# 🤚🏼 Raised back of hand emoji: medium-light skin tone

🤚🏼 is the raised back of hand emoji (🤚) with medium-light 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-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F91A U+1F3FC
- 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-light-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 skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91A U+1F3FD
- 🤚🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91A U+1F3FE
- 🤚🏿 [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-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 “raised back of hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “raised back of hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “raised back of hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “raised back of hand”, 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) | dorso de la mano: tono de piel claro medio | dorso, dorso de la mano, levantado, mano, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | dos de main levée : peau moyennement claire | dos de main levée, levée, main, peau moyennement claire |
| Deutsch (de) | erhobene Hand von hinten: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | erhoben, erhobene Hand von hinten, erhobener Handrücken, Hand, mittelhelle Hautfarbe |
| Italiano (it) | dorso mano alzata: carnagione abbastanza chiara | alzata, carnagione abbastanza chiara, ciao, ciaone, dorso mano alzata, mano |
| Português (pt) | dorso da mão levantado: pele morena clara | dorso, levantada, levantado, mão, para tudo, pare, pele morena clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | achterkant van opgeheven hand: lichtgetinte huidskleur | achterkant van opgeheven hand, achterzijde opgestoken hand, hand, hand omhoog, handrug, lichtgetinte huidskleur, opgestoken, rug van hand, vijf vingers |
| Svenska (sv) | höjd handrygg: mellanljus hy | hand, höjd handrygg, lyft, mellanljus hy |
| Polski (pl) | wzniesiony grzbiet dłoni: karnacja średnio jasna | cześć, karnacja średnio jasna, powitanie, pozdrowienie, pożegnanie, stop, uniesiona dłoń, wzniesiony grzbiet dłoni |
| Türkçe (tr) | elinin tersini kaldırma: orta açık cilt tonu | el, elinin tersi, elinin tersini kaldırma, kaldırma, orta açık cilt tonu |
| Русский (ru) | поднятая рука: светлый тон кожи | ладонь, поднятая, светлый тон кожи, сторона, тыльная |
| Українська (uk) | піднята рука тильною стороною: помірно світлий тон шкіри | вгору, долоня, пальці, помірно світлий тон шкіри, рука, тильний, угору |
| Ελληνικά (el) | σηκωμένο χέρι ανάποδα: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανάποδη χεριού, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, σηκωμένη ανάποδη χεριού, σηκωμένο, σηκωμένο χέρι ανάποδα |
| العربية (ar) | ظهر يد مرفوعة: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | أنا, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, ظاهر يد, ظهر يد مرفوعة, كف, مرحبا, مرفوع, يد, يد مرفوعة |
| עברית (he) | גב יד פרוש: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | אהלן, גב יד, גב יד פרוש, גוון עור בהיר בינוני, חמסה, כיף, כלפי מעלה, עצור, שלום |
| فارسی (fa) | پشت دست روبه بالا: پوست روشن | اجازه, بالا بردن دست, پشت دست, پشت دست روبه بالا, پوست روشن, دست, دست باز, دست بالا بردن, موافقت |
| हिन्दी (hi) | उठे हुए हाथ के पीछे का भाग: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | उठा, उठा हुआ, उठे हुए हाथ के पीछे का भाग, पिछला हाथ, हल्की गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | হাতের পেছন দিক: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, হাত, হাত তোলা, হাতের পেছন দিক |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | angkat tangan: warna kulit cerah-sedang | angkat tangan, berhenti, jangan, lima, lima jari, stop, tangan, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mu bàn tay giơ lên: màu da sáng trung bình | giơ lên, màu da sáng trung bình, mu bàn tay, mu bàn tay giơ lên |
| ไทย (th) | ยกมือ: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, มือ, ยกมือ, หลังมือ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 手の甲: やや薄い肌色 | やや薄い肌色, 手, 手の甲 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 손등: 연한 갈색 피부 | 들어보이기, 손등, 손바닥, 연한 갈색 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 立起的手背: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 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：黃皮膚 | 反手, 手, 手掌, 掌, 豎, 豎起手掌, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): handrug: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa akyi a apagya: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): dorë e ngritur nga ana e kurrizit: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): ወደ ኋል የተዘረጋ እጅ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): ձեռքի բարձրացրած ափ․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): হাতৰ পিছফাল: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): yuxarı qalxan əl arxası: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): күтәрелгән ҡул арҡаһы: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): esku-azpia altxatuta: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): паднятая далонь: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): ruka gore: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): вдигната длан: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်ပြန်ထောင်ပြဟန် − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): dos de main levée : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 反手舉起: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 反手举起: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): revers de la mà: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏒᎵᏛᏅ ᎣᏂᏗᏢ ᎣᏬᏰᎾ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): ҫӗкленӗ алӑ: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruka gore: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): hřbet zvednuté ruky: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): løftet håndryg: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): tõstetud käsi: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão com costas para fora: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): handarbak: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): nakataas na baliktad na kamay: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kämmenselkä koholla: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): palma da man: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): აწეული ხელის ზურგიდან: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): હાથ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): ɗagaggen bayan hannu: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): uthe huye haath ki back side: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): kézfej: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): upprétt hönd: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): azụ aka nke ewelitere elu: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): cúl láimhe in airde: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): tangan diangkat nuduhake gegere bae: kulit putih langsep
- Kabyle (kab): talwaḥt n ufus irefden: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಅಂಗೈ ಹಿಂಭಾಗ ತೋರಿಸು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): алақан сыртын көрсету: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): الاقان سىرتىن كورسەتۋ: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): ខ្នងដៃលាឡើង: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): inyuma y’ikiganza kizamuye: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
- Konkani (kok): उखलिल्ल्या हाताची फाट: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): көтөрүлгөн алакан: буудай жүздүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Yakom upam q’ab’aj: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຍົກຫຼັງມືຂຶ້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): pacelta plauksta: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): dorso da man arsou: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): pakelta viršutinė plaštakos pusė: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): pózwignjona ruka wót slědka: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): héichgehalenen Handréck: mëttelhell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): подигната дланка: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): angkat belakang tapak tangan: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): ഉയർത്തിയ പുറം കൈ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): id minn wara mgħollija: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): उचलून हाताची मागची बाजू दाखवणे: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): өргөсөн гарын ар: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Māori (mi): tāmuri tū: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
- Nepali (ne): पछाडिबाट उठेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Im Bak Wé Dẹm Réz Ọp: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): letsogo le emišeditšwego morago: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): løftet håndbak: hudtype 3
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): løfta handbak: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ଉଠା ଯାଇଥିବା ହାତ ପଛ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): duuba harkaa ol baasuu: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): لاس شاخوا اچوتول: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਪੁੱਠਾ ਹੱਥ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ہتھ دا ابھریا پچھلا پاسا: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): juqharisqa maki: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): dosul palmei ridicat: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): dies dal maun auzà: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): cùl làimhe air a thogail: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): подигнут длан: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): подигнут длан: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): podignut dlan: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): podignut dlan: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ယုၵ်ႉလင်မိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): هٿ جي پٺ مٿي ڪيل: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): පිටි අත ඔසවන ලදි: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): zdvihnutá ruka spakruky: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): dvignjena hrbtna stran dlani: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): kor u qaaday gacanta gadaal: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Spanish (United States) (es-US): dorso de la mano levantada: tono de piel claro medio
- Swahili (sw): kuinua mkono: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tajik (tg): пушти дасти бардошташуда: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): உயர்த்திய கை: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): పైకెత్తి చూపిస్తున్న చేతి వెనుకవైపు: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኣብ ድሕሪት ናይ ኢድ ዝተልዓለ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): tuʻanima hiki ki ʻolunga: kili kelokelo
- Tswana (tn): lemorago le le kwa godimo la letsogo: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): galdyrylan el arkasy: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): zběhnjena ruka wotzady: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): کھڑے ہاتھ کی پشت: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): كۆتۈرگەن قولنىڭ ئارقىسى: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): ko‘tarilgan kaft: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): cefn llaw wedi’i chodi: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): ginaawu loxo bu jog: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Xhosa (xh): umva wesandla onyusiweyo: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Na Ẹhin Ọwọ Soke: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Na Ɛhin Ɔwɔ Soke: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): thula: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F91A U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `🤚🏼` |
| CSS | `\1F91A\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F91A}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\U0001F91A\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 9A F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD1A D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%9A%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

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

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

🤚🏼 is the 🤚 raised back of hand emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🤚 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F91A U+1F3FC.

### How do I type 🤚🏼?

Find 🤚 in your emoji keyboard by searching “raised back of hand”, 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+1F91A U+1F3FC. In HTML you can write 🤚🏼

### When was 🤚🏼 added?

It was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016.

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