# 🤌🏻 Pinched fingers emoji: light skin tone

🤌🏻 is the pinched fingers emoji (🤌) with light skin tone. It's 🤌 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020.

- Emoji: 🤌🏻
- Unicode name: pinched fingers: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F90C U+1F3FB
- Category: People & body, Hand signs
- Added: Emoji 13.0 (2020)
- Base emoji: [🤌 Pinched fingers](https://emojichart.com/pinched-fingers-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/pinched-fingers-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand with all the fingertips pinched together and pointing up, mimicking an expressive Italian gesture for 'what do you want?'. People use it for exasperation or disbelief, and also as a 'chef's kiss' to praise something perfect, or sarcastically to ask for patience.

## Other skin tones

- 🤌 [Pinched fingers](https://emojichart.com/pinched-fingers-emoji.md)
- 🤌🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinched-fingers-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90C U+1F3FC
- 🤌🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinched-fingers-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90C U+1F3FD
- 🤌🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinched-fingers-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90C U+1F3FE
- 🤌🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinched-fingers-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90C U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

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

1. 🤌 [Pinched fingers](https://emojichart.com/pinched-fingers-emoji.md) (U+1F90C)
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 “pinched fingers”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “pinched fingers”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “pinched fingers”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “pinched fingers”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | dedos juntos apuntando hacia arriba: tono de piel claro | dedos, dedos juntos apuntando hacia arriba, gesto, italia, italiano, mano, sarcasmo, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | bout des doigts joints : peau claire | agacement, argumentation, bout des doigts joints, doigts, geste, interrogation, main, parler avec les mains, patience, peau claire, silence ! |
| Deutsch (de) | zusammengedrückte Finger: helle Hautfarbe | Bündelhand, Finger, Fingerspitzen, gehts noch, Geste, Hand, Handgeste, helle Hautfarbe, italienisch, was, zusammengedrückt, zusammengelegt |
| Italiano (it) | mano a pigna: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, che vuoi, cosa vuoi, dita unite, gesto della mano, interrogativo, ma che dici, mano a borsa, mano a carciofo, mano a cuoppo, mano a pigna, mano a tulipano, sarcastico |
| Português (pt) | dedos comprimidos: pele clara | beliscado, coxinha, dedos, gesto de mão, hã, interrogação, itália, italiana, mão, maravilha, o quê, pele clara, sarcástico |
| Nederlands (nl) | samengeknepen vingers: lichte huidskleur | gebaar, hand, handgebaar, Italiaans, lichte huidskleur, maffia, ondervraging, samengeknepen, sarcastisch, vingers |
| Svenska (sv) | fingerportmonnä: ljus hy | fingerportmonnä, fingrar, förhör, handgest, ljus hy, nypa, sarkastisk |
| Polski (pl) | złączone palce: karnacja jasna | gest, karnacja jasna, oczekiwanie, palce, poczekać, przesłuchanie, sarkazm, szczypta, włochy, złączone palce |
| Türkçe (tr) | kıstırma hareketi yapan parmaklar: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, bravo, çok güzel, el, el hareketleri, harika, kıstırma hareketi yapan parmaklar, lezzetli, parmaklar |
| Русский (ru) | щепоть: очень светлый тон кожи | вопрос, жест, очень светлый тон кожи, пальцы, рега, сарказм, щепотка, щепоть |
| Українська (uk) | зведені пальці: світлий тон шкіри | долоня, жест, запитання, лотос, мудра, просвітлення, розслаблення, рука, сарказм, світлий тон шкіри, спокій, терпіння |
| Ελληνικά (el) | δάχτυλα που κλείνουν: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | αγανάκτηση, ανάκριση, ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, δάχτυλα, δάχτυλα που κλείνουν, κλειστά, σαρκαστικό, χειρονομία |
| العربية (ar) | أصابع مضمومة: بشرة بلون فاتح | أصابع, أصابع مضمومة, إيماءة باليد, انتظر, بشرة بلون فاتح, تهكّم, جسم, صبرًا, ضم, مهلاً, يد |
| עברית (he) | יד מסמנת רק רגע: גוון עור בהיר | אצבעות, גוון עור בהיר, כף יד, סבלנות, רגע, רק רגע, תיכף |
| فارسی (fa) | انگشتان جمع‌شده: پوست سفید | اشاره با دست, انگشتان, اَه, پوست سفید, جمع‌شده, چی؟, دست, دست نگه داشتن, ریلکس, سؤال, ساکت شو, صبر, طنزآلود, هان؟ |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सिकोड़ी हुई अंगुलियाँ: गोरी त्वचा | अंगुलियाँ, इशारा, उंगलियाँ, उंगलियां, गोरी त्वचा, चुप, चुप रहो, थोड़ा, पकड़ो, पूछ-ताछ, व्यंग्यपूर्ण, सिकोड़ी हुई अंगुलियाँ, सूखा हुआ, हाथ, हाथ का इशारा |
| বাংলা (bn) | অল্প একটু: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | অল্প একটু, আঙ্গুল, একটুখানি, কিঞ্চিৎ, চিমটিকাটা, জিজ্ঞেস করা, প্রকাশ ভঙ্গি, বিদ্রুপপূর্ণ, সামান্য, হাত, হাতের অঙ্গিভঙ্গি, হাতের ইশারা, হাতের ভঙ্গি, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | jari terkuncup: warna kulit cerah | apa, hus, interogasi, isyarat tangan, italia, jari, rileks, sabar, santai, sarkastik, tangan, terkuncup, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | ngón tay khum lại: màu da sáng | cái gì, cử chỉ tay, khum lại, kiên nhẫn, màu da sáng, mỉa mai, ngón tay, ngón tay khum lại, tay, thẩm vấn, thư giãn |
| ไทย (th) | หุบนิ้ว: โทนผิวสีขาว | จีบ, ถาม, ท่าทาง, โทนผิวสีขาว, นิ้ว, ปากจัด, ผ่อนคลาย, มือ, หุบ, อดทน |
| 日本語 (ja) | 上向きにすぼめた手: 薄い肌色 | ジェスチャー, すぼめる, 上向きにすぼめた手, 手, 指, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 꼬집는 손가락: 하얀 피부 | 기다려, 꼬집는, 릴랙스, 뭐, 빈정대는, 손, 손가락, 손동작, 악, 인내, 입다물어, 진정, 질문, 하얀 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 捏手指: 较浅肤色 | 为什么, 你到底在说什么, 匮乏, 审讯, 强调, 您要什么, 手势, 手指, 挖苦, 捏手指, 放松点, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 捏手指：白皮膚 | 什麼, 呃, 手勢, 捏, 捏手指, 疑問, 白皮膚, 等一下, 耐心, 蛤, 閉嘴 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): vingerpunte saamgedruk: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsateaa a amia: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): gishta të mbledhur: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): የቆነጠጡ ጣቶች: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): պտղունց․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): টিপা মাৰি ৰখা আঙুলি: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): çimdik: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ҡыҫылған бармаҡтар: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): hatz elkartuak: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): зведзеныя пальцы: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): skupljeni prsti: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): събрани пръсти: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): စုထားသော လက်ချောင်း − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): main qui interroge : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 卒手指: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 卒手指: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): dits junts: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᏓᏇᏄᎩᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): пӗр чӗптӗм: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): skupljeni prsti: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): špetka z pěti prstů: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): samlede fingre: lys teint
- Estonian (et): kokkusurutud sõrmed: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): dedos comprimidos: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): samlaðir fingrar: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): pakurot na daliri: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): sormet supussa: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): xesto de "ateigado": ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): შეჯგუფებული თითები: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ચીમટી દેવા તૈયાર આંગળીઓ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): tsuke yatsu: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): pinched fingers: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): összecsippentett ujjak: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): klípandi fingur: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): itu mkpịsị aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): méara fáiscthe le chéile: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): driji digatukake: kulit putih
- Kabyle (kab): Iduḍan yemlalen: taglimt taceɛlalt
- Kannada (kn): ಮಡಚಿಕೊಂಡ ಬೆರಳುಗಳು: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): түйістірілген бес саусақ: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تۇيىستىرىلگەن بەس ساۋساق: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ម្រាមច្បិច: សម្បុរស
- Konkani (kok): चिमटीचीं बोटां: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): кыстырылган манжалар: акжуумал
- Lao (lo): ຈຸ້ມ​ນິ້ວ​ມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): pastiepti pirksti: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man à pigna: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): suspausti pirštai: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): gromadu stłocone palce: swětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): стиснати прсти: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): jari mencubit: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): നുള്ളിപ്പിടിച്ച വിരലുകൾ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): चिमूटभर: उजळ त्वचा
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): dedos unidos: tono de piel claro
- Mongolian (mn): гарын хуруунуудаа нийлүүлж чимхэх: цайвар
- Nepali (ne): चिमोटिएका औँलाहरू: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): To Pínch Fínga-dẹm Togẹ́da: Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): hånd med fingertuppene sammen: hudtype 1–2
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): hand med fingertuppane saman: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠିଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ଚିମୁଟିବା: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): quboota walitti qabaman: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): چونګ ګوتې: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਇਕੱਠੀਆਂ ਉਂਗਲਾਂ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): tʼipsisqa rukanakuna: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): degete strânse: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): maun cun pizza da la detta che sa tutga: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): crudhagan: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): скупљени прсти: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): скупљени прсти: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): skupljeni prsti: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): skupljeni prsti: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ႁုပ်ႈမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): پنچ ٿيل آڱريون: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): වකුටු කළ ඇඟිලි: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): štipka: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): prsti, stisnjeni skupaj: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): faro la isku wada duubay: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): mkono wenye vidole vinavyobana: ngozi nyeupe
- Tamil (ta): பிணைக்கப்பட்ட விரல்கள்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): గిచ్చుతున్నట్లు ఉండే వేళ్లు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ዝተጨበጠ ኣጻብዕቲ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): louhiʻinima fakamaʻopoʻopo: kili hinehina
- Turkmen (tk): gysylan barmaklar: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): hromadźe stłóčene porsty: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): بھینچی ہوئی انگلیاں: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): chimdilgan barmoqlar: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bysedd wedi’u pinsio: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): dompat baaraam: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Yoruba (yo): ìka kíkákò: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ìka kíkákò: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): iminwe encinziwe: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F90C U+1F3FB` |
| HTML | `🤌🏻` |
| CSS | `\1F90C\1F3FB` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F90C}\u{1F3FB}` |
| Python | `\U0001F90C\U0001F3FB` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 8C F0 9F 8F BB` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD0C D83C DFFB` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%8C%F0%9F%8F%BB` |

## Questions

### What does 🤌🏻 mean?

A hand with all the fingertips pinched together and pointing up, mimicking an expressive Italian gesture for 'what do you want?'. People use it for exasperation or disbelief, and also as a 'chef's kiss' to praise something perfect, or sarcastically to ask for patience. 🤌🏻 shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🤌🏻 is the 🤌 pinched fingers emoji with light skin tone. It's 🤌 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F90C U+1F3FB.

### How do I type 🤌🏻?

Find 🤌 in your emoji keyboard by searching “pinched fingers”, 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+1F90C U+1F3FB. In HTML you can write 🤌🏻

### When was 🤌🏻 added?

It was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020.

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