# 🫺🏽 Rightwards thumb sign emoji: medium skin tone

🫺🏽 is the rightwards thumb sign emoji (🫺) with medium 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 skin tone
- Code points: U+1FAFA U+1F3FD
- 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-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-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 skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)

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

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): regs duimgooi: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): nifa so kokuromoti nsεnkyerεnne: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): shenja e gishtit të madh djathtas: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): የቀኝ አውራ ጣት ምልክት: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): բութ մատը աջ նշան․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): সোঁফালে টোঁওৱা বুঢ়া আঙুলিৰ চিন: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sağa baş barmaq işarəsi: orta dəri tonu
- Basque (eu): eskuineranzko erpuruaren zeinua: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): вялікі палец управа: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): palac pokazuje udesno: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): палец надясно: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): ညာညွှန် လက်မသင်္ကေတ − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce vers la droite : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 拇指向右指: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 拇指向右指: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): polze cap a la dreta: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᎦᏘᏏ ᏗᏜ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 拇指向右指：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): сылтӑмалла тӗлленӗ пуҫ пӳрне палли: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): znak udesno palcem: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): gesto palcem doprava: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): tommelfinger til højre: medium teint
- Estonian (et): paremale suunatud pöidla märk: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): sinal de polegar para a direita: tipo de pele 4
- Filipino (fil): pakanang thumb sign: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): peukalo oikealle: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): polgar cara á dereita: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): მარჯვნივ მიმართული ცერი: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): જમણી તરફ અંગૂઠો: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): alamar babban ɗan yatsa ɓangaren dama: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): rightwards thumb sign: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): jobbra mutató hüvelykujj: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): þumall til hægri: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): akara mkpịsị aka nri: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): ordóg ag díriú ar dheis: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): tandha jempol nengen: kulit kuning
- Kannada (kn): ಬಲಗಡೆಗೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): оңға қаратылған бас бармақ белгісі: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): وڭعا: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាមេដៃទៅស្ដាំ: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Konkani (kok): उजवे वटेन आंगठो चिन्न: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): оңду көрсөткөн бармак: орточо
- Lao (lo): ສັນຍາລັກນິ້ວໂປ້ໄປທາງຂວາ: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): pa labi vērsts īkšķis: vidējs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): nykštys į dešinę: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wjeliki palc dopšawa: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): знак за палец надесно: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): simbol ibu jari ke kanan: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): വലത്തോട്ടുള്ള തംബ് അടയാളം: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Marathi (mr): उजवी बाजू दाखवणारा अंगठा: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): баруун тийш заасан эрхий хуруу: дунд зэргийн
- Nepali (ne): दायाँतर्फ देखाउने बुढीऔँला: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Ráitsáid tọmbs sáin: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): tommelfinger til høyre: hudtype 4
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): tommelfinger til høgre: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ଡାହାଣ ପଟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଉଥିବା ବୁଢ଼ା ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ସଙ୍କେତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Pashto (ps): ښي لوري ته د بټي ګوتې اشاره: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੱਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): pañaman hatun makiwan señal: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): semn cu degetul mare spre dreapta: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): polesch che mussa a dretga: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): soidhne òrdag deas: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): палац надесно: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): палац надесно: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): palac nadesno: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): palac nadesno: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Sindhi (sd): ساڄي طرف آڱوٺي جو اشارو: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): දකුණට යොමු වූ මාපටැඟිලි සලකුණ: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): palec vpravo: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): znak palca, ki kaže v desno: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): calaamada suul-taaga gacanta midigta: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya dole gumba inayoelekea kulia: ngozi ya kahawia
- Tamil (ta): வலதுபுறம் நோக்கிய பெருவிரல் குறியீடு: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): కుడివైపు చూపే బొటనవేలి గుర్తు: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tongan (to): motuʻatuhu ki mataʻu: kili melomelo
- Turkmen (tk): başam barmak saga: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): palc doprawa: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): دائیں طرف مڑے ہوئے انگوٹھے کا نشان: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): oʼngga qaragan bosh barmoq: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bawd i’r dde: arlliw croen canolog
- Yoruba (yo): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá ọ̀tún: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá ɔ̀tún: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): uphawu lwesithupha sokudla: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAFA U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `🫺🏽` |
| CSS | `\1FAFA\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAFA}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAFA\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB BA F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEFA D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%BA%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## 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 skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🫺🏽 is the 🫺 rightwards thumb sign emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🫺 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAFA U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 🫺🏽?

Find 🫺 in your emoji keyboard by searching “rightwards thumb sign”, then press and hold it and choose medium 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+1F3FD. 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-skin-tone-emoji