# 🫹🏻 Leftwards thumb sign emoji: light skin tone

🫹🏻 is the leftwards thumb sign emoji (🫹) with light 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.

- Emoji: 🫹🏻
- Unicode name: leftwards thumb sign: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1FAF9 U+1F3FB
- Category: People & body, Closed hands
- Added: Emoji 18.0 (2026)
- Base emoji: [🫹 Leftwards thumb sign](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-thumb-sign-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/leftwards-thumb-sign-light-skin-tone-emoji

## 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.

## Other skin tones

- 🫹 [Leftwards thumb sign](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-thumb-sign-emoji.md)
- 🫹🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-thumb-sign-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF9 U+1F3FC
- 🫹🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-thumb-sign-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF9 U+1F3FD
- 🫹🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-thumb-sign-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF9 U+1F3FE
- 🫹🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-thumb-sign-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF9 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🫹🏻 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🫹 [Leftwards thumb sign](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-thumb-sign-emoji.md) (U+1FAF9)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)

## 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 light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “leftwards thumb sign”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | pulgar hacia la izquierda: tono de piel claro | agarrar, eso, esto, izquierda, neutral, señalar, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | pouce vers la gauche : peau claire | ça, gauche, neutre, peau claire, poing, stop |
| Deutsch (de) | Daumen nach links: helle Hautfarbe | Daumen nach links, geschlossene Finger, helle Hautfarbe, neutral, zeigen |
| Italiano (it) | segno del pollice a sinistra: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, indicare, neutro, presa, quello, questo, sinistra |
| Português (pt) | sinal de polegar para a esquerda: pele clara | apontar, aquele, aquilo, esquerda, essa, esse, esta, este, isso, isto, lado, neutro, pele clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | duim naar links: lichte huidskleur | dat, dit, grip, lichte huidskleur, links, neutraal, wijzen |
| Svenska (sv) | tumme åt vänster: ljus hy | där, dit, grepp, ljus hy, peka |
| Polski (pl) | gest kciuka w lewo: karnacja jasna | chwyt, karnacja jasna, lewo, neutralny, punkt, ten, to |
| Türkçe (tr) | baş parmak solda: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, bu, gösterme, kavrama, nötr, sol, şu |
| Русский (ru) | большой палец влево: очень светлый тон кожи | влево, нейтральный, очень светлый тон кожи, там, туда, указывать, хват, это |
| Українська (uk) | великий палець ліворуч: світлий тон шкіри | вліво, ліворуч, нейтральний, рука, світлий тон шкіри, сюди, той, туди, указувати, уліво, хватка, цей |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αντίχειρας στραμμένος αριστερά: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, αριστερά, αυτό, δείχνω, εκείνο, κρατάω, ουδέτερο |
| العربية (ar) | إشارة الإبهام إلى اليسار: بشرة بلون فاتح | إشارة, الشمال, اليسار, بشرة بلون فاتح, ذلك, عادي, قبضة, هذا |
| עברית (he) | אגודל שמאלה: גוון עור בהיר | גוון עור בהיר, הצבעה שמאלה, מחזיק, מחזיקה, מפנה, ניטרלי, ניטרלית, שמאלה |
| فارسی (fa) | شست به سمت چپ: پوست سفید | آن, اشاره, این, پوست سفید, چپ, خنثی, گرفتن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बाईं ओर इशारा करता अँगूठे का निशान: गोरी त्वचा | गोरी त्वचा, न्यूट्रल, प्वॉइंट, बायाँ, मुट्ठी की पकड़, यह, वह |
| বাংলা (bn) | বাম দিক নির্দেশকারী বুড়ো আঙুল: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | ইশারা, এদিকে, ওদিকে, নিরপেক্ষ, বাম, মুঠো, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | isyarat jempol ke kiri: warna kulit cerah | genggaman, ini, itu, kiri, netral, tunjuk, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | biểu tượng ngón tay cái chỉ sang trái: màu da sáng | cầm, chỉ, đó, màu da sáng, này, trái, trung lập |
| ไทย (th) | ชี้นิ้วโป้งไปด้านซ้าย: โทนผิวสีขาว | ชี้, ซ้าย, ทางนั้น, ทางนี้, ทางโน้น, โทนผิวสีขาว |
| 日本語 (ja) | 左向きの親指: 薄い肌色 | あれ, これ, 中立, 左, 指差す, 握る, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 왼쪽을 향한 엄지: 하얀 피부 | 가리키다, 왼쪽, 이것, 저것, 중립, 쥐다, 하얀 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 拇指左指: 较浅肤色 | 中性, 四指握住, 左侧, 指向, 较浅肤色, 这, 那 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 拇指向左指：白皮膚 | 中立, 左, 握把, 白皮膚, 這, 那, 點 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): links duimgooi: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): benkum so kokuromoti nsεnkyerεne: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): shenja e gishtit të madh majtas: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): የግራ አውራ ጣት ምልክት: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): բութ մատը ձախ նշան․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): বাওঁফালে টোঁওৱা বুঢ়া আঙুলিৰ চিন: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sola baxan baş barmaq işarəsi: açıq dəri tonu
- Basque (eu): ezkerreranzko erpuruaren zeinua: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): вялікі палец улева: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): palac pokazuje ulijevo: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): палец наляво: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ဘယ်ညွှန် လက်မသင်္ကေတ − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce vers la gauche : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 拇指向左指: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 拇指向左指: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): polze cap a l’esquerra: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ ᏗᏜ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): сулахаялла пӑрӑннӑ пуҫ пӳрне палли: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): znak ulijevo palcem: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): gesto palcem doleva: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): tommelfinger til venstre: lys teint
- Estonian (et): vasakule suunatud pöidla märk: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): sinal de polegar para a esquerda: tipo de pele 1–2
- Filipino (fil): pakaliwang thumb sign: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): peukalo vasemmalle: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): polgar cara á esquerda: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): მარცხნივ მიმართული ცერი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ડાબી તરફ અંગૂઠો: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): alamar babban ɗan yatsa ɓangaren hagu: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): leftwards thumb sign: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): balra mutató hüvelykujj: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): þumall til vinstri: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): akara mkpịsị aka akaekpe: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): ordóg ag díriú ar chlé: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): tandha jempol ngiwa: kulit putih
- Kannada (kn): ಎಡಕ್ಕೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಎಡಗೈ ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): солға қаратылған бас бармақ белгісі: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): سولعا: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាមេដៃទៅឆ្វេង: សម្បុរស
- Konkani (kok): डावे वटेन आंगठो चिन्न: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): Солду көрсөткөн бармак: акжуумал
- Lao (lo): ສັນຍາລັກນິ້ວໂປ້ໄປທາງຊ້າຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): pa kreisi vērsts īkšķis: gaišs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): nykštys į kairę: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wjeliki palc dolěwa: swětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): знак за палец налево: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): simbol ibu jari ke kiri: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): ഇടത്തോട്ടുള്ള തംബ് അടയാളം: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): डावी बाजू दाखवणारा अंगठा: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): зүүн тийш заасан эрхий хуруу: цайвар
- Nepali (ne): बायाँतर्फ देखाउने बुढीऔँला: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Lẹ́ftsáid tọmbs sáin: Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): tommelfinger til venstre: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ବାମ ପଟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଉଥିବା ବୁଢ଼ା ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ସଙ୍କେତ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Pashto (ps): چپ لورته ته د بټي ګوتي اشاره: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਨਾਲ ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): leftwards thumb sign: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): semn cu degetul mare spre stânga: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): polesch che mussa a sanestra: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): soidhne òrdag clì: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): палац налево: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): палац налево: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): palac nalevo: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): palac nalevo: svijetla koža
- Sindhi (sd): کاٻي طرف آڱوٺي جو اشارو: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): වමට යොමු වූ මාපටැඟිලි සලකුණ: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): palec vľavo: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): znak palca, ki kaže v levo: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): calaamada suul-taaga gacanta bidix: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya dole gumba inayoelekea kushoto: ngozi nyeupe
- Tamil (ta): இடதுபுறம் நோக்கிய பெருவிரல் குறியீடு: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): ఎడమవైపు చూపే బొటనవేలి గుర్తు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tongan (to): motuʻatuhu ki hema: kili hinehina
- Turkmen (tk): başam barmak çepe: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): palc dolěwa: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): بائیں طرف مڑے ہوئے انگوٹھے کا نشان: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): chapga qaragan bosh barmoq: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bawd i’r chwith: arlliw croen golau
- Yoruba (yo): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): uphawu lwesithupha lwesobunxele: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAF9 U+1F3FB` |
| HTML | `🫹🏻` |
| CSS | `\1FAF9\1F3FB` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAF9}\u{1F3FB}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAF9\U0001F3FB` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB B9 F0 9F 8F BB` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEF9 D83C DFFB` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%B9%F0%9F%8F%BB` |

## 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 light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🫹🏻 and 🫹?

🫹🏻 is the 🫹 leftwards thumb sign emoji with light skin tone. It's 🫹 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAF9 U+1F3FB.

### How do I type 🫹🏻?

Find 🫹 in your emoji keyboard by searching “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose light 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+1F3FB. In HTML you can write 🫹🏻

### When was 🫹🏻 added?

It was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/leftwards-thumb-sign-light-skin-tone-emoji