🫱🏼‍🫲🏾U+1FAF1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE

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

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

🫱🏼🫲🏾 is the 🤝 handshake emoji with medium-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+1F3FC U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏾 is the handshake emoji (🤝) with medium-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: medium-light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone
Category: People & body, Two hands
Added: Emoji 14.0 in 2021
Code points: U+1FAF1 U+1F3FC 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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What it's made of

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

🫱Rightwards handU+1FAF1
🏼Medium-light skin toneU+1F3FC
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 medium-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 medium-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 medium-light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone.
Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “handshake”, then pick medium-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 medio y tono de piel oscuro medio	acuerdo, apretón, apretón de manos, manos, tono de piel claro medio, tono de piel oscuro medio
Français	poignée de main : peau moyennement claire et peau mate	d’accord, main, mains, marché conclu, peau mate, peau moyennement claire, poignée, poignée de main, présentation, rencontre, serrer la main
Deutsch	Handschlag: mittelhelle Hautfarbe, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe	Hände, Händeschütteln, Handschlag, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, Vereinbarung
Italiano	stretta di mano: carnagione abbastanza chiara e carnagione abbastanza scura	affare fatto, carnagione abbastanza chiara, carnagione abbastanza scura, conoscere, d’accordo, mani che si stringono, ok, patto, piacere, presentarsi, presentazione, promessa, stretta di mano, stringersi la mano
Português	aperto de mãos: pele morena clara e pele morena escura	aperto, aperto de mãos, combinado, cumprimento, mãos, pele morena clara, pele morena escura
Nederlands	handdruk: lichtgetinte huidskleur, donkergetinte huidskleur	deal, donkergetinte huidskleur, hand, handdruk, lichtgetinte huidskleur, overeenkomst, schudden, vergadering
Svenska	handskakning: mellanljus hy, mellanmörk hy	avtal, hand, handskakning, mellanljus hy, mellanmörk hy, möte
Polski	uścisk dłoni: karnacja średnio jasna i karnacja średnio ciemna	cześć, dłonie, karnacja średnio ciemna, karnacja średnio jasna, powitanie, ręce, ręka, spotkanie, tak, uścisk, uścisk dłoni, zgoda
Türkçe	el sıkışma: orta açık cilt tonu orta koyu cilt tonu	anlaşma, el, el sıkışma, orta açık cilt tonu, orta koyu cilt tonu, sallama, toplantı
Русский	рукопожатие: светлый тон кожи темный тон кожи	встреча, договорились, руки, рукопожатие, светлый тон кожи, согласие, соглашение, темный тон кожи
Українська	рукостискання: помірно світлий тон шкіри і помірно темний тон шкіри	домовилися, згода, по руках, помірно світлий тон шкіри, помірно темний тон шкіри, потискання, руки, рукостискання
Ελληνικά	χειραψία: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος	μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, συμφωνία, σύμφωνοι, συνάντηση, σφίγγω, χειραψία, χέρι
العربية	مصافحة: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل وبشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق	اتفاق, اجتماع, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, صفقة, مصافحة, يد
עברית	לחיצת יד: גוון עור בהיר בינוני, גוון עור כהה בינוני	גוון עור בהיר בינוני, גוון עור כהה בינוני, הסכם, לחיצת יד, עסקה, פגישה
فارسی	دست دادن: پوست روشن،‏ پوست گندمی	پوست روشن, پوست گندمی, دست, دست دادن, قرار, قرار کاری, قول, ملاقات, موافق
हिन्दी	हाथ मिलाना: हल्की गोरी त्वचा, हल्की साँवली त्वचा	मिलाना, मीटिंग, समझौता, हल्की गोरी त्वचा, हल्की साँवली त्वचा, हाथ
বাংলা	করমর্দন: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ	করমর্দন, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, মিট করা, রাজি, হাত, হাত মেলানো
Bahasa Indonesia	jabat tangan: warna kulit cerah-sedang, warna kulit gelap-sedang	jabat tangan, kenalan, pertemuan, salaman, sepakat, setuju, tangan, warna kulit cerah-sedang, warna kulit gelap-sedang
Tiếng Việt	bắt tay: màu da sáng trung bình, màu da tối trung bình	bắt tay, đồng ý, gặp mặt, màu da sáng trung bình, màu da tối trung bình, rung, tay
ไทย	จับมือ: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง โทนผิวสีแทน	คืนดี, จับมือ, เชคแฮนด์, ตกลง, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, โทนผิวสีแทน, ประชุม, ร่วมงาน
日本語	握手: やや薄い肌色やや濃い肌色	やや濃い肌色, やや薄い肌色, よろしく, 合意, 契約成立, 手, 握手
한국어	악수: 연한 갈색 피부 진한 갈색 피부	거래, 미팅, 손, 악수, 연한 갈색 피부, 진한 갈색 피부, 합의, 회의
中文（简体）	握手: 中等-浅肤色中等-深肤色	一言为定, 中等-浅肤色, 中等-深肤色, 会面, 协议, 君子协定, 握手
中文（繁體）	握手：黃皮膚褐皮膚	成交, 手, 握, 握手, 褐皮膚, 講定, 黃皮膚

Names in 102 more languages

Afrikaans	handskud: medium-ligte velkleur, medium-donker velkleur
Akan	nsamkyea: wedeε ani a εda so kakra ne wedeε ani tuntum kakra
Albanian	shtrëngim duarsh: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët e nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
Amharic	እጅ መጨባበጥ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም እና የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
Armenian	ձեռքսեղմում․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ և միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
Assamese	কৰমৰ্দন: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং, মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijani	salamlaşmaq: orta-açıq dəri tonu, orta-tünd dəri tonu
Bashkir	ҡул бирешеү: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө һәм уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
Basque	esku-ematea: 3. mota eta 5. mota
Belarusian	поціск рук: сярэднясветлы тон скуры сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
Bosnian	rukovanje: umjereno svijetla boja kože i umjereno tamna boja kože
Bulgarian	ръкостискане: средно светла кожа и средно тъмна кожа
Burmese	လက်ဆွဲနှုတ်ဆက် − အသားနုရောင်၊ အသားညိုရောင်
Canadian French	poignée de main : peau modérément claire et peau modérément foncée
Cantonese	握手: 中淺膚色中深膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)	握手: 中浅肤色中深肤色
Catalan	encaixada de mans: pell bastant clara i pell fosca
Cherokee	ᎠᏓᏲᎵᎲᎢ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ, ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)	握手：黃皮膚中深皮膚
Chuvash	алӑ тытни: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
Croatian	rukovanje: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože i smeđa boja kože
Czech	stisk rukou: středně světlý odstín pleti, středně tmavý odstín pleti
Danish	håndtryk: medium til lys teint og medium til mørk teint
Estonian	käepigistus: keskmiselt hele nahatoon, keskmiselt tume nahatoon
European Portuguese	aperto de mão: tipo de pele 3 e tipo de pele 5
Faroese	lógvatak: miðalljósur húðarlitur, miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
Filipino	pagkakamay: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat, katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
Finnish	kädenpuristus: keskivaalea iho, keskitumma iho
Galician	aperta de mans: ton de pel claro, ton de pel escuro
Georgian	ხელის ჩამორთმევა: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა, საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
Gujarati	હાથ મિલાવવો: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ, મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
Hausa	musafiha: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske, launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
Hindi (Latin)	handshake: medium-fair skin, medium-dark skin
Hungarian	kézfogás: közepesen világos bőrtónus és közepesen sötét bőrtónus
Icelandic	handaband: meðalljós húðlitur og meðaldökkur húðlitur
Igbo	nkwenaka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti, ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
Irish	croitheadh lámh: ton cnis mheánach-gheal, ton cnis meándorcha
Javanese	salaman: kulit putih langsep, kulit sawo mateng
Kabyle	amsalem: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast, taglimt tubrikt talemmast
Kannada	ಹಸ್ತಲಾಘವ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ, ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakh	қол алысу: 3-тері түрі 5-тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)	قول الىسۋ: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى، 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmer	ចាប់ដៃ: សម្បុរសល្មម សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
Kinyarwanda	gusuhuzanya: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro, ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
Konkani	शेकहँड: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग, मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyz	кол алышуу: буудай жүздүү, кара тору
Kʼicheʼ	Uk’ulaxik Q’ab’aj: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal, retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Lao	ຈັບມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ, ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
Latvian	rokasspiediens: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis un vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
Ligurian	toccata de man: carnaxon assæ ciæa e carnaxon assæ scua
Lithuanian	rankos paspaudimas: vidutinio gymio tamsios odos
Lower Sorbian	pódaśe ruki: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže, srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
Luxembourgish	Handdrock: mëttelhell Hautfaarf, mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
Macedonian	ракување: тип на кожа 3 и тип на кожа 5
Malay	berjabat tangan: ton kulit sederhana cerah dan ton kulit sederhana gelap
Malayalam	ഹസ്തദാനം: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം, ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
Maltese	ħu bl-idejn: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda u ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
Marathi	हस्तांदोलन: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा, मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
Mongolian	гар барилт: бага зэргийн цайвар бордуу
Māori	rūrū: kiri āhua māmā-waenga, kiri āhua waenga-parauri
Nepali	हात मिलाउने कार्य: छालाको प्रकार-३ छालाको प्रकार-५
Nigerian Pidgin	Hándshek: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton, Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
Northern Sotho	tumedišo ka letsogo: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng, mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
Norwegian	håndhilse: hudtype 3, hudtype 5
Norwegian Nynorsk	handhelse: hudtype 3, hudtype 5
Odia	କରମର୍ଦ୍ଦନ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ, ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromo	harka fuudhuu: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa, toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
Pashto	د لاس روغبړ: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ و غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
Punjabi	ਹੱਥ-ਮਿਲਾਉਣਾ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ, ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)	ہتھ ملانا: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد, درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechua	pipuyasqa makikunapura: tunpa chuya qara niraq, tunpa yana qara niraq
Romanian	strângere de mână: ton semi‑deschis al pielii, ton semi‑închis al pielii
Romansh	dar il maun: pel mez clera, pel mez stgira
Scottish Gaelic	crathadh-làimhe: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn ’s tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbian	руковање: средње светла кожа и средње тамна кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)	руковање: средње свијетла кожа и средње тамна кожа
Serbian (Latin)	rukovanje: srednje svetla koža i srednje tamna koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)	rukovanje: srednje svijetla koža i srednje tamna koža
Shan	ယိပ်းမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင် လႄႈ သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
Sindhi	هٿ ملائڻ: وچولي گوري رنگت، وچولو ڪارو رنگ
Sinhala	අතට අත දීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3 සහ සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
Slovak	potrasenie rukami: stredne svetlý tón pleti, stredne tmavý tón pleti
Slovenian	rokovanje: srednje svetel ten kože in srednje temen ten kože
Somali	gacan-qaadka salaanta: jidh fudud oo dhexe, jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
Swahili	kusalimiana: ngozi nyeupe kiasi na ngozi nyeusi kiasi
Tajik	дастфишӯрӣ: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст ва ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
Tamil	கைகுலுக்கல்: வகை 3, வகை 5
Telugu	కరచాలనం: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు, మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinya	ምጭብባጥ ኢድ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ፣ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
Tongan	lulululu: kili kelokelo mo e kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
Tswana	tshwarano ka letsogo: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng, letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
Turkmen	el gysyşmak: orta açyk deri reňki, orta goýy deri reňki
Upper Sorbian	zawdaće ruki: srěnjoswětła barba kože, srěnjoćmowa barba kože
Urdu	ہاتھ ملانا: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت اور جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
Uyghur	قول قىسىش: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى and ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
Uzbek	qo‘l siqish: 3-teri turi 5-teri turi
Welsh	ysgwyd dwylo: arlliw croen canolig-golau, arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
Wolof	joxante loxo: xeesaayu der bu xeereer, xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
Xhosa	ukubamba isandla: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi, ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
Yoruba	Ìbọwọ́: amọ́lára díẹ̀ àtiadúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)	Ìbɔwɔ́: amɔ́lára díɛ̀ àtiadúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
Zulu	xhawula: uhlobo-3, uhlobo-5

Codes

Code points: U+1FAF1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE
HTML: 🫱🏼‍🫲🏾
CSS: \1FAF1\1F3FC\200D\1FAF2\1F3FE
JavaScript, Rust, Swift: \u{1FAF1}\u{1F3FC}\u{200D}\u{1FAF2}\u{1F3FE}
Python: \U0001FAF1\U0001F3FC\u200D\U0001FAF2\U0001F3FE
UTF-8 bytes: F0 9F AB B1 F0 9F 8F BC E2 80 8D F0 9F AB B2 F0 9F 8F BE
UTF-16: D83E DEF1 D83C DFFC 200D D83E DEF2 D83C DFFE
URL encoded: %F0%9F%AB%B1%F0%9F%8F%BC%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 medium-light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🫱🏼‍🫲🏾 is the 🤝 handshake emoji with medium-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+1F3FC 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 medium-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+1F3FC U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 🫱🏼‍🫲🏾

When was 🫱🏼‍🫲🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021.