# 🫹🏾 Leftwards thumb sign emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🫹🏾 is the leftwards thumb sign emoji (🫹) with medium-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.

- Emoji: 🫹🏾
- Unicode name: leftwards thumb sign: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1FAF9 U+1F3FE
- 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-medium-dark-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)
- 🫹🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-thumb-sign-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF9 U+1F3FB
- 🫹🏼 [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
- 🫹🏿 [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. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)

## 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 medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “leftwards thumb sign”, then pick medium-dark 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 oscuro medio | agarrar, eso, esto, izquierda, neutral, señalar, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | pouce vers la gauche : peau mate | ça, gauche, neutre, peau mate, poing, stop |
| Deutsch (de) | Daumen nach links: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Daumen nach links, geschlossene Finger, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, neutral, zeigen |
| Italiano (it) | segno del pollice a sinistra: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, indicare, neutro, presa, quello, questo, sinistra |
| Português (pt) | sinal de polegar para a esquerda: pele morena escura | apontar, aquele, aquilo, esquerda, essa, esse, esta, este, isso, isto, lado, neutro, pele morena escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | duim naar links: donkergetinte huidskleur | dat, dit, donkergetinte huidskleur, grip, links, neutraal, wijzen |
| Svenska (sv) | tumme åt vänster: mellanmörk hy | där, dit, grepp, mellanmörk hy, peka |
| Polski (pl) | gest kciuka w lewo: karnacja średnio ciemna | chwyt, karnacja średnio ciemna, lewo, neutralny, punkt, ten, to |
| Türkçe (tr) | baş parmak solda: orta koyu cilt tonu | bu, gösterme, kavrama, nötr, orta koyu cilt tonu, sol, şu |
| Русский (ru) | большой палец влево: темный тон кожи | влево, нейтральный, там, темный тон кожи, туда, указывать, хват, это |
| Українська (uk) | великий палець ліворуч: помірно темний тон шкіри | вліво, ліворуч, нейтральний, помірно темний тон шкіри, рука, сюди, той, туди, указувати, уліво, хватка, цей |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αντίχειρας στραμμένος αριστερά: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | αριστερά, αυτό, δείχνω, εκείνο, κρατάω, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, ουδέτερο |
| العربية (ar) | إشارة الإبهام إلى اليسار: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | إشارة, الشمال, اليسار, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, ذلك, عادي, قبضة, هذا |
| עברית (he) | אגודל שמאלה: גוון עור כהה בינוני | גוון עור כהה בינוני, הצבעה שמאלה, מחזיק, מחזיקה, מפנה, ניטרלי, ניטרלית, שמאלה |
| فارسی (fa) | شست به سمت چپ: پوست گندمی | آن, اشاره, این, پوست گندمی, چپ, خنثی, گرفتن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बाईं ओर इशारा करता अँगूठे का निशान: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | न्यूट्रल, प्वॉइंट, बायाँ, मुट्ठी की पकड़, यह, वह, हल्की साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | বাম দিক নির্দেশকারী বুড়ো আঙুল: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | ইশারা, এদিকে, ওদিকে, নিরপেক্ষ, বাম, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, মুঠো |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | isyarat jempol ke kiri: warna kulit gelap-sedang | genggaman, ini, itu, kiri, netral, tunjuk, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | biểu tượng ngón tay cái chỉ sang trái: màu da tối trung bình | cầm, chỉ, đó, màu da tối trung bình, này, trái, trung lập |
| ไทย (th) | ชี้นิ้วโป้งไปด้านซ้าย: โทนผิวสีแทน | ชี้, ซ้าย, ทางนั้น, ทางนี้, ทางโน้น, โทนผิวสีแทน |
| 日本語 (ja) | 左向きの親指: やや濃い肌色 | あれ, これ, やや濃い肌色, 中立, 左, 指差す, 握る |
| 한국어 (ko) | 왼쪽을 향한 엄지: 진한 갈색 피부 | 가리키다, 왼쪽, 이것, 저것, 중립, 쥐다, 진한 갈색 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 拇指左指: 中等-深肤色 | 中性, 中等-深肤色, 四指握住, 左侧, 指向, 这, 那 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 拇指向左指：褐皮膚 | 中立, 左, 握把, 褐皮膚, 這, 那, 點 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): links duimgooi: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): benkum so kokuromoti nsεnkyerεne: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): shenja e gishtit të madh majtas: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): የግራ አውራ ጣት ምልክት: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): բութ մատը ձախ նշան․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): বাওঁফালে টোঁওৱা বুঢ়া আঙুলিৰ চিন: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sola baxan baş barmaq işarəsi: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Basque (eu): ezkerreranzko erpuruaren zeinua: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): вялікі палец улева: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): palac pokazuje ulijevo: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): палец наляво: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ဘယ်ညွှန် လက်မသင်္ကေတ − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce vers la gauche : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 拇指向左指: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 拇指向左指: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): polze cap a l’esquerra: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ ᏗᏜ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 拇指向左指：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): сулахаялла пӑрӑннӑ пуҫ пӳрне палли: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): znak ulijevo palcem: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): gesto palcem doleva: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): tommelfinger til venstre: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): vasakule suunatud pöidla märk: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): sinal de polegar para a esquerda: tipo de pele 5
- Filipino (fil): pakaliwang thumb sign: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): peukalo vasemmalle: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): polgar cara á esquerda: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): მარცხნივ მიმართული ცერი: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ડાબી તરફ અંગૂઠો: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): alamar babban ɗan yatsa ɓangaren hagu: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): leftwards thumb sign: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): balra mutató hüvelykujj: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): þumall til vinstri: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): akara mkpịsị aka akaekpe: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): ordóg ag díriú ar chlé: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): tandha jempol ngiwa: kulit sawo mateng
- Kannada (kn): ಎಡಕ್ಕೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಎಡಗೈ ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): солға қаратылған бас бармақ белгісі: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): سولعا: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាមេដៃទៅឆ្វេង: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Konkani (kok): डावे वटेन आंगठो चिन्न: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): Солду көрсөткөн бармак: кара тору
- Lao (lo): ສັນຍາລັກນິ້ວໂປ້ໄປທາງຊ້າຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): pa kreisi vērsts īkšķis: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): nykštys į kairę: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wjeliki palc dolěwa: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): знак за палец налево: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): simbol ibu jari ke kiri: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): ഇടത്തോട്ടുള്ള തംബ് അടയാളം: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): डावी बाजू दाखवणारा अंगठा: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): зүүн тийш заасан эрхий хуруу: бордуу
- Nepali (ne): बायाँतर्फ देखाउने बुढीऔँला: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Lẹ́ftsáid tọmbs sáin: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): tommelfinger til venstre: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ବାମ ପଟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଉଥିବା ବୁଢ଼ା ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ସଙ୍କେତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Pashto (ps): چپ لورته ته د بټي ګوتي اشاره: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਨਾਲ ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): leftwards thumb sign: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): semn cu degetul mare spre stânga: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): polesch che mussa a sanestra: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): soidhne òrdag clì: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): палац налево: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): palac nalevo: srednje tamna koža
- Sindhi (sd): کاٻي طرف آڱوٺي جو اشارو: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): වමට යොමු වූ මාපටැඟිලි සලකුණ: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): palec vľavo: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): znak palca, ki kaže v levo: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): calaamada suul-taaga gacanta bidix: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya dole gumba inayoelekea kushoto: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tamil (ta): இடதுபுறம் நோக்கிய பெருவிரல் குறியீடு: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): ఎడమవైపు చూపే బొటనవేలి గుర్తు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tongan (to): motuʻatuhu ki hema: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Turkmen (tk): başam barmak çepe: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): palc dolěwa: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): بائیں طرف مڑے ہوئے انگوٹھے کا نشان: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): chapga qaragan bosh barmoq: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bawd i’r chwith: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Yoruba (yo): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): uphawu lwesithupha lwesobunxele: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAF9 U+1F3FE` |
| HTML | `🫹🏾` |
| CSS | `\1FAF9\1F3FE` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAF9}\u{1F3FE}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAF9\U0001F3FE` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB B9 F0 9F 8F BE` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEF9 D83C DFFE` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%B9%F0%9F%8F%BE` |

## 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 medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🫹🏾 is the 🫹 leftwards thumb sign emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🫹 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAF9 U+1F3FE.

### How do I type 🫹🏾?

Find 🫹 in your emoji keyboard by searching “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose 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+1FAF9 U+1F3FE. 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-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji