# 🫺🏾 Rightwards thumb sign emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🫺🏾 is the rightwards thumb sign emoji (🫺) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🫺 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 18.0 in 2026. It's one of the newest emoji, so some phones and computers can't show it yet.

- Emoji: 🫺🏾
- Unicode name: rightwards thumb sign: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1FAFA U+1F3FE
- Category: People & body, Closed hands
- Added: Emoji 18.0 (2026)
- Base emoji: [🫺 Rightwards thumb sign](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand with the thumb pointing to the right. One of the newest emoji, it points at something to the right, such as what comes next or an option beside it, or shows a direction like right or forward.

## Other skin tones

- 🫺 [Rightwards thumb sign](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-emoji.md)
- 🫺🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAFA U+1F3FB
- 🫺🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAFA U+1F3FC
- 🫺🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAFA U+1F3FD
- 🫺🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAFA U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

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

1. 🫺 [Rightwards thumb sign](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-emoji.md) (U+1FAFA)
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 “rightwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “rightwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “rightwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “rightwards thumb sign”, 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) | pulgar hacia la derecha: tono de piel oscuro medio | agarrar, derecha, eso, esto, neutral, señalar, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | pouce vers la droite : peau mate | ça, droite, neutre, peau mate, poing, stop |
| Deutsch (de) | Daumen nach rechts: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Daumen nach rechts, geschlossene Finger, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, neutral, zeigen |
| Italiano (it) | segno del pollice a destra: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, destra, indicare, neutro, presa, quello, questo |
| Português (pt) | sinal de polegar para a direita: pele morena escura | apontar, aquele, aquilo, direita, essa, esse, esta, este, isso, isto, lado, neutro, pele morena escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | duim naar rechts: donkergetinte huidskleur | dat, dit, donkergetinte huidskleur, grip, neutraal, rechts, wijzen |
| Svenska (sv) | tumme åt höger: mellanmörk hy | där, dit, grepp, mellanmörk hy, peka |
| Polski (pl) | gest kciuka w prawo: karnacja średnio ciemna | chwyt, karnacja średnio ciemna, neutralny, prawo, punkt, ten, to |
| Türkçe (tr) | başparmak sağda: orta koyu cilt tonu | bu, gösterme, kavrama, nötr, orta koyu cilt tonu, sağ, şu |
| Русский (ru) | большой палец вправо: темный тон кожи | вправо, нейтральный, там, темный тон кожи, туда, указывать, хват, это |
| Українська (uk) | великий палець праворуч: помірно темний тон шкіри | вправо, нейтральний, помірно темний тон шкіри, праворуч, рука, сюди, той, туди, указувати, управо, хватка, цей |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αντίχειρας στραμμένος δεξιά: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | αυτό, δείχνω, δεξιά, εκείνο, κρατάω, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, ουδέτερο |
| العربية (ar) | إشارة الإبهام إلى اليمين: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | إشارة, اليمين, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, ذلك, عادي, قبضة, هذا |
| עברית (he) | אגודל ימינה: גוון עור כהה בינוני | גוון עור כהה בינוני, הצבעה ימינה, ימינה, מחזיק, מחזיקה, מפנה, ניטרלי, ניטרלית |
| فارسی (fa) | شست به سمت راست: پوست گندمی | آن, اشاره, این, پوست گندمی, خنثی, راست, گرفتن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | दाईं ओर इशारा करता अँगूठे का निशान: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | दायाँ, न्यूट्रल, प्वॉइंट, मुट्ठी की पकड़, यह, वह, हल्की साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | ডান দিক নির্দেশকারী বুড়ো আঙুল: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | ইশারা, এদিকে, ওদিকে, ডান, নিরপেক্ষ, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, মুঠো |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | isyarat jempol ke kanan: warna kulit gelap-sedang | genggaman, ini, itu, kanan, netral, tunjuk, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | biểu tượng ngón tay cái chỉ sang phải: màu da tối trung bình | cầm, chỉ, đó, màu da tối trung bình, này, phải, trung lập |
| ไทย (th) | ชี้นิ้วโป้งไปด้านขวา: โทนผิวสีแทน | ขวา, ชี้, ทางนั้น, ทางนี้, ทางโน้น, โทนผิวสีแทน |
| 日本語 (ja) | 右向きの親指: やや濃い肌色 | あれ, これ, やや濃い肌色, 中立, 右, 指差す, 握る |
| 한국어 (ko) | 오른쪽을 향한 엄지: 진한 갈색 피부 | 가리키다, 오른쪽, 이것, 저것, 중립, 쥐다, 진한 갈색 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 拇指右指: 中等-深肤色 | 中性, 中等-深肤色, 右侧, 四指握住, 指向, 这, 那 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 拇指向右指：褐皮膚 | 中立, 右, 握把, 褐皮膚, 這, 那, 點 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): regs duimgooi: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): nifa so kokuromoti nsεnkyerεnne: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): shenja e gishtit të madh djathtas: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): የቀኝ አውራ ጣት ምልክት: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): բութ մատը աջ նշան․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): সোঁফালে টোঁওৱা বুঢ়া আঙুলিৰ চিন: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sağa baş barmaq işarəsi: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Basque (eu): eskuineranzko erpuruaren zeinua: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): вялікі палец управа: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): palac pokazuje udesno: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): палец надясно: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ညာညွှန် လက်မသင်္ကေတ − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce vers la droite : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 拇指向右指: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 拇指向右指: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): polze cap a la dreta: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᎦᏘᏏ ᏗᏜ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 拇指向右指：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): сылтӑмалла тӗлленӗ пуҫ пӳрне палли: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): znak udesno palcem: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): gesto palcem doprava: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): tommelfinger til højre: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): paremale suunatud pöidla märk: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): sinal de polegar para a direita: tipo de pele 5
- Filipino (fil): pakanang thumb sign: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): peukalo oikealle: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): polgar cara á dereita: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): მარჯვნივ მიმართული ცერი: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): જમણી તરફ અંગૂઠો: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): alamar babban ɗan yatsa ɓangaren dama: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): rightwards thumb sign: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): jobbra mutató hüvelykujj: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): þumall til hægri: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): akara mkpịsị aka nri: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): ordóg ag díriú ar dheis: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): tandha jempol nengen: kulit sawo mateng
- Kannada (kn): ಬಲಗಡೆಗೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): оңға қаратылған бас бармақ белгісі: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): وڭعا: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាមេដៃទៅស្ដាំ: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Konkani (kok): उजवे वटेन आंगठो चिन्न: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): оңду көрсөткөн бармак: кара тору
- Lao (lo): ສັນຍາລັກນິ້ວໂປ້ໄປທາງຂວາ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): pa labi vērsts īkšķis: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): nykštys į dešinę: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wjeliki palc dopšawa: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): знак за палец надесно: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): simbol ibu jari ke kanan: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): വലത്തോട്ടുള്ള തംബ് അടയാളം: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): उजवी बाजू दाखवणारा अंगठा: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): баруун тийш заасан эрхий хуруу: бордуу
- Nepali (ne): दायाँतर्फ देखाउने बुढीऔँला: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Ráitsáid tọmbs sáin: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): tommelfinger til høyre: hudtype 5
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): tommelfinger til høgre: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ଡାହାଣ ପଟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଉଥିବା ବୁଢ଼ା ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ସଙ୍କେତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Pashto (ps): ښي لوري ته د بټي ګوتې اشاره: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੱਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): pañaman hatun makiwan señal: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): semn cu degetul mare spre dreapta: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): polesch che mussa a dretga: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): soidhne òrdag deas: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): палац надесно: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): palac nadesno: srednje tamna koža
- Sindhi (sd): ساڄي طرف آڱوٺي جو اشارو: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): දකුණට යොමු වූ මාපටැඟිලි සලකුණ: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): palec vpravo: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): znak palca, ki kaže v desno: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): calaamada suul-taaga gacanta midigta: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya dole gumba inayoelekea kulia: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tamil (ta): வலதுபுறம் நோக்கிய பெருவிரல் குறியீடு: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): కుడివైపు చూపే బొటనవేలి గుర్తు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tongan (to): motuʻatuhu ki mataʻu: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Turkmen (tk): başam barmak saga: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): palc doprawa: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): دائیں طرف مڑے ہوئے انگوٹھے کا نشان: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): oʼngga qaragan bosh barmoq: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bawd i’r dde: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Yoruba (yo): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá ọ̀tún: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá ɔ̀tún: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): uphawu lwesithupha sokudla: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAFA U+1F3FE` |
| HTML | `🫺🏾` |
| CSS | `\1FAFA\1F3FE` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAFA}\u{1F3FE}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAFA\U0001F3FE` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB BA F0 9F 8F BE` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEFA D83C DFFE` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%BA%F0%9F%8F%BE` |

## Questions

### What does 🫺🏾 mean?

A hand with the thumb pointing to the right. One of the newest emoji, it points at something to the right, such as what comes next or an option beside it, or shows a direction like right or forward. 🫺🏾 shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🫺🏾 is the 🫺 rightwards thumb sign emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🫺 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAFA U+1F3FE.

### How do I type 🫺🏾?

Find 🫺 in your emoji keyboard by searching “rightwards thumb sign”, 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+1FAFA U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 🫺🏾

### When was 🫺🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji