# 🫹🏽 Leftwards thumb sign emoji: medium skin tone

🫹🏽 is the leftwards thumb sign emoji (🫹) with medium 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 skin tone
- Code points: U+1FAF9 U+1F3FD
- 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-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-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. 🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)

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

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): links duimgooi: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): benkum so kokuromoti nsεnkyerεne: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): shenja e gishtit të madh majtas: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): የግራ አውራ ጣት ምልክት: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): բութ մատը ձախ նշան․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): বাওঁফালে টোঁওৱা বুঢ়া আঙুলিৰ চিন: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sola baxan baş barmaq işarəsi: orta dəri tonu
- Basque (eu): ezkerreranzko erpuruaren zeinua: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): вялікі палец улева: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): palac pokazuje ulijevo: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): палец наляво: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): ဘယ်ညွှန် လက်မသင်္ကေတ − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce vers la gauche : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 拇指向左指: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 拇指向左指: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): polze cap a l’esquerra: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ ᏗᏜ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 拇指向左指：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): сулахаялла пӑрӑннӑ пуҫ пӳрне палли: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): znak ulijevo palcem: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): gesto palcem doleva: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): tommelfinger til venstre: medium teint
- Estonian (et): vasakule suunatud pöidla märk: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): sinal de polegar para a esquerda: tipo de pele 4
- Filipino (fil): pakaliwang thumb sign: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): peukalo vasemmalle: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): polgar cara á esquerda: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): მარცხნივ მიმართული ცერი: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ડાબી તરફ અંગૂઠો: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): alamar babban ɗan yatsa ɓangaren hagu: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): leftwards thumb sign: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): balra mutató hüvelykujj: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): þumall til vinstri: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): akara mkpịsị aka akaekpe: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): ordóg ag díriú ar chlé: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): tandha jempol ngiwa: kulit kuning
- Kannada (kn): ಎಡಕ್ಕೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಎಡಗೈ ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): солға қаратылған бас бармақ белгісі: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): سولعا: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាមេដៃទៅឆ្វេង: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Konkani (kok): डावे वटेन आंगठो चिन्न: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): Солду көрсөткөн бармак: орточо
- Lao (lo): ສັນຍາລັກນິ້ວໂປ້ໄປທາງຊ້າຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): pa kreisi vērsts īkšķis: vidējs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): nykštys į kairę: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wjeliki palc dolěwa: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): знак за палец налево: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): simbol ibu jari ke kiri: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): ഇടത്തോട്ടുള്ള തംബ് അടയാളം: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Marathi (mr): डावी बाजू दाखवणारा अंगठा: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): зүүн тийш заасан эрхий хуруу: дунд зэргийн
- Nepali (ne): बायाँतर्फ देखाउने बुढीऔँला: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Lẹ́ftsáid tọmbs sáin: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): tommelfinger til venstre: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ବାମ ପଟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଉଥିବା ବୁଢ଼ା ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ସଙ୍କେତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Pashto (ps): چپ لورته ته د بټي ګوتي اشاره: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਨਾਲ ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): leftwards thumb sign: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): semn cu degetul mare spre stânga: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): polesch che mussa a sanestra: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): soidhne òrdag clì: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): палац налево: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): палац налево: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): palac nalevo: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): palac nalevo: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Sindhi (sd): کاٻي طرف آڱوٺي جو اشارو: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): වමට යොමු වූ මාපටැඟිලි සලකුණ: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): palec vľavo: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): znak palca, ki kaže v levo: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): calaamada suul-taaga gacanta bidix: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya dole gumba inayoelekea kushoto: ngozi ya kahawia
- Tamil (ta): இடதுபுறம் நோக்கிய பெருவிரல் குறியீடு: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): ఎడమవైపు చూపే బొటనవేలి గుర్తు: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tongan (to): motuʻatuhu ki hema: kili melomelo
- Turkmen (tk): başam barmak çepe: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): palc dolěwa: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): بائیں طرف مڑے ہوئے انگوٹھے کا نشان: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): chapga qaragan bosh barmoq: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bawd i’r chwith: arlliw croen canolog
- Yoruba (yo): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): uphawu lwesithupha lwesobunxele: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAF9 U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `🫹🏽` |
| CSS | `\1FAF9\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAF9}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAF9\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB B9 F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEF9 D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%B9%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## 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 skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🫹🏽 is the 🫹 leftwards thumb sign emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🫹 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAF9 U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 🫹🏽?

Find 🫹 in your emoji keyboard by searching “leftwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose 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+1FAF9 U+1F3FD. In HTML you can write 🫹🏽

### When was 🫹🏽 added?

It was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026.

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