# 🤚🏾 Raised back of hand emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🤚🏾 is the raised back of hand emoji (🤚) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🤚 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: 🤚🏾
- Unicode name: raised back of hand: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F91A U+1F3FE
- Category: People & body, Open hands
- Added: Emoji 3.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [🤚 Raised back of hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

The back of a raised open hand, held up with the palm facing away from you. It reads as a 'stop' or 'not interested' signal, a brush-off, or sometimes a casual wave. Refusing, pushing something away, or acting dismissive is the usual intent.

## Other skin tones

- 🤚 [Raised back of hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-emoji.md)
- 🤚🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91A U+1F3FB
- 🤚🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91A U+1F3FC
- 🤚🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91A U+1F3FD
- 🤚🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91A U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🤚🏾 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🤚 [Raised back of hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-emoji.md) (U+1F91A)
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 “raised back of hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “raised back of hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “raised back of hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “raised back of hand”, 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) | dorso de la mano: tono de piel oscuro medio | dorso, dorso de la mano, levantado, mano, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | dos de main levée : peau mate | dos de main levée, levée, main, peau mate |
| Deutsch (de) | erhobene Hand von hinten: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | erhoben, erhobene Hand von hinten, erhobener Handrücken, Hand, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe |
| Italiano (it) | dorso mano alzata: carnagione abbastanza scura | alzata, carnagione abbastanza scura, ciao, ciaone, dorso mano alzata, mano |
| Português (pt) | dorso da mão levantado: pele morena escura | dorso, levantada, levantado, mão, para tudo, pare, pele morena escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | achterkant van opgeheven hand: donkergetinte huidskleur | achterkant van opgeheven hand, achterzijde opgestoken hand, donkergetinte huidskleur, hand, hand omhoog, handrug, opgestoken, rug van hand, vijf vingers |
| Svenska (sv) | höjd handrygg: mellanmörk hy | hand, höjd handrygg, lyft, mellanmörk hy |
| Polski (pl) | wzniesiony grzbiet dłoni: karnacja średnio ciemna | cześć, karnacja średnio ciemna, powitanie, pozdrowienie, pożegnanie, stop, uniesiona dłoń, wzniesiony grzbiet dłoni |
| Türkçe (tr) | elinin tersini kaldırma: orta koyu cilt tonu | el, elinin tersi, elinin tersini kaldırma, kaldırma, orta koyu cilt tonu |
| Русский (ru) | поднятая рука: темный тон кожи | ладонь, поднятая, сторона, темный тон кожи, тыльная |
| Українська (uk) | піднята рука тильною стороною: помірно темний тон шкіри | вгору, долоня, пальці, помірно темний тон шкіри, рука, тильний, угору |
| Ελληνικά (el) | σηκωμένο χέρι ανάποδα: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | ανάποδη χεριού, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, σηκωμένη ανάποδη χεριού, σηκωμένο, σηκωμένο χέρι ανάποδα |
| العربية (ar) | ظهر يد مرفوعة: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | أنا, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, ظاهر يد, ظهر يد مرفوعة, كف, مرحبا, مرفوع, يد, يد مرفوعة |
| עברית (he) | גב יד פרוש: גוון עור כהה בינוני | אהלן, גב יד, גב יד פרוש, גוון עור כהה בינוני, חמסה, כיף, כלפי מעלה, עצור, שלום |
| فارسی (fa) | پشت دست روبه بالا: پوست گندمی | اجازه, بالا بردن دست, پشت دست, پشت دست روبه بالا, پوست گندمی, دست, دست باز, دست بالا بردن, موافقت |
| हिन्दी (hi) | उठे हुए हाथ के पीछे का भाग: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | उठा, उठा हुआ, उठे हुए हाथ के पीछे का भाग, पिछला हाथ, हल्की साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | হাতের পেছন দিক: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, হাত, হাত তোলা, হাতের পেছন দিক |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | angkat tangan: warna kulit gelap-sedang | angkat tangan, berhenti, jangan, lima, lima jari, stop, tangan, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mu bàn tay giơ lên: màu da tối trung bình | giơ lên, màu da tối trung bình, mu bàn tay, mu bàn tay giơ lên |
| ไทย (th) | ยกมือ: โทนผิวสีแทน | โทนผิวสีแทน, มือ, ยกมือ, หลังมือ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 手の甲: やや濃い肌色 | やや濃い肌色, 手, 手の甲 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 손등: 진한 갈색 피부 | 들어보이기, 손등, 손바닥, 진한 갈색 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 立起的手背: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 举起, 举起手背, 手, 手背, 立起, 立起的手背 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 豎起手掌：褐皮膚 | 反手, 手, 手掌, 掌, 褐皮膚, 豎, 豎起手掌 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): handrug: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa akyi a apagya: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): dorë e ngritur nga ana e kurrizit: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): ወደ ኋል የተዘረጋ እጅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): ձեռքի բարձրացրած ափ․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): হাতৰ পিছফাল: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): yuxarı qalxan əl arxası: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): күтәрелгән ҡул арҡаһы: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): esku-azpia altxatuta: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): паднятая далонь: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): ruka gore: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): вдигната длан: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်ပြန်ထောင်ပြဟန် − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): dos de main levée : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 反手舉起: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 反手举起: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): revers de la mà: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏒᎵᏛᏅ ᎣᏂᏗᏢ ᎣᏬᏰᎾ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 豎起手掌：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): ҫӗкленӗ алӑ: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruka gore: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): hřbet zvednuté ruky: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): løftet håndryg: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): tõstetud käsi: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão com costas para fora: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): handarbak: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): nakataas na baliktad na kamay: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kämmenselkä koholla: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): palma da man: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): აწეული ხელის ზურგიდან: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): હાથ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): ɗagaggen bayan hannu: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): uthe huye haath ki back side: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): kézfej: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): upprétt hönd: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): azụ aka nke ewelitere elu: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): cúl láimhe in airde: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): tangan diangkat nuduhake gegere bae: kulit sawo mateng
- Kabyle (kab): talwaḥt n ufus irefden: taglimt tubrikt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಅಂಗೈ ಹಿಂಭಾಗ ತೋರಿಸು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): алақан сыртын көрсету: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): الاقان سىرتىن كورسەتۋ: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ខ្នងដៃលាឡើង: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): inyuma y’ikiganza kizamuye: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
- Konkani (kok): उखलिल्ल्या हाताची फाट: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): көтөрүлгөн алакан: кара тору
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Yakom upam q’ab’aj: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຍົກຫຼັງມືຂຶ້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): pacelta plauksta: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): dorso da man arsou: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): pakelta viršutinė plaštakos pusė: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): pózwignjona ruka wót slědka: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): héichgehalenen Handréck: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): подигната дланка: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): angkat belakang tapak tangan: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): ഉയർത്തിയ പുറം കൈ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): id minn wara mgħollija: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): उचलून हाताची मागची बाजू दाखवणे: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): өргөсөн гарын ар: бордуу
- Māori (mi): tāmuri tū: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
- Nepali (ne): पछाडिबाट उठेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Im Bak Wé Dẹm Réz Ọp: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): letsogo le emišeditšwego morago: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): løftet håndbak: hudtype 5
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): løfta handbak: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ଉଠା ଯାଇଥିବା ହାତ ପଛ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): duuba harkaa ol baasuu: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): لاس شاخوا اچوتول: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਪੁੱਠਾ ਹੱਥ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ہتھ دا ابھریا پچھلا پاسا: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): juqharisqa maki: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): dosul palmei ridicat: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): dies dal maun auzà: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): cùl làimhe air a thogail: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): подигнут длан: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): podignut dlan: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ယုၵ်ႉလင်မိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): هٿ جي پٺ مٿي ڪيل: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): පිටි අත ඔසවන ලදි: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): zdvihnutá ruka spakruky: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): dvignjena hrbtna stran dlani: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): kor u qaaday gacanta gadaal: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Spanish (United States) (es-US): dorso de la mano levantada: tono de piel oscuro medio
- Swahili (sw): kuinua mkono: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tajik (tg): пушти дасти бардошташуда: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): உயர்த்திய கை: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): పైకెత్తి చూపిస్తున్న చేతి వెనుకవైపు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኣብ ድሕሪት ናይ ኢድ ዝተልዓለ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tuʻanima hiki ki ʻolunga: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): lemorago le le kwa godimo la letsogo: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): galdyrylan el arkasy: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): zběhnjena ruka wotzady: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): کھڑے ہاتھ کی پشت: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): كۆتۈرگەن قولنىڭ ئارقىسى: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): ko‘tarilgan kaft: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): cefn llaw wedi’i chodi: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Wolof (wo): ginaawu loxo bu jog: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): umva wesandla onyusiweyo: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
- Yoruba (yo): Na Ẹhin Ọwọ Soke: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Na Ɛhin Ɔwɔ Soke: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): thula: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F91A U+1F3FE` |
| HTML | `🤚🏾` |
| CSS | `\1F91A\1F3FE` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F91A}\u{1F3FE}` |
| Python | `\U0001F91A\U0001F3FE` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 9A F0 9F 8F BE` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD1A D83C DFFE` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%9A%F0%9F%8F%BE` |

## Questions

### What does 🤚🏾 mean?

The back of a raised open hand, held up with the palm facing away from you. It reads as a 'stop' or 'not interested' signal, a brush-off, or sometimes a casual wave. Refusing, pushing something away, or acting dismissive is the usual intent. 🤚🏾 shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🤚🏾 is the 🤚 raised back of hand emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🤚 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F91A U+1F3FE.

### How do I type 🤚🏾?

Find 🤚 in your emoji keyboard by searching “raised back of hand”, 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+1F91A U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 🤚🏾

### When was 🤚🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016.

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