# 🤏🏻 Pinching hand emoji: light skin tone

🤏🏻 is the pinching hand emoji (🤏) with light skin tone. It's 🤏 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.

- Emoji: 🤏🏻
- Unicode name: pinching hand: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F90F U+1F3FB
- Category: People & body, Hand signs
- Added: Emoji 12.0 (2019)
- Base emoji: [🤏 Pinching hand](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand with the thumb and index finger pressed close together, showing a tiny gap. Something small, a tiny amount, 'a little bit' or 'just a bit' is the meaning. Small sizes and amounts use it, as do jokes about how little of something there is.

## Other skin tones

- 🤏 [Pinching hand](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-emoji.md)
- 🤏🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90F U+1F3FC
- 🤏🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90F U+1F3FD
- 🤏🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90F U+1F3FE
- 🤏🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F90F U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

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

1. 🤏 [Pinching hand](https://emojichart.com/pinching-hand-emoji.md) (U+1F90F)
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 “pinching hand”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “pinching hand”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “pinching hand”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “pinching hand”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | mano pellizcando: tono de piel claro | mano pellizcando, pellizco, poco, poquito, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | pouce et index rapprochés : peau claire | à deux doigts, peau claire, petit, petite, petite quantité, petite somme, peu, pouce et index rapprochés, un peu |
| Deutsch (de) | Wenig-Geste: helle Hautfarbe | Betrag, Finger, gering, Geste, Hand, helle Hautfarbe, klein, Menge, unbedeutend, wenig, Wenig-Geste, winzig |
| Italiano (it) | mano che fa il gesto del pizzico: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, dita, gesto, mano che fa il gesto del pizzico, piccola quantità, piccolo, poco, un po’, un pochino |
| Português (pt) | mão beliscando: pele clara | beliscar, mão, pele clara, pequena quantidade, pequeno, pouco, pouquinho |
| Nederlands (nl) | hand met samengeknepen vingers: lichte huidskleur | beetje, gebaar voor kleine hoeveelheid, hand, hand met samengeknepen vingers, klein, kleine hoeveelheid, lichte huidskleur, vingers, weinig |
| Svenska (sv) | nypande hand: ljus hy | liten mängd, ljus hy, nypande hand |
| Polski (pl) | dłoń z gestem „trochę”: karnacja jasna | ciut, dłoń z gestem „trochę”, karnacja jasna, mała ilość, mało, palce, szczypta, trochę |
| Türkçe (tr) | kıstırma hareketi yapan el: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, azıcık, bir tutam, biraz, kıstırma hareketi yapan el, kıstırma hareketi yapan parmaklar, küçük, parmaklar |
| Русский (ru) | жест «мало»: очень светлый тон кожи | жест, мало, небольшое количество, немного, очень светлый тон кожи, чуть-чуть |
| Українська (uk) | жест «мало»: світлий тон шкіри | дещиця, жест «мало», мало, небагато, невелика кількість, пальці, рука, світлий тон шкіри, трохи, щіпка |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χέρι που τσιμπάει: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, δάχτυλα, κοντό, μικρή ποσότητα, μικρό, περίπου, χέρι που τσιμπάει |
| العربية (ar) | يد تشير بمقدار ضئيل: بشرة بلون فاتح | أصابع, بشرة بلون فاتح, تافه, شوي, صغير, قليل, كمية صغيرة, مثال, مقدار صغير, مقدار ضئيل, يد, يد تشير بمقدار ضئيل |
| עברית (he) | יד צובטת: גוון עור בהיר | בכמות קטנה, גוון עור בהיר, טיפונת, מעט, צביטה, קטן, קצת, תנועת צביטה |
| فارسی (fa) | دست در حال نیشگون گرفتن: پوست سفید | انگشتان, پوست سفید, تقریبا, دست در حال نیشگون گرفتن, سر سوزن, کمی, کوچک, مقدار اندک, مقدار کم, نیشگون, یه ذره |
| हिन्दी (hi) | थोड़ा सा: गोरी त्वचा | इतना, उंगलियाँ, एक चुटकी, गोरी त्वचा, चुटकी, चुटकी भर, छोटा, छोटा सा, थोड़ा, थोड़ा सा, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | চিমটি কাটা হাত: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | অল্প একটু, একটু খানি, এত টুকু, চিমটি কাটা হাত, সামান্য, হাত, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tangan menjepit: warna kulit cerah | jepit, kecil, menjepit, sedikit, sejumlah kecil, sejumput, tangan menjepit, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | tay chụm: màu da sáng | ít, màu da sáng, số lượng nhỏ, tay chụm |
| ไทย (th) | ทำมือบีบนิ้วเข้าหากัน: โทนผิวสีขาว | จิ๋ว, ท่าทาง, โทนผิวสีขาว, นิดเดียว, บีบนิ้ว, ปริมาณ, มือ, เล็กน้อย |
| 日本語 (ja) | つまんでいる指: 薄い肌色 | ちょっと, つまんでいる指, 少しだけ, 手, 指, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 꼬집는 손: 하얀 피부 | 꼬집는 손, 손가락, 적은 양을 나타내는 손, 조금, 하얀 피부, 한 꼬집 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 捏合的手势: 较浅肤色 | 一点, 一点点, 小, 少, 少量, 手指, 捏合的手势, 捏着, 某种程度上, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 捏：白皮膚 | 一點點, 小, 少量, 很少, 手指, 捏, 白皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): knypende hand: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a amia: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): dorështrënguar: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): እጅ መቆንጠጥ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): պտղունց ցույց տվող ձեռք․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): টিপা মাৰি ৰখা হাতৰ চিহ্ন: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sıxan əl: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ҡыҫыусы ҡул: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): atximurka egiten ari den eskua: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): тры пальцы: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): ruka koja štipa: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): ръка с приближени палец и показалец: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်ချောင်းချင်း ဖိဟန်ပြခြင်း − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce et index rapprochés : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 捏手: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 捏手: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): mà que pessiga: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᏓᏇᏄᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): "сахал"алӑ сулни: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruka koja štipa: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): gesto „málo“: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): lidt vist med tommel- og pegefinger: lys teint
- Estonian (et): näpistav käsi: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão a dar um beliscão: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): fingrar sum vísa ikki nógv: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): kamay na kumukurot: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): nipistävä käsi: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): xesto de "un chisco": ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): ცოტა: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ચપટી વગાડતો હાથ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): tsuke yatsu biyu: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): pinch dikhaata haath: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): csippentő kéz: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): klípandi hönd: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): tuo aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): lámh ag pinseáil: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): tangan njiwit: kulit putih
- Kabyle (kab): tubbya n ufus: taglimt taceɛlalt
- Kannada (kn): ಗಿಲ್ಲುವ ಕೈ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): саусақпен қысып алу: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ساۋساقپەن قىسىپ الۋ: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ច្បិចដៃ: សម្បុរស
- Konkani (kok): चिमटो काडपी हात: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): чычмыган кол: акжуумал
- Lao (lo): ຢິບ​ມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): roka rāda drusciņu: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man ch’a spellinsega: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): žnybianti ranka: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): mało-gesta: swětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): дланка што штипе: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): tangan mencubit: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): കുറച്ച് എന്ന് കാണിക്കുന്ന കൈ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): चिमटा काढणारा हात: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): чимхэж буй гар: цайвар
- Nepali (ne): चिमोट्ने हात: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé De Pinch: Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): hånd som klyper: hudtype 1–2
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): hand som klyp: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ଚିମୁଟିଥିବା ହାତ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka qubni isaa walitti qabame: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): نوکاري شکل لاس: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਚੂੰਢੀ ਜਿੰਨਾ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): tʼipsisqa maki: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mână cu două degete apropiate: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): maun che mussa pitschen: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh le sradag: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): рука штипа: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): рука штипа: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ruka štipa: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): ruka štipa: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): မိုဝ်းပိတ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): پنچنگ هٿ: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): අත මිරිකීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): málo: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): roka s ščepcem: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): qanjaruufo: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): vidole vinavyobana: ngozi nyeupe
- Tamil (ta): கிள்ளுதல்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): చిటికెడు చూపుతున్న చేయి: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): መቐንጠጢ ኢድ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): nima fakamaʻopoʻopo: kili hinehina
- Turkmen (tk): çümmükleýän el: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): gesta "mało": swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): چٹکی لیتا ہوا ہاتھ: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): chimduvchi qoʻl: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bysedd yn pinshio: arlliw croen golau
- Yoruba (yo): ìka kíká: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ìka kíká: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): isandla esincinzayo: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F90F U+1F3FB` |
| HTML | `🤏🏻` |
| CSS | `\1F90F\1F3FB` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F90F}\u{1F3FB}` |
| Python | `\U0001F90F\U0001F3FB` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 8F F0 9F 8F BB` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD0F D83C DFFB` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%8F%F0%9F%8F%BB` |

## Questions

### What does 🤏🏻 mean?

A hand with the thumb and index finger pressed close together, showing a tiny gap. Something small, a tiny amount, 'a little bit' or 'just a bit' is the meaning. Small sizes and amounts use it, as do jokes about how little of something there is. 🤏🏻 shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🤏🏻 is the 🤏 pinching hand emoji with light skin tone. It's 🤏 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F90F U+1F3FB.

### How do I type 🤏🏻?

Find 🤏 in your emoji keyboard by searching “pinching hand”, 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+1F90F U+1F3FB. In HTML you can write 🤏🏻

### When was 🤏🏻 added?

It was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019.

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