🫱🏻‍🫲🏾U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE

Handshake emoji: light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone

Q: What is the difference between 🫱🏻🫲🏾 and 🤝?

🫱🏻🫲🏾 is the 🤝 handshake emoji with light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone. It's 🤝 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE.

🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 is the handshake emoji (🤝) with light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone. It's 🤝 followed by skin tone modifiers, and was added in Emoji 14.0 in 2021.

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Unicode name: handshake: light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone
Category: People & body, Two hands
Added: Emoji 14.0 in 2021
Code points: U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE
Base emoji: 🤝 Handshake

What it means

Two hands clasped in a handshake. Agreement, a deal, partnership, greeting and respect all ride on it. It marks business deals, meeting someone, making peace, or confirming 'we have a deal'.

How it looks

🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

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Other skin tones

Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.

What it's made of

🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

🫱Rightwards handU+1FAF1
🏻Light skin toneU+1F3FB
Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emojiU+200D
🫲Leftwards handU+1FAF2
🏾Medium-dark skin toneU+1F3FE

How to type 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “handshake”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone.
Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “handshake”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone.
Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “handshake”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone.
Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “handshake”, then pick light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

In other languages

Language	Name	Keywords
Español	apretón de manos: tono de piel claro y tono de piel oscuro medio	acuerdo, apretón, apretón de manos, manos, tono de piel claro, tono de piel oscuro medio
Français	poignée de main : peau claire et peau mate	d’accord, main, mains, marché conclu, peau claire, peau mate, poignée, poignée de main, présentation, rencontre, serrer la main
Deutsch	Handschlag: helle Hautfarbe, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe	Hände, Händeschütteln, Handschlag, helle Hautfarbe, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, Vereinbarung
Italiano	stretta di mano: carnagione chiara e carnagione abbastanza scura	affare fatto, carnagione abbastanza scura, carnagione chiara, conoscere, d’accordo, mani che si stringono, ok, patto, piacere, presentarsi, presentazione, promessa, stretta di mano, stringersi la mano
Português	aperto de mãos: pele clara e pele morena escura	aperto, aperto de mãos, combinado, cumprimento, mãos, pele clara, pele morena escura
Nederlands	handdruk: lichte huidskleur, donkergetinte huidskleur	deal, donkergetinte huidskleur, hand, handdruk, lichte huidskleur, overeenkomst, schudden, vergadering
Svenska	handskakning: ljus hy, mellanmörk hy	avtal, hand, handskakning, ljus hy, mellanmörk hy, möte
Polski	uścisk dłoni: karnacja jasna i karnacja średnio ciemna	cześć, dłonie, karnacja jasna, karnacja średnio ciemna, powitanie, ręce, ręka, spotkanie, tak, uścisk, uścisk dłoni, zgoda
Türkçe	el sıkışma: açık cilt tonu orta koyu cilt tonu	açık cilt tonu, anlaşma, el, el sıkışma, orta koyu cilt tonu, sallama, toplantı
Русский	рукопожатие: очень светлый тон кожи темный тон кожи	встреча, договорились, очень светлый тон кожи, руки, рукопожатие, согласие, соглашение, темный тон кожи
Українська	рукостискання: світлий тон шкіри і помірно темний тон шкіри	домовилися, згода, по руках, помірно темний тон шкіри, потискання, руки, рукостискання, світлий тон шкіри
Ελληνικά	χειραψία: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος	ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, συμφωνία, σύμφωνοι, συνάντηση, σφίγγω, χειραψία, χέρι
العربية	مصافحة: بشرة بلون فاتح وبشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق	اتفاق, اجتماع, بشرة بلون فاتح, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, صفقة, مصافحة, يد
עברית	לחיצת יד: גוון עור בהיר, גוון עור כהה בינוני	גוון עור בהיר, גוון עור כהה בינוני, הסכם, לחיצת יד, עסקה, פגישה
فارسی	دست دادن: پوست سفید،‏ پوست گندمی	پوست سفید, پوست گندمی, دست, دست دادن, قرار, قرار کاری, قول, ملاقات, موافق
हिन्दी	हाथ मिलाना: गोरी त्वचा, हल्की साँवली त्वचा	गोरी त्वचा, मिलाना, मीटिंग, समझौता, हल्की साँवली त्वचा, हाथ
বাংলা	করমর্দন: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ	করমর্দন, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, মিট করা, রাজি, হাত, হাত মেলানো, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ
Bahasa Indonesia	jabat tangan: warna kulit cerah, warna kulit gelap-sedang	jabat tangan, kenalan, pertemuan, salaman, sepakat, setuju, tangan, warna kulit cerah, warna kulit gelap-sedang
Tiếng Việt	bắt tay: màu da sáng, màu da tối trung bình	bắt tay, đồng ý, gặp mặt, màu da sáng, màu da tối trung bình, rung, tay
ไทย	จับมือ: โทนผิวสีขาว โทนผิวสีแทน	คืนดี, จับมือ, เชคแฮนด์, ตกลง, โทนผิวสีขาว, โทนผิวสีแทน, ประชุม, ร่วมงาน
日本語	握手: 薄い肌色やや濃い肌色	やや濃い肌色, よろしく, 合意, 契約成立, 手, 握手, 薄い肌色
한국어	악수: 하얀 피부 진한 갈색 피부	거래, 미팅, 손, 악수, 진한 갈색 피부, 하얀 피부, 합의, 회의
中文（简体）	握手: 较浅肤色中等-深肤色	一言为定, 中等-深肤色, 会面, 协议, 君子协定, 握手, 较浅肤色
中文（繁體）	握手：白皮膚褐皮膚	成交, 手, 握, 握手, 白皮膚, 褐皮膚, 講定

Names in 102 more languages

Afrikaans	handskud: ligte velkleur, medium-donker velkleur
Akan	nsamkyea: wedeε ani a εda so ne wedeε ani tuntum kakra
Albanian	shtrëngim duarsh: nuancë lëkure e çelët e nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
Amharic	እጅ መጨባበጥ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2 እና የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
Armenian	ձեռքսեղմում․ բաց գույնի մաշկ և միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
Assamese	কৰমৰ্দন: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং, মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijani	salamlaşmaq: açıq dəri tonu, orta-tünd dəri tonu
Bashkir	ҡул бирешеү: аҡһыл тән төҫө һәм уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
Basque	esku-ematea: 1–2. mota eta 5. mota
Belarusian	поціск рук: светлы тон скуры сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
Bosnian	rukovanje: svijetla boja kože i umjereno tamna boja kože
Bulgarian	ръкостискане: светла кожа и средно тъмна кожа
Burmese	လက်ဆွဲနှုတ်ဆက် − အသားဖြူရောင်၊ အသားညိုရောင်
Canadian French	poignée de main : peau claire et peau modérément foncée
Cantonese	握手: 淺膚色中深膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)	握手: 浅肤色中深肤色
Catalan	encaixada de mans: pell molt clara i pell fosca
Cherokee	ᎠᏓᏲᎵᎲᎢ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ, ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)	握手：白皮膚中深皮膚
Chuvash	алӑ тытни: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
Croatian	rukovanje: svijetla boja kože i smeđa boja kože
Czech	stisk rukou: světlý odstín pleti, středně tmavý odstín pleti
Danish	håndtryk: lys teint og medium til mørk teint
Estonian	käepigistus: hele nahatoon, keskmiselt tume nahatoon
European Portuguese	aperto de mão: tipo de pele 1–2 e tipo de pele 5
Faroese	lógvatak: ljósur húðarlitur, miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
Filipino	pagkakamay: light na kulay ng balat, katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
Finnish	kädenpuristus: vaalea iho, keskitumma iho
Galician	aperta de mans: ton de pel moi claro, ton de pel escuro
Georgian	ხელის ჩამორთმევა: კანის ღია ტონალობა, საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
Gujarati	હાથ મિલાવવો: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ, મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
Hausa	musafiha: launin fata mai haske, launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
Hindi (Latin)	handshake: Fair skin, medium-dark skin
Hungarian	kézfogás: világos bőrtónus és közepesen sötét bőrtónus
Icelandic	handaband: ljós húðlitur og meðaldökkur húðlitur
Igbo	nkwenaka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha, ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
Irish	croitheadh lámh: ton cnis geal, ton cnis meándorcha
Javanese	salaman: kulit putih, kulit sawo mateng
Kabyle	amsalem: taglimt taceɛlalt, taglimt tubrikt talemmast
Kannada	ಹಸ್ತಲಾಘವ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ, ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakh	қол алысу: 1–2 тері түсі 5-тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)	قول الىسۋ: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى، 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmer	ចាប់ដៃ: សម្បុរស សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
Kinyarwanda	gusuhuzanya: ibara ry’uruhu rwera, ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
Konkani	शेकहँड: उजळ कातीचो रंग, मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyz	кол алышуу: акжуумал, кара тору
Kʼicheʼ	Uk’ulaxik Q’ab’aj: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal, retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Lao	ຈັບມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ, ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
Latvian	rokasspiediens: gaišs ādas tonis un vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
Ligurian	toccata de man: carnaxon ciæa e carnaxon assæ scua
Lithuanian	rankos paspaudimas: šviesios odos tamsios odos
Lower Sorbian	pódaśe ruki: swětła barwa kóže, srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
Luxembourgish	Handdrock: hell Hautfaarf, mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
Macedonian	ракување: тип на кожа 1–2 и тип на кожа 5
Malay	berjabat tangan: ton kulit cerah dan ton kulit sederhana gelap
Malayalam	ഹസ്തദാനം: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം, ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
Maltese	ħu bl-idejn: ton ċar tal-ġilda u ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
Marathi	हस्तांदोलन: उजळ त्वचा, मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
Mongolian	гар барилт: цайвар бордуу
Māori	rūrū: kiri āhua māmā, kiri āhua waenga-parauri
Nepali	हात मिलाउने कार्य: छालाको प्रकार-१-२ छालाको प्रकार-५
Nigerian Pidgin	Hándshek: Laít Skín Ton, Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
Northern Sotho	tumedišo ka letsogo: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga, mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
Norwegian	håndhilse: hudtype 1–2, hudtype 5
Norwegian Nynorsk	handhelse: hudtype 1–2, hudtype 5
Odia	କରମର୍ଦ୍ଦନ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ, ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromo	harka fuudhuu: toonii gogaa ifaa, toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
Pashto	د لاس روغبړ: د روڼ پوستکي ټون و غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
Punjabi	ਹੱਥ-ਮਿਲਾਉਣਾ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ, ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)	ہتھ ملانا: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد, درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechua	pipuyasqa makikunapura: chuya qara niraq, tunpa yana qara niraq
Romanian	strângere de mână: ton deschis al pielii, ton semi‑închis al pielii
Romansh	dar il maun: pel clera, pel mez stgira
Scottish Gaelic	crathadh-làimhe: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn ’s tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbian	руковање: светла кожа и средње тамна кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)	руковање: свијетла кожа и средње тамна кожа
Serbian (Latin)	rukovanje: svetla koža i srednje tamna koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)	rukovanje: svijetla koža i srednje tamna koža
Shan	ယိပ်းမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ် လႄႈ သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
Sindhi	هٿ ملائڻ: گوري رنگت، وچولو ڪارو رنگ
Sinhala	අතට අත දීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2 සහ සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
Slovak	potrasenie rukami: svetlý tón pleti, stredne tmavý tón pleti
Slovenian	rokovanje: svetel ten kože in srednje temen ten kože
Somali	gacan-qaadka salaanta: jidh fudud, jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
Swahili	kusalimiana: ngozi nyeupe na ngozi nyeusi kiasi
Tajik	дастфишӯрӣ: ранги равшани пӯст ва ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
Tamil	கைகுலுக்கல்: வகை 1–2, வகை 5
Telugu	కరచాలనం: లేత చర్మపు రంగు, మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinya	ምጭብባጥ ኢድ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት፣ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
Tongan	lulululu: kili hinehina mo e kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
Tswana	tshwarano ka letsogo: letlalo le lesweu, letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
Turkmen	el gysyşmak: açyk deri reňki, orta goýy deri reňki
Upper Sorbian	zawdaće ruki: swětła barba kože, srěnjoćmowa barba kože
Urdu	ہاتھ ملانا: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت اور جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
Uyghur	قول قىسىش: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ and ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
Uzbek	qo‘l siqish: 1–2-teri turi 5-teri turi
Welsh	ysgwyd dwylo: arlliw croen golau, arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
Wolof	joxante loxo: xeesaayu der bu woyof, xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
Xhosa	ukubamba isandla: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo, ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
Yoruba	Ìbọwọ́: amọ́lára àtiadúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)	Ìbɔwɔ́: amɔ́lára àtiadúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
Zulu	xhawula: uhlobo-1-2, uhlobo-5

Codes

Code points: U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE
HTML: 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾
CSS: \1FAF1\1F3FB\200D\1FAF2\1F3FE
JavaScript, Rust, Swift: \u{1FAF1}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{1FAF2}\u{1F3FE}
Python: \U0001FAF1\U0001F3FB\u200D\U0001FAF2\U0001F3FE
UTF-8 bytes: F0 9F AB B1 F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D F0 9F AB B2 F0 9F 8F BE
UTF-16: D83E DEF1 D83C DFFB 200D D83E DEF2 D83C DFFE
URL encoded: %F0%9F%AB%B1%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%AB%B2%F0%9F%8F%BE

Questions

What does 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 mean?

Two hands clasped in a handshake. Agreement, a deal, partnership, greeting and respect all ride on it. It marks business deals, meeting someone, making peace, or confirming 'we have a deal'. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 shows it with light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 and 🤝?

🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 is the 🤝 handshake emoji with light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone. It's 🤝 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE.

How do I type 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾?

Find 🤝 in your emoji keyboard by searching “handshake”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

What is the Unicode for 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾?

U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

When was 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021.