# 🫺🏼 Rightwards thumb sign emoji: medium-light skin tone

🫺🏼 is the rightwards thumb sign emoji (🫺) with medium-light 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-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1FAFA U+1F3FC
- 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-light-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 skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAFA U+1F3FD
- 🫺🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-thumb-sign-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAFA U+1F3FE
- 🫺🏿 [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-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 “rightwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “rightwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “rightwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “rightwards thumb sign”, 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) | pulgar hacia la derecha: tono de piel claro medio | agarrar, derecha, eso, esto, neutral, señalar, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | pouce vers la droite : peau moyennement claire | ça, droite, neutre, peau moyennement claire, poing, stop |
| Deutsch (de) | Daumen nach rechts: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | Daumen nach rechts, geschlossene Finger, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, neutral, zeigen |
| Italiano (it) | segno del pollice a destra: carnagione abbastanza chiara | carnagione abbastanza chiara, destra, indicare, neutro, presa, quello, questo |
| Português (pt) | sinal de polegar para a direita: pele morena clara | apontar, aquele, aquilo, direita, essa, esse, esta, este, isso, isto, lado, neutro, pele morena clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | duim naar rechts: lichtgetinte huidskleur | dat, dit, grip, lichtgetinte huidskleur, neutraal, rechts, wijzen |
| Svenska (sv) | tumme åt höger: mellanljus hy | där, dit, grepp, mellanljus hy, peka |
| Polski (pl) | gest kciuka w prawo: karnacja średnio jasna | chwyt, karnacja średnio jasna, neutralny, prawo, punkt, ten, to |
| Türkçe (tr) | başparmak sağda: orta açık cilt tonu | bu, gösterme, kavrama, nötr, orta açık cilt tonu, sağ, şu |
| Русский (ru) | большой палец вправо: светлый тон кожи | вправо, нейтральный, светлый тон кожи, там, туда, указывать, хват, это |
| Українська (uk) | великий палець праворуч: помірно світлий тон шкіри | вправо, нейтральний, помірно світлий тон шкіри, праворуч, рука, сюди, той, туди, указувати, управо, хватка, цей |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αντίχειρας στραμμένος δεξιά: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | αυτό, δείχνω, δεξιά, εκείνο, κρατάω, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, ουδέτερο |
| العربية (ar) | إشارة الإبهام إلى اليمين: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | إشارة, اليمين, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, ذلك, عادي, قبضة, هذا |
| עברית (he) | אגודל ימינה: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | גוון עור בהיר בינוני, הצבעה ימינה, ימינה, מחזיק, מחזיקה, מפנה, ניטרלי, ניטרלית |
| فارسی (fa) | شست به سمت راست: پوست روشن | آن, اشاره, این, پوست روشن, خنثی, راست, گرفتن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | दाईं ओर इशारा करता अँगूठे का निशान: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | दायाँ, न्यूट्रल, प्वॉइंट, मुट्ठी की पकड़, यह, वह, हल्की गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | ডান দিক নির্দেশকারী বুড়ো আঙুল: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | ইশারা, এদিকে, ওদিকে, ডান, নিরপেক্ষ, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, মুঠো |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | isyarat jempol ke kanan: warna kulit cerah-sedang | genggaman, ini, itu, kanan, netral, tunjuk, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | biểu tượng ngón tay cái chỉ sang phải: màu da sáng trung bình | cầm, chỉ, đó, màu da sáng trung bình, này, phải, trung lập |
| ไทย (th) | ชี้นิ้วโป้งไปด้านขวา: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | ขวา, ชี้, ทางนั้น, ทางนี้, ทางโน้น, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง |
| 日本語 (ja) | 右向きの親指: やや薄い肌色 | あれ, これ, やや薄い肌色, 中立, 右, 指差す, 握る |
| 한국어 (ko) | 오른쪽을 향한 엄지: 연한 갈색 피부 | 가리키다, 연한 갈색 피부, 오른쪽, 이것, 저것, 중립, 쥐다 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 拇指右指: 中等-浅肤色 | 中性, 中等-浅肤色, 右侧, 四指握住, 指向, 这, 那 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 拇指向右指：黃皮膚 | 中立, 右, 握把, 這, 那, 黃皮膚, 點 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): regs duimgooi: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nifa so kokuromoti nsεnkyerεnne: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): shenja e gishtit të madh djathtas: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): የቀኝ አውራ ጣት ምልክት: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): բութ մատը աջ նշան․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): সোঁফালে টোঁওৱা বুঢ়া আঙুলিৰ চিন: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sağa baş barmaq işarəsi: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Basque (eu): eskuineranzko erpuruaren zeinua: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): вялікі палец управа: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): palac pokazuje udesno: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): палец надясно: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ညာညွှန် လက်မသင်္ကေတ − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce vers la droite : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 拇指向右指: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 拇指向右指: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): polze cap a la dreta: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᎦᏘᏏ ᏗᏜ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): сылтӑмалла тӗлленӗ пуҫ пӳрне палли: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): znak udesno palcem: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): gesto palcem doprava: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): tommelfinger til højre: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): paremale suunatud pöidla märk: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): sinal de polegar para a direita: tipo de pele 3
- Filipino (fil): pakanang thumb sign: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): peukalo oikealle: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): polgar cara á dereita: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): მარჯვნივ მიმართული ცერი: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): જમણી તરફ અંગૂઠો: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): alamar babban ɗan yatsa ɓangaren dama: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): rightwards thumb sign: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): jobbra mutató hüvelykujj: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): þumall til hægri: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): akara mkpịsị aka nri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): ordóg ag díriú ar dheis: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): tandha jempol nengen: kulit putih langsep
- Kannada (kn): ಬಲಗಡೆಗೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): оңға қаратылған бас бармақ белгісі: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): وڭعا: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាមេដៃទៅស្ដាំ: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Konkani (kok): उजवे वटेन आंगठो चिन्न: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): оңду көрсөткөн бармак: буудай жүздүү
- Lao (lo): ສັນຍາລັກນິ້ວໂປ້ໄປທາງຂວາ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): pa labi vērsts īkšķis: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): nykštys į dešinę: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wjeliki palc dopšawa: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): знак за палец надесно: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): simbol ibu jari ke kanan: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): വലത്തോട്ടുള്ള തംബ് അടയാളം: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): उजवी बाजू दाखवणारा अंगठा: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): баруун тийш заасан эрхий хуруу: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Nepali (ne): दायाँतर्फ देखाउने बुढीऔँला: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Ráitsáid tọmbs sáin: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): tommelfinger til høyre: hudtype 3
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): tommelfinger til høgre: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ଡାହାଣ ପଟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଉଥିବା ବୁଢ଼ା ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ସଙ୍କେତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Pashto (ps): ښي لوري ته د بټي ګوتې اشاره: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੱਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): pañaman hatun makiwan señal: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): semn cu degetul mare spre dreapta: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): polesch che mussa a dretga: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): soidhne òrdag deas: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): палац надесно: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): палац надесно: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): palac nadesno: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): palac nadesno: srednje svijetla koža
- Sindhi (sd): ساڄي طرف آڱوٺي جو اشارو: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): දකුණට යොමු වූ මාපටැඟිලි සලකුණ: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): palec vpravo: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): znak palca, ki kaže v desno: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): calaamada suul-taaga gacanta midigta: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya dole gumba inayoelekea kulia: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tamil (ta): வலதுபுறம் நோக்கிய பெருவிரல் குறியீடு: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): కుడివైపు చూపే బొటనవేలి గుర్తు: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tongan (to): motuʻatuhu ki mataʻu: kili kelokelo
- Turkmen (tk): başam barmak saga: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): palc doprawa: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): دائیں طرف مڑے ہوئے انگوٹھے کا نشان: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): oʼngga qaragan bosh barmoq: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bawd i’r dde: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Yoruba (yo): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá ọ̀tún: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá ɔ̀tún: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): uphawu lwesithupha sokudla: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAFA U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `🫺🏼` |
| CSS | `\1FAFA\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAFA}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAFA\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB BA F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEFA D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%BA%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

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

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

🫺🏼 is the 🫺 rightwards thumb sign emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🫺 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAFA U+1F3FC.

### How do I type 🫺🏼?

Find 🫺 in your emoji keyboard by searching “rightwards thumb sign”, 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+1FAFA U+1F3FC. 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-light-skin-tone-emoji