🏿U+1FAF9 U+1F3FF
Leftwards thumb sign emoji: dark skin tone
🏿 is the leftwards thumb sign emoji () with dark skin tone. It's followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 18.0 in 2026. It's one of the newest emoji, so some phones and computers can't show it yet.
- Unicode name
- leftwards thumb sign: dark skin tone
- Category
- People & body, Closed hands
- Added
- Emoji 18.0 in 2026
- Code points
- U+1FAF9 U+1F3FF
- Base emoji
- Leftwards thumb sign
What it means
A hand with the thumb pointing to the left. One of the newest emoji, it points at something to the left, such as an earlier message or an option beside it, or shows a direction like left or back.
How it looks
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 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:
- Leftwards thumb signU+1FAF9
- 🏿Dark skin toneU+1F3FF
How to type 🏿
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “leftwards thumb sign”, then pick dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | pulgar hacia la izquierda: tono de piel oscuro | agarrar, eso, esto, izquierda, neutral, señalar, tono de piel oscuro |
| Français | pouce vers la gauche : peau foncée | ça, gauche, neutre, peau foncée, poing, stop |
| Deutsch | Daumen nach links: dunkle Hautfarbe | Daumen nach links, dunkle Hautfarbe, geschlossene Finger, neutral, zeigen |
| Italiano | segno del pollice a sinistra: carnagione scura | carnagione scura, indicare, neutro, presa, quello, questo, sinistra |
| Português | sinal de polegar para a esquerda: pele escura | apontar, aquele, aquilo, esquerda, essa, esse, esta, este, isso, isto, lado, neutro, pele escura |
| Nederlands | duim naar links: donkere huidskleur | dat, dit, donkere huidskleur, grip, links, neutraal, wijzen |
| Svenska | tumme åt vänster: mörk hy | där, dit, grepp, mörk hy, peka |
| Polski | gest kciuka w lewo: karnacja ciemna | chwyt, karnacja ciemna, lewo, neutralny, punkt, ten, to |
| Türkçe | baş parmak solda: koyu cilt tonu | bu, gösterme, kavrama, koyu cilt tonu, nötr, sol, şu |
| Русский | большой палец влево: очень темный тон кожи | влево, нейтральный, очень темный тон кожи, там, туда, указывать, хват, это |
| Українська | великий палець ліворуч: темний тон шкіри | вліво, ліворуч, нейтральний, рука, сюди, темний тон шкіри, той, туди, указувати, уліво, хватка, цей |
| Ελληνικά | αντίχειρας στραμμένος αριστερά: σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | αριστερά, αυτό, δείχνω, εκείνο, κρατάω, ουδέτερο, σκούρος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية | إشارة الإبهام إلى اليسار: بشرة بلون غامق | إشارة, الشمال, اليسار, بشرة بلون غامق, ذلك, عادي, قبضة, هذا |
| עברית | אגודל שמאלה: גוון עור כהה | גוון עור כהה, הצבעה שמאלה, מחזיק, מחזיקה, מפנה, ניטרלי, ניטרלית, שמאלה |
| فارسی | شست به سمت چپ: پوست آبنوسی | آن, اشاره, این, پوست آبنوسی, چپ, خنثی, گرفتن |
| हिन्दी | बाईं ओर इशारा करता अँगूठे का निशान: साँवली त्वचा | न्यूट्रल, प्वॉइंट, बायाँ, मुट्ठी की पकड़, यह, वह, साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা | বাম দিক নির্দেশকারী বুড়ো আঙুল: কালো ত্বকের রঙ | ইশারা, এদিকে, ওদিকে, কালো ত্বকের রঙ, নিরপেক্ষ, বাম, মুঠো |
| Bahasa Indonesia | isyarat jempol ke kiri: warna kulit gelap | genggaman, ini, itu, kiri, netral, tunjuk, warna kulit gelap |
| Tiếng Việt | biểu tượng ngón tay cái chỉ sang trái: màu da tối | cầm, chỉ, đó, màu da tối, này, trái, trung lập |
| ไทย | ชี้นิ้วโป้งไปด้านซ้าย: โทนผิวสีเข้ม | ชี้, ซ้าย, ทางนั้น, ทางนี้, ทางโน้น, โทนผิวสีเข้ม |
| 日本語 | 左向きの親指: 濃い肌色 | あれ, これ, 中立, 左, 指差す, 握る, 濃い肌色 |
| 한국어 | 왼쪽을 향한 엄지: 검은색 피부 | 가리키다, 검은색 피부, 왼쪽, 이것, 저것, 중립, 쥐다 |
| 中文（简体） | 拇指左指: 较深肤色 | 中性, 四指握住, 左侧, 指向, 较深肤色, 这, 那 |
| 中文（繁體） | 拇指向左指：黑皮膚 | 中立, 左, 握把, 這, 那, 黑皮膚, 點 |
Names in 79 more languages
| Afrikaans | links duimgooi: donker velkleur |
|---|---|
| Akan | benkum so kokuromoti nsεnkyerεne: wedeε ani tuntum |
| Albanian | shenja e gishtit të madh majtas: nuancë lëkure e errët |
| Amharic | የግራ አውራ ጣት ምልክት: የቆዳ ዓይነት-6 |
| Armenian | բութ մատը ձախ նշան․ մուգ գույնի մաշկ |
| Assamese | বাওঁফালে টোঁওৱা বুঢ়া আঙুলিৰ চিন: ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং |
| Azerbaijani | sola baxan baş barmaq işarəsi: tünd dəri tonu |
| Basque | ezkerreranzko erpuruaren zeinua: 6. mota |
| Belarusian | вялікі палец улева: цёмны тон скуры |
| Bosnian | palac pokazuje ulijevo: tamna boja kože |
| Bulgarian | палец наляво: тъмна кожа |
| Burmese | ဘယ်ညွှန် လက်မသင်္ကေတ − အသားမည်းရောင် |
| Canadian French | pouce vers la gauche : peau foncée |
| Cantonese | 拇指向左指: 深膚色 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 拇指向左指: 深肤色 |
| Catalan | polze cap a l’esquerra: pell molt fosca |
| Cherokee | ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ ᏗᏜ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ |
| Chuvash | сулахаялла пӑрӑннӑ пуҫ пӳрне палли: сӑран тӗксӗм тонӗ |
| Croatian | znak ulijevo palcem: tamno smeđa boja kože |
| Czech | gesto palcem doleva: tmavý odstín pleti |
| Danish | tommelfinger til venstre: mørk teint |
| Estonian | vasakule suunatud pöidla märk: tume nahatoon |
| European Portuguese | sinal de polegar para a esquerda: tipo de pele 6 |
| Filipino | pakaliwang thumb sign: dark na kulay ng balat |
| Finnish | peukalo vasemmalle: tumma iho |
| Galician | polgar cara á esquerda: ton de pel moi escuro |
| Georgian | მარცხნივ მიმართული ცერი: კანის მუქი ტონალობა |
| Gujarati | ડાબી તરફ અંગૂઠો: ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ |
| Hausa | alamar babban ɗan yatsa ɓangaren hagu: launin fata mai duhu |
| Hindi (Latin) | leftwards thumb sign: dark skin |
| Hungarian | balra mutató hüvelykujj: sötét bőrtónus |
| Icelandic | þumall til vinstri: dökkur húðlitur |
| Igbo | akara mkpịsị aka akaekpe: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji |
| Irish | ordóg ag díriú ar chlé: ton cnis dorcha |
| Javanese | tandha jempol ngiwa: kulit ireng |
| Kannada | ಎಡಕ್ಕೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಎಡಗೈ ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು: ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ |
| Kazakh | солға қаратылған бас бармақ белгісі: 6-тері түсі |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | سولعا: 6-تەرى ءتۇسى |
| Khmer | សញ្ញាមេដៃទៅឆ្វេង: សម្បុរខ្មៅ |
| Konkani | डावे वटेन आंगठो चिन्न: गाढ कातीचो रंग |
| Kyrgyz | Солду көрсөткөн бармак: кара |
| Lao | ສັນຍາລັກນິ້ວໂປ້ໄປທາງຊ້າຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳ |
| Latvian | pa kreisi vērsts īkšķis: tumšs ādas tonis |
| Lithuanian | nykštys į kairę: itin tamsios odos |
| Lower Sorbian | wjeliki palc dolěwa: śamna barwa kóže |
| Macedonian | знак за палец налево: тип на кожа 6 |
| Malay | simbol ibu jari ke kiri: ton kulit gelap |
| Malayalam | ഇടത്തോട്ടുള്ള തംബ് അടയാളം: ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം |
| Marathi | डावी बाजू दाखवणारा अंगठा: काळसर त्वचा |
| Mongolian | зүүн тийш заасан эрхий хуруу: бор |
| Nepali | बायाँतर्फ देखाउने बुढीऔँला: छालाको प्रकार-६ |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Lẹ́ftsáid tọmbs sáin: Dák Skín Ton |
| Norwegian | tommelfinger til venstre: hudtype 6 |
| Odia | ବାମ ପଟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଉଥିବା ବୁଢ଼ା ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ସଙ୍କେତ: ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ |
| Pashto | چپ لورته ته د بټي ګوتي اشاره: تور پوستکۍ |
| Punjabi | ਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਨਾਲ ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ |
| Quechua | leftwards thumb sign: yana qara niraq |
| Romanian | semn cu degetul mare spre stânga: ton închis al pielii |
| Romansh | polesch che mussa a sanestra: pel stgira |
| Scottish Gaelic | soidhne òrdag clì: tòna doilleir a’ chraicinn |
| Serbian | палац налево: тамна кожа |
| Serbian (Latin) | palac nalevo: tamna koža |
| Sindhi | کاٻي طرف آڱوٺي جو اشارو: ڪارو رنگ |
| Sinhala | වමට යොමු වූ මාපටැඟිලි සලකුණ: සමෙහි වර්ගය-6 |
| Slovak | palec vľavo: tmavý tón pleti |
| Slovenian | znak palca, ki kaže v levo: temen ten kože |
| Somali | calaamada suul-taaga gacanta bidix: jidh madaw |
| Swahili | ishara ya dole gumba inayoelekea kushoto: ngozi nyeusi |
| Tamil | இடதுபுறம் நோக்கிய பெருவிரல் குறியீடு: வகை 6 |
| Telugu | ఎడమవైపు చూపే బొటనవేలి గుర్తు: ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు |
| Tongan | motuʻatuhu ki hema: kili ʻuliʻuli |
| Turkmen | başam barmak çepe: goýy deri reňki |
| Upper Sorbian | palc dolěwa: ćmowa barba kože |
| Urdu | بائیں طرف مڑے ہوئے انگوٹھے کا نشان: جلد کی سیاہ رنگت |
| Uzbek | chapga qaragan bosh barmoq: 6-teri turi |
| Welsh | bawd i’r chwith: arlliw croen tywyll |
| Yoruba | àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì: adúláwọ̀ |
| Yoruba (Benin) | àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì: adúláwɔ̀ |
| Zulu | uphawu lwesithupha lwesobunxele: uhlobo-6 |
Codes
- Code points
U+1FAF9 U+1F3FF- HTML
🫹🏿- CSS
\1FAF9\1F3FF- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1FAF9}\u{1F3FF}- Python
\U0001FAF9\U0001F3FF- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F AB B9 F0 9F 8F BF- UTF-16
D83E DEF9 D83C DFFF- URL encoded
%F0%9F%AB%B9%F0%9F%8F%BF
Questions
What does 🏿 mean?
A hand with the thumb pointing to the left. One of the newest emoji, it points at something to the left, such as an earlier message or an option beside it, or shows a direction like left or back. 🏿 shows it with dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.
What is the difference between 🏿 and ?
🏿 is the leftwards thumb sign emoji with dark skin tone. It's followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAF9 U+1F3FF.
How do I type 🏿?
Find in your emoji keyboard by searching “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose 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+1FAF9 U+1F3FF. In HTML you can write 🫹🏿
When was 🏿 added?
It was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026.