# 🤌🏼 Pinched fingers emoji: medium-light skin tone

🤌🏼 is the pinched fingers emoji (🤌) with medium-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: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F90C U+1F3FC
- 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-medium-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)
- 🤌🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinched-fingers-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90C U+1F3FB
- 🤌🏽 [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. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)

## How to type 🤌🏼

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “pinched fingers”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “pinched fingers”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “pinched fingers”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “pinched fingers”, then pick medium-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 medio | dedos, dedos juntos apuntando hacia arriba, gesto, italia, italiano, mano, sarcasmo, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | bout des doigts joints : peau moyennement claire | agacement, argumentation, bout des doigts joints, doigts, geste, interrogation, main, parler avec les mains, patience, peau moyennement claire, silence ! |
| Deutsch (de) | zusammengedrückte Finger: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | Bündelhand, Finger, Fingerspitzen, gehts noch, Geste, Hand, Handgeste, italienisch, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, was, zusammengedrückt, zusammengelegt |
| Italiano (it) | mano a pigna: carnagione abbastanza chiara | carnagione abbastanza 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 morena clara | beliscado, coxinha, dedos, gesto de mão, hã, interrogação, itália, italiana, mão, maravilha, o quê, pele morena clara, sarcástico |
| Nederlands (nl) | samengeknepen vingers: lichtgetinte huidskleur | gebaar, hand, handgebaar, Italiaans, lichtgetinte huidskleur, maffia, ondervraging, samengeknepen, sarcastisch, vingers |
| Svenska (sv) | fingerportmonnä: mellanljus hy | fingerportmonnä, fingrar, förhör, handgest, mellanljus hy, nypa, sarkastisk |
| Polski (pl) | złączone palce: karnacja średnio jasna | gest, karnacja średnio jasna, oczekiwanie, palce, poczekać, przesłuchanie, sarkazm, szczypta, włochy, złączone palce |
| Türkçe (tr) | kıstırma hareketi yapan parmaklar: orta açık cilt tonu | bravo, çok güzel, el, el hareketleri, harika, kıstırma hareketi yapan parmaklar, lezzetli, orta açık cilt tonu, parmaklar |
| Русский (ru) | щепоть: светлый тон кожи | вопрос, жест, пальцы, рега, сарказм, светлый тон кожи, щепотка, щепоть |
| Українська (uk) | зведені пальці: помірно світлий тон шкіри | долоня, жест, запитання, лотос, мудра, помірно світлий тон шкіри, просвітлення, розслаблення, рука, сарказм, спокій, терпіння |
| Ελληνικά (el) | δάχτυλα που κλείνουν: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | αγανάκτηση, ανάκριση, δάχτυλα, δάχτυλα που κλείνουν, κλειστά, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, σαρκαστικό, χειρονομία |
| العربية (ar) | أصابع مضمومة: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | أصابع, أصابع مضمومة, إيماءة باليد, انتظر, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, تهكّم, جسم, صبرًا, ضم, مهلاً, يد |
| עברית (he) | יד מסמנת רק רגע: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | אצבעות, גוון עור בהיר בינוני, כף יד, סבלנות, רגע, רק רגע, תיכף |
| فارسی (fa) | انگشتان جمع‌شده: پوست روشن | اشاره با دست, انگشتان, اَه, پوست روشن, جمع‌شده, چی؟, دست, دست نگه داشتن, ریلکس, سؤال, ساکت شو, صبر, طنزآلود, هان؟ |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सिकोड़ी हुई अंगुलियाँ: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | अंगुलियाँ, इशारा, उंगलियाँ, उंगलियां, चुप, चुप रहो, थोड़ा, पकड़ो, पूछ-ताछ, व्यंग्यपूर्ण, सिकोड़ी हुई अंगुलियाँ, सूखा हुआ, हल्की गोरी त्वचा, हाथ, हाथ का इशारा |
| বাংলা (bn) | অল্প একটু: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | অল্প একটু, আঙ্গুল, একটুখানি, কিঞ্চিৎ, চিমটিকাটা, জিজ্ঞেস করা, প্রকাশ ভঙ্গি, বিদ্রুপপূর্ণ, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, সামান্য, হাত, হাতের অঙ্গিভঙ্গি, হাতের ইশারা, হাতের ভঙ্গি |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | jari terkuncup: warna kulit cerah-sedang | apa, hus, interogasi, isyarat tangan, italia, jari, rileks, sabar, santai, sarkastik, tangan, terkuncup, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | ngón tay khum lại: màu da sáng trung bình | cái gì, cử chỉ tay, khum lại, kiên nhẫn, màu da sáng trung bình, mỉa mai, ngón tay, ngón tay khum lại, tay, thẩm vấn, thư giãn |
| ไทย (th) | หุบนิ้ว: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | จีบ, ถาม, ท่าทาง, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, นิ้ว, ปากจัด, ผ่อนคลาย, มือ, หุบ, อดทน |
| 日本語 (ja) | 上向きにすぼめた手: やや薄い肌色 | ジェスチャー, すぼめる, やや薄い肌色, 上向きにすぼめた手, 手, 指 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 꼬집는 손가락: 연한 갈색 피부 | 기다려, 꼬집는, 릴랙스, 뭐, 빈정대는, 손, 손가락, 손동작, 악, 연한 갈색 피부, 인내, 입다물어, 진정, 질문 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 捏手指: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-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 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 捏手指：黃皮膚 | 什麼, 呃, 手勢, 捏, 捏手指, 疑問, 等一下, 耐心, 蛤, 閉嘴, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): vingerpunte saamgedruk: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsateaa a amia: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): gishta të mbledhur: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): የቆነጠጡ ጣቶች: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): պտղունց․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): টিপা মাৰি ৰখা আঙুলি: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): çimdik: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ҡыҫылған бармаҡтар: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): hatz elkartuak: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): зведзеныя пальцы: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): skupljeni prsti: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): събрани пръсти: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): စုထားသော လက်ချောင်း − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): main qui interroge : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 卒手指: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 卒手指: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): dits junts: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᏓᏇᏄᎩᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): пӗр чӗптӗм: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): skupljeni prsti: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): špetka z pěti prstů: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): samlede fingre: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): kokkusurutud sõrmed: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): dedos comprimidos: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): samlaðir fingrar: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): pakurot na daliri: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): sormet supussa: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): xesto de "ateigado": ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): შეჯგუფებული თითები: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ચીમટી દેવા તૈયાર આંગળીઓ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): tsuke yatsu: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): pinched fingers: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): összecsippentett ujjak: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): klípandi fingur: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): itu mkpịsị aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): méara fáiscthe le chéile: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): driji digatukake: kulit putih langsep
- Kabyle (kab): Iduḍan yemlalen: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಮಡಚಿಕೊಂಡ ಬೆರಳುಗಳು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): түйістірілген бес саусақ: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تۇيىستىرىلگەن بەس ساۋساق: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): ម្រាមច្បិច: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Konkani (kok): चिमटीचीं बोटां: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): кыстырылган манжалар: буудай жүздүү
- Lao (lo): ຈຸ້ມ​ນິ້ວ​ມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): pastiepti pirksti: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man à pigna: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): suspausti pirštai: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): gromadu stłocone palce: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): стиснати прсти: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): jari mencubit: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): നുള്ളിപ്പിടിച്ച വിരലുകൾ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): चिमूटभर: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): dedos unidos: tono de piel claro medio
- Mongolian (mn): гарын хуруунуудаа нийлүүлж чимхэх: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Nepali (ne): चिमोटिएका औँलाहरू: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): To Pínch Fínga-dẹm Togẹ́da: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): hånd med fingertuppene sammen: hudtype 3
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): hand med fingertuppane saman: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠିଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ଚିମୁଟିବା: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): quboota walitti qabaman: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): چونګ ګوتې: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਇਕੱਠੀਆਂ ਉਂਗਲਾਂ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): tʼipsisqa rukanakuna: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): degete strânse: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): maun cun pizza da la detta che sa tutga: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): crudhagan: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): скупљени прсти: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): скупљени прсти: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): skupljeni prsti: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): skupljeni prsti: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ႁုပ်ႈမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): پنچ ٿيل آڱريون: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): වකුටු කළ ඇඟිලි: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): štipka: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): prsti, stisnjeni skupaj: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): faro la isku wada duubay: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mkono wenye vidole vinavyobana: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tamil (ta): பிணைக்கப்பட்ட விரல்கள்: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): గిచ్చుతున్నట్లు ఉండే వేళ్లు: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ዝተጨበጠ ኣጻብዕቲ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): louhiʻinima fakamaʻopoʻopo: kili kelokelo
- Turkmen (tk): gysylan barmaklar: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): hromadźe stłóčene porsty: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): بھینچی ہوئی انگلیاں: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): chimdilgan barmoqlar: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bysedd wedi’u pinsio: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): dompat baaraam: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Yoruba (yo): ìka kíkákò: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ìka kíkákò: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): iminwe encinziwe: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F90C U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `🤌🏼` |
| CSS | `\1F90C\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F90C}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\U0001F90C\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 8C F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD0C D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%8C%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

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

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

🤌🏼 is the 🤌 pinched fingers emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🤌 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F90C U+1F3FC.

### How do I type 🤌🏼?

Find 🤌 in your emoji keyboard by searching “pinched fingers”, then press and hold it and choose medium-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+1F3FC. In HTML you can write 🤌🏼

### When was 🤌🏼 added?

It was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/pinched-fingers-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji