🫱 Rightwards Hand Emoji Meaning

Emoji Name Meaning Category Codepoint Shortcodes
🫱 Rightwards Hand A hand shown facing right, used to indicate direction or gestures. Symbols U+1FAF1 :rightwards_hand:
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Meaning

The 🫱 emoji displays a right-facing hand, typically used to indicate direction, point at something, or represent a gesture involving the right hand.

Common Uses

  • Indicating movement or direction to the right in conversations.
  • Pointing out text or links in chats or user interfaces.
  • Representing hand gestures related to rightward actions.
  • Adding emphasis to a statement or instruction.

Examples

Check this out 🫱

Turn right here 🫱

Next step 🫱

Related Emojis

  • 👉 Pointing Right: A more common pointing finger emoji focused on a finger rather than the whole hand.
  • 🖐️ Raised Hand: Shows an open palm facing forward, differing from the side-facing hand.
  • 🫲 Leftwards Hand: Mirrors the rightwards hand, facing left.

Technical Notes

Unicode codepoint U+1FAF1, introduced around Unicode 13.0. It belongs to the Symbols category. This emoji supports skin tone modifiers to represent diverse skin colors.

FAQ

What does the 🫱 emoji mean?
A right-facing hand used to indicate direction or gestures.

How is the 🫱 emoji used?
Commonly to point at something, show direction, or emphasize a message.

Does the meaning of the 🫱 emoji change by context?
It can vary with context to represent different gestures or directional cues.

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