🫱🏻‍🫲🏽U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FD

Handshake emoji: light skin tone, medium skin tone

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

🫱🏻🫲🏽 is the 🤝 handshake emoji with light skin tone, medium 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+1F3FD.

🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 is the handshake emoji (🤝) with light skin tone, medium 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 skin tone
Category: People & body, Two hands
Added: Emoji 14.0 in 2021
Code points: U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FD
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 skin toneU+1F3FD

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 skin tone.
Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “handshake”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone, medium skin tone.
Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “handshake”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone, medium skin tone.
Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “handshake”, then pick light skin tone, medium 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 medio	acuerdo, apretón, apretón de manos, manos, tono de piel claro, tono de piel medio
Français	poignée de main : peau claire et peau légèrement mate	d’accord, main, mains, marché conclu, peau claire, peau légèrement mate, poignée, poignée de main, présentation, rencontre, serrer la main
Deutsch	Handschlag: helle Hautfarbe, mittlere Hautfarbe	Hände, Händeschütteln, Handschlag, helle Hautfarbe, mittlere Hautfarbe, Vereinbarung
Italiano	stretta di mano: carnagione chiara e carnagione olivastra	affare fatto, carnagione chiara, carnagione olivastra, 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	aperto, aperto de mãos, combinado, cumprimento, mãos, pele clara, pele morena
Nederlands	handdruk: lichte huidskleur, getinte huidskleur	deal, getinte huidskleur, hand, handdruk, lichte huidskleur, overeenkomst, schudden, vergadering
Svenska	handskakning: ljus hy, mellanfärgad hy	avtal, hand, handskakning, ljus hy, mellanfärgad hy, möte
Polski	uścisk dłoni: karnacja jasna i karnacja średnia	cześć, dłonie, karnacja jasna, karnacja średnia, powitanie, ręce, ręka, spotkanie, tak, uścisk, uścisk dłoni, zgoda
Türkçe	el sıkışma: açık cilt tonu orta cilt tonu	açık cilt tonu, anlaşma, el, el sıkışma, orta cilt tonu, sallama, toplantı
Русский	рукопожатие: очень светлый тон кожи средний тон кожи	встреча, договорились, очень светлый тон кожи, руки, рукопожатие, согласие, соглашение, средний тон кожи
Українська	рукостискання: світлий тон шкіри і помірний тон шкіри	домовилися, згода, по руках, помірний тон шкіри, потискання, руки, рукостискання, світлий тон шкіри
Ελληνικά	χειραψία: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος	ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος, συμφωνία, σύμφωνοι, συνάντηση, σφίγγω, χειραψία, χέρι
العربية	مصافحة: بشرة بلون فاتح وبشرة بلون معتدل	اتفاق, اجتماع, بشرة بلون فاتح, بشرة بلون معتدل, صفقة, مصافحة, يد
עברית	לחיצת יד: גוון עור בהיר, גוון עור בינוני	גוון עור בהיר, גוון עור בינוני, הסכם, לחיצת יד, עסקה, פגישה
فارسی	دست دادن: پوست سفید،‏ پوست طلایی	پوست سفید, پوست طلایی, دست, دست دادن, قرار, قرار کاری, قول, ملاقات, موافق
हिन्दी	हाथ मिलाना: गोरी त्वचा, गेहुँआ त्वचा	गेहुँआ त्वचा, गोरी त्वचा, मिलाना, मीटिंग, समझौता, हाथ
বাংলা	করমর্দন: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ	করমর্দন, মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ, মিট করা, রাজি, হাত, হাত মেলানো, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ
Bahasa Indonesia	jabat tangan: warna kulit cerah, warna kulit sedang	jabat tangan, kenalan, pertemuan, salaman, sepakat, setuju, tangan, warna kulit cerah, warna kulit sedang
Tiếng Việt	bắt tay: màu da sáng, màu da trung bình	bắt tay, đồng ý, gặp mặt, màu da sáng, màu da trung bình, rung, tay
ไทย	จับมือ: โทนผิวสีขาว โทนผิวสีเหลือง	คืนดี, จับมือ, เชคแฮนด์, ตกลง, โทนผิวสีขาว, โทนผิวสีเหลือง, ประชุม, ร่วมงาน
日本語	握手: 薄い肌色中間の肌色	よろしく, 中間の肌色, 合意, 契約成立, 手, 握手, 薄い肌色
한국어	악수: 하얀 피부 갈색 피부	갈색 피부, 거래, 미팅, 손, 악수, 하얀 피부, 합의, 회의
中文（简体）	握手: 较浅肤色中等肤色	一言为定, 中等肤色, 会面, 协议, 君子协定, 握手, 较浅肤色
中文（繁體）	握手：白皮膚淺褐皮膚	成交, 手, 握, 握手, 淺褐皮膚, 白皮膚, 講定

Names in 102 more languages

Afrikaans	handskud: ligte velkleur, medium velkleur
Akan	nsamkyea: wedeε ani a εda so ne wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
Albanian	shtrëngim duarsh: nuancë lëkure e çelët e nuancë lëkure zeshkane
Amharic	እጅ መጨባበጥ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2 እና የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
Armenian	ձեռքսեղմում․ բաց գույնի մաշկ և միջին գույնի մաշկ
Assamese	কৰমৰ্দন: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং, মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijani	salamlaşmaq: açıq dəri tonu, orta dəri tonu
Bashkir	ҡул бирешеү: аҡһыл тән төҫө һәм уртаса тән төҫө
Basque	esku-ematea: 1–2. mota eta bitarteko azal-tonua
Belarusian	поціск рук: светлы тон скуры сярэдні тон скуры
Bosnian	rukovanje: svijetla boja kože i umjerena boja kože
Bulgarian	ръкостискане: светла кожа и средна на цвят кожа
Burmese	လက်ဆွဲနှုတ်ဆက် − အသားဖြူရောင်၊ အသားလတ်ရောင်
Canadian French	poignée de main : peau claire et peau légèrement mate
Cantonese	握手: 淺膚色中膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)	握手: 浅肤色中肤色
Catalan	encaixada de mans: pell molt clara i pell morena
Cherokee	ᎠᏓᏲᎵᎲᎢ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ, ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)	握手：白皮膚中等皮膚
Chuvash	алӑ тытни: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
Croatian	rukovanje: svijetla boja kože i maslinasta boja kože
Czech	stisk rukou: světlý odstín pleti, střední odstín pleti
Danish	håndtryk: lys teint og medium teint
Estonian	käepigistus: hele nahatoon, keskmine nahatoon
European Portuguese	aperto de mão: tipo de pele 1–2 e tipo de pele 4
Faroese	lógvatak: ljósur húðarlitur, miðal húðarlitur
Filipino	pagkakamay: light na kulay ng balat, katamtamang kulay ng balat
Finnish	kädenpuristus: vaalea iho, tummanvaalea iho
Galician	aperta de mans: ton de pel moi claro, ton de pel medio
Georgian	ხელის ჩამორთმევა: კანის ღია ტონალობა, კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
Gujarati	હાથ મિલાવવો: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ, મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
Hausa	musafiha: launin fata mai haske, madaidaicin launin fata
Hindi (Latin)	handshake: Fair skin, medium skin
Hungarian	kézfogás: világos bőrtónus és közepes bőrtónus
Icelandic	handaband: ljós húðlitur og millihúðlitur
Igbo	nkwenaka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha, ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
Irish	croitheadh lámh: ton cnis geal, ton cnis meánach
Javanese	salaman: kulit putih, kulit kuning
Kabyle	amsalem: taglimt taceɛlalt, taglimt talemmast
Kannada	ಹಸ್ತಲಾಘವ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ, ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakh	қол алысу: 1–2 тері түсі 4-тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)	قول الىسۋ: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى، 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmer	ចាប់ដៃ: សម្បុរស សម្បុរស្រអែម
Kinyarwanda	gusuhuzanya: ibara ry’uruhu rwera, ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
Konkani	शेकहँड: उजळ कातीचो रंग, मध्यम कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyz	кол алышуу: акжуумал, орточо
Kʼicheʼ	Uk’ulaxik Q’ab’aj: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal, retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
Lao	ຈັບມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ, ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
Latvian	rokasspiediens: gaišs ādas tonis un vidējs ādas tonis
Ligurian	toccata de man: carnaxon ciæa e carnaxon cô d’öiva
Lithuanian	rankos paspaudimas: šviesios odos rusvos odos
Lower Sorbian	pódaśe ruki: swětła barwa kóže, wósrědna barwa kóže
Luxembourgish	Handdrock: hell Hautfaarf, mëttel Hautfaarf
Macedonian	ракување: тип на кожа 1–2 и тип на кожа 4
Malay	berjabat tangan: ton kulit cerah dan ton kulit sederhana
Malayalam	ഹസ്തദാനം: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം, ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
Maltese	ħu bl-idejn: ton ċar tal-ġilda u ton medju tal-ġilda
Marathi	हस्तांदोलन: उजळ त्वचा, मध्यम त्वचा
Mongolian	гар барилт: цайвар дунд зэргийн
Māori	rūrū: kiri āhua māmā, kiri āhua waenga
Nepali	हात मिलाउने कार्य: छालाको प्रकार-१-२ छालाको प्रकार-४
Nigerian Pidgin	Hándshek: Laít Skín Ton, Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
Northern Sotho	tumedišo ka letsogo: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga, mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
Norwegian	håndhilse: hudtype 1–2, hudtype 4
Norwegian Nynorsk	handhelse: hudtype 1–2, hudtype 4
Odia	କରମର୍ଦ୍ଦନ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ, ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromo	harka fuudhuu: toonii gogaa ifaa, toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
Pashto	د لاس روغبړ: د روڼ پوستکي ټون و غنم رنګه
Punjabi	ਹੱਥ-ਮਿਲਾਉਣਾ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ, ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)	ہتھ ملانا: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد, درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechua	pipuyasqa makikunapura: chuya qara niraq, tunpa qara niraq
Romanian	strângere de mână: ton deschis al pielii, ton mediu al pielii
Romansh	dar il maun: pel clera, pel media
Scottish Gaelic	crathadh-làimhe: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn ’s tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
Serbian	руковање: светла кожа и ни светла ни тамна кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)	руковање: свијетла кожа и ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
Serbian (Latin)	rukovanje: svetla koža i ni svetla ni tamna koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)	rukovanje: svijetla koža i ni svijetla ni tamna koža
Shan	ယိပ်းမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ် လႄႈ သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
Sindhi	هٿ ملائڻ: گوري رنگت، پڪو رنگ
Sinhala	අතට අත දීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2 සහ සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
Slovak	potrasenie rukami: svetlý tón pleti, stredný tón pleti
Slovenian	rokovanje: svetel ten kože in srednji ten kože
Somali	gacan-qaadka salaanta: jidh fudud, jidh nooc dhexe
Swahili	kusalimiana: ngozi nyeupe na ngozi ya kahawia
Tajik	дастфишӯрӣ: ранги равшани пӯст ва ранги миёнаи пӯст
Tamil	கைகுலுக்கல்: வகை 1–2, வகை 4
Telugu	కరచాలనం: లేత చర్మపు రంగు, మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinya	ምጭብባጥ ኢድ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት፣ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
Tongan	lulululu: kili hinehina mo e kili melomelo
Tswana	tshwarano ka letsogo: letlalo le lesweu, letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
Turkmen	el gysyşmak: açyk deri reňki, orta deri reňki
Upper Sorbian	zawdaće ruki: swětła barba kože, srěnja barba kože
Urdu	ہاتھ ملانا: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت اور جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
Uyghur	قول قىسىش: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ and ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
Uzbek	qo‘l siqish: 1–2-teri turi 4-teri turi
Welsh	ysgwyd dwylo: arlliw croen golau, arlliw croen canolog
Wolof	joxante loxo: xeesaayu der bu woyof, xeesaayu der bu yam
Xhosa	ukubamba isandla: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo, ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
Yoruba	Ìbọwọ́: amọ́lára àtiamọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)	Ìbɔwɔ́: amɔ́lára àtiamɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
Zulu	xhawula: uhlobo-1-2, uhlobo-4

Codes

Code points: U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FD
HTML: 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽
CSS: \1FAF1\1F3FB\200D\1FAF2\1F3FD
JavaScript, Rust, Swift: \u{1FAF1}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{1FAF2}\u{1F3FD}
Python: \U0001FAF1\U0001F3FB\u200D\U0001FAF2\U0001F3FD
UTF-8 bytes: F0 9F AB B1 F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D F0 9F AB B2 F0 9F 8F BD
UTF-16: D83E DEF1 D83C DFFB 200D D83E DEF2 D83C DFFD
URL encoded: %F0%9F%AB%B1%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%AB%B2%F0%9F%8F%BD

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 skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 is the 🤝 handshake emoji with light skin tone, medium 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+1F3FD.

How do I type 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽?

Find 🤝 in your emoji keyboard by searching “handshake”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone, medium 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+1F3FD. In HTML you can write 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽

When was 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 added?

It was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021.