for the classic "boi" meme, signaling playful exasperation or mocking someone by pointing a flat hand at them.

Emoji Combos

Technical Information

Unicode U+1FAF1
HTML Entity 🫱
CSS \1FAF1
JavaScript \u{1FAF1}
Unicode Version Unicode 14
Status Fully-qualified

Shortcodes

github

:rightwards_hand:

discord

:rightwards_hand:

slack

:rightwards_hand:

Skin Tone Variants

Related Emojis

πŸ‘‹ waving hand 🀚 raised back of hand πŸ–οΈ hand with fingers splayed βœ‹οΈ raised hand πŸ–– vulcan salute 🫲 leftwards hand 🫳 palm down hand 🫴 palm up hand

Tags

Reaching Out Offering Direction Right Presenting Respect Meme Culture Passing The Mic acuerdo parceria senalar

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the 🫱 emoji mean?
The 🫱 emoji represents a hand reaching to the right. It is most commonly used to symbolize offering an item, motioning toward something, or initiating a handshake.
How do you make the handshake emoji with different skin tones?
You can create a custom, multi-skin-tone handshake by placing the rightwards hand emoji (🫱) directly next to a leftwards hand emoji (🫲) using different skin tone modifiers.
What does it mean when someone sends 🫱 with another emoji?
When paired with an object emoji, it usually means the sender is virtually "handing" or passing that object to you. For example, πŸ«±πŸ‘‘ means they are handing you a crown to acknowledge your success.
What does 🫱 mean on TikTok?
On TikTok, it is often used in memes to show someone passing the mic, holding an object out, or humorously motioning for viewers to look at the next comment or video.

In-Depth Article

What Does the 🫱 rightwards hand Emoji Mean?