# ✋🏻 Raised hand emoji: light skin tone

✋🏻 is the raised hand emoji (✋) with light skin tone. It's ✋ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: ✋🏻
- Unicode name: raised hand: light skin tone
- Code points: U+270B U+1F3FB
- Category: People & body, Open hands
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [✋ Raised hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A raised open hand, palm out, with fingers together. It means stop, a high five, or raising your hand to volunteer or ask a question. Expect it with 'wait', 'me!', greetings and halting someone.

## Other skin tones

- ✋ [Raised hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-emoji.md)
- ✋🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270B U+1F3FC
- ✋🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270B U+1F3FD
- ✋🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270B U+1F3FE
- ✋🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270B U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

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

1. ✋ [Raised hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-emoji.md) (U+270B)
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 “raised hand”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “raised hand”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “raised hand”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “raised 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 levantada: tono de piel claro | choca esos cinco, levantada, mano, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | main levée : peau claire | feuille, main, main levée, paume de la main, peau claire, stop, tope là |
| Deutsch (de) | erhobene Hand: helle Hautfarbe | 5, erhoben, halt, Hand, Handfläche, helle Hautfarbe, high five, schlag ein, Stopp, warte |
| Italiano (it) | mano alzata: carnagione chiara | alzata, carnagione chiara, carta, cinque, mano, mano aperta |
| Português (pt) | mão levantada: pele clara | 5, cinco, erguida, high five, levantada, mão, papel, pare, pele clara, toca aqui |
| Nederlands (nl) | opgeheven hand: lichte huidskleur | 5, hand, hoog, lichte huidskleur, opgeheven, stop, vijf |
| Svenska (sv) | hand i luften: ljus hy | hand, hand i luften, handflata, ljus hy, uppräckt |
| Polski (pl) | wzniesiona dłoń: karnacja jasna | dłoń, karnacja jasna, ręka, stop, uwaga, wzniesiona dłoń |
| Türkçe (tr) | el kaldırma: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, beş parmak, dur, dur işareti, el, el kaldırma, havada el |
| Русский (ru) | поднятая ладонь: очень светлый тон кожи | вверх, ладонь, очень светлый тон кожи, пальцы, поднятая, пять, рука, стоп |
| Українська (uk) | піднята рука: світлий тон шкіри | дай пʼять, долоня, піднята рука, рука, світлий тон шкіри, стояти, тіло |
| Ελληνικά (el) | σηκωμένο χέρι: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, κόλλα πέντε, πέντε, σηκωμένο χέρι, σταμάτα, σώμα, χέρι |
| العربية (ar) | يد مرفوعة: بشرة بلون فاتح | برافو, بشرة بلون فاتح, توقف, جسد, ستوب, قبضة, كف, مرحبا, يد, يد مرفوعة |
| עברית (he) | כף יד מורמת: גוון עור בהיר | גוון עור בהיר, חמסה, יד, כיף, כף יד מורמת, מורמת, עצור |
| فارسی (fa) | دست بالابرده: پوست سفید | احترام, بدن, بزن قدش, پوست سفید, دست, دست بالا برده, دست بالابرده, سلام |
| हिन्दी (hi) | उठा हुआ हाथ: गोरी त्वचा | उठा हुआ हाथ, गोरी त्वचा, ठहरो, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | অনুগ্রহ করে থামুন: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | অনুগ্রহ করে থামুন, জিও কাকা, শরীর, হাত, হাত তোলা, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | telapak tangan terbuka dengan jari rapat: warna kulit cerah | badan, berhenti, lima jari, rapat, stop, tangan, telapak tangan, telapak tangan terbuka dengan jari rapat, tubuh, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | bàn tay giơ lên: màu da sáng | bàn tay giơ lên, dừng lại, màu da sáng, tay |
| ไทย (th) | ตั้งฝ่ามือ: โทนผิวสีขาว | ตั้งฝ่ามือ, โทนผิวสีขาว, มือ, อวัยวะ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 挙手: 薄い肌色 | 5, ストップ, パー, 手, 挙手, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 손바닥: 하얀 피부 | 5, 다섯, 보, 보자기, 손들어, 손바닥, 하얀 피부, 하이파이브 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 举起手: 较浅肤色 | 举手, 举起手, 举起的手, 五指, 停, 击掌, 手, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 舉手：白皮膚 | 手, 招手, 擊掌, 白皮膚, 舉手 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): hand in die lug: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a apagya: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): dorë e ngritur: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): ወደ ላይ የተደረገ እጅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): բարձրացված ձեռք․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি ৰখক: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): qaldırımış əl: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): күтәрелгән ҡул: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): esku altxatua: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): паднятая рука: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): podignuta šaka: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Вдигната ръка: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): မြှောက်ပြထားသည့် လက် − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): main levée : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 舉手: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 举手: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): mà aixecada: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎣᏬᏰᎾ ᎠᏌᎵᏛᏅᎢ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): ҫӗкленӗ ал тупанӗ: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): podignuta ruka: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): zvednutá ruka: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): løftet hånd: lys teint
- Estonian (et): ülestõstetud käsi: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão erguida: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): hond: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): nakataas na kamay: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): nostettu käsi: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): man levantada: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): აწეული ხელი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ઉઠાવેલો હાથ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): ɗagaggen hannu: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): utha hua haath: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): felemelt kéz: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): lófi: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): aka ewèliri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): lámh ardaithe: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): tangan diangkat: kulit putih
- Kabyle (kab): argaz: acebbub awreɣ: taglimt taceɛlalt
- Kannada (kn): ಎತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): қол көтеру: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): قول كوتەرۋ: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): លើកដៃ: សម្បុរស
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ikiganza kizamuye: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
- Konkani (kok): उखलिल्लो हात: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): кол көтөрүү: акжуумал
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Yakom q’ab’aj: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຍົກມືຂຶ້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): pacelta roka: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man arsâ: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): iškelta ranka: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): pózwignjona ruka: swětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): héichgehalen Hand: hell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): крената рака: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): angkat tangan: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): ഉയർത്തിയ കൈ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): id mgħollija: ton ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): उंचावलेला हात: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): өргөсөн гар: цайвар
- Māori (mi): ringa tū: kiri āhua māmā
- Nepali (ne): उठाइएको हात: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé Dẹm Réz Ọp: Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): letsogo le išitšwego godimo: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
- Norwegian (no): hevet hånd: hudtype 1–2
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): heva hand: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ଉଠା ଯାଇଥିବା ହାତ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka ol ba’e: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): اوچت لاس: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੱਥ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): اُوتے کیتا ہتھ: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): huqharisqa maki: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mână ridicată: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): maun auzà: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh air a togail: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): подигнута рука: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): подигнута рука: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): podignuta ruka: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): podignuta ruka: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ယုၵ်ႉမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): مٿي ڪيل هٿ: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): එසවූූ අත: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): zdvihnutá ruka: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): dvignjena dlan: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): gacan kor loo qaday: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): mkono ulioinuliwa: ngozi nyeupe
- Tajik (tg): дасти бардошта: ранги равшани пӯст
- Tamil (ta): கையை உயர்த்தி காட்டுதல்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): ఎత్తిన చేయి: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ዝተልዓለ ኢድ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): nima hiki ki ʻolunga: kili hinehina
- Tswana (tn): letsogo le le kwa godimo: letlalo le lesweu
- Turkmen (tk): galdyrylan el: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): zběhnjena ruka: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): بلند ہاتھ: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): كۆتۈرگەن قول: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): ko‘tarilgan qo‘l: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): llaw wedi codi: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): loxo bu jog: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Xhosa (xh): isandla esinyusiweyo: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
- Yoruba (yo): Ọwọ Nina Soke: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ɔwɔ Nina Soke: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): isandla esiphanyisiwe: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+270B U+1F3FB` |
| HTML | `✋🏻` |
| CSS | `\270B\1F3FB` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{270B}\u{1F3FB}` |
| Python | `\u270B\U0001F3FB` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 9C 8B F0 9F 8F BB` |
| UTF-16 | `270B D83C DFFB` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%9C%8B%F0%9F%8F%BB` |

## Questions

### What does ✋🏻 mean?

A raised open hand, palm out, with fingers together. It means stop, a high five, or raising your hand to volunteer or ask a question. Expect it with 'wait', 'me!', greetings and halting someone. ✋🏻 shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

✋🏻 is the ✋ raised hand emoji with light skin tone. It's ✋ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+270B U+1F3FB.

### How do I type ✋🏻?

Find ✋ in your emoji keyboard by searching “raised 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+270B U+1F3FB. In HTML you can write ✋🏻

### When was ✋🏻 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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