# 🤘🏽 Sign of the horns emoji: medium skin tone

🤘🏽 is the sign of the horns emoji (🤘) with medium skin tone. It's 🤘 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 🤘🏽
- Unicode name: sign of the horns: medium skin tone
- Code points: U+1F918 U+1F3FD
- Category: People & body, Hand signs
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [🤘 Sign of the horns](https://emojichart.com/sign-of-the-horns-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/sign-of-the-horns-medium-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand with the index and pinky fingers raised and the others curled. It is the 'rock on' gesture used at rock and metal concerts, and stands for music, excitement and celebration. In a few places the same gesture has a different, sometimes insulting, meaning.

## Other skin tones

- 🤘 [Sign of the horns](https://emojichart.com/sign-of-the-horns-emoji.md)
- 🤘🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/sign-of-the-horns-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F918 U+1F3FB
- 🤘🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/sign-of-the-horns-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F918 U+1F3FC
- 🤘🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/sign-of-the-horns-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F918 U+1F3FE
- 🤘🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/sign-of-the-horns-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F918 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🤘🏽 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🤘 [Sign of the horns](https://emojichart.com/sign-of-the-horns-emoji.md) (U+1F918)
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 “sign of the horns”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “sign of the horns”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “sign of the horns”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “sign of the horns”, then pick medium skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | mano haciendo el signo de cuernos: tono de piel medio | cuernos, dedo, mano, mano haciendo el signo de cuernos, rock, tono de piel medio |
| Français (fr) | cornes avec les doigts : peau légèrement mate | cornes, cornes avec les doigts, cornes du diable, doigts, main, peau légèrement mate, rock, rock’n roll, yeah |
| Deutsch (de) | Teufelsgruß: mittlere Hautfarbe | corna, Finger, Hand, Heavy, Hörner, Mano cornuta, Metal, Metalhand, mittlere Hautfarbe, Pommesgabel, Rock, Teufel, Teufelsgruß, yeah |
| Italiano (it) | segno delle corna: carnagione olivastra | carnagione olivastra, concerto, corna, fare le corna, gesto, mani, mano con le corna, rock and roll, rockstar, segno delle corna |
| Português (pt) | saudação do rock: pele morena | chifres, dedos, mão, metal, pele morena, rock, saudação do rock |
| Nederlands (nl) | duivelshorens: getinte huidskleur | getinte huidskleur, hand, hoorns, rock on, teken, vinger |
| Svenska (sv) | djävulstecknet: mellanfärgad hy | djävulstecken, djävulstecknet, hand, hårdrock, horn, mellanfärgad hy, rock, rocka loss |
| Polski (pl) | gest rogów: karnacja średnia | dłoń, gest, heavy metal, karnacja średnia, mano cornuta, metal, ręka, rock, rock and roll, rocker, rogi, rogów, znak |
| Türkçe (tr) | boynuz işareti: orta cilt tonu | beden, boynuz, boynuz işareti, el, metal, metalci, orta cilt tonu, parmak, rock, süper, yeah, yes |
| Русский (ru) | рокерский жест: средний тон кожи | жест, коза, пальцы, рок, рокерский, рука, средний тон кожи, фанат |
| Українська (uk) | жест «роги»: помірний тон шкіри | жест «роги», коза, палець, помірний тон шкіри, роги, рок, рок-н-рол, рука, символ рогів рукою |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χειρονομία ροκ: μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος | δάχτυλο, κέρατα, κουλ, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος, ροκ, ροκάρω, σώμα, χειρονομία ροκ, χέρι |
| العربية (ar) | إشارة قرون: بشرة بلون معتدل | إشارة قرون, إصبع, الناس والأعضاء, بشرة بلون معتدل, جسد, روك, قرون, يد |
| עברית (he) | יד מסמנת קרניים: גוון עור בינוני | אצבע מורה, אצבעות, גוון עור בינוני, זרת, יד, יד מסמנת קרניים באצבע מורה ובזרת, מטאל, קרניים, רוק אנד רול, רוק-אנ׳-רול |
| فارسی (fa) | نماد شاخ: پوست طلایی | انگشت, بدن, پوست طلایی, دست, راک, شاخ, شیطان, نماد شاخ |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सींग का चिन्ह: गेहुँआ त्वचा | उंगली, ऊंगली, गेहुँआ त्वचा, यो, रॉक, रॉक ऑन, शरीर, सींग, सींग का चिन्ह, सींग का चिह्न, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | হর্ণ দেওয়ার চিহ্ন: মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ | আঙ্গুল, মন মাতান, মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ, রক-অন, শরীর, শিং, হর্ণ দেওয়ার চিহ্ন, হাত, হাতের ইশারা, হাতের ভঙ্গি |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | lambang tanduk: warna kulit sedang | badan, dua jari, jari, lambang tanduk, metal, tanduk, tangan, tubuh, warna kulit sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | ký hiệu cặp sừng: màu da trung bình | ký hiệu cặp sừng, màu da trung bình, ngón tay, sừng, tay, tuyệt vời |
| ไทย (th) | ชูนิ้วชาวร็อก: โทนผิวสีเหลือง | ขาร็อก, เขา, ชูนิ้ว, ท่าทาง, โทนผิวสีเหลือง, มือ, สัญญาณ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 角の指サイン: 中間の肌色 | キツネ, ロックオン, 中間の肌色, 人差し指と小指を立てた手, 手, 角の指サイン |
| 한국어 (ko) | 뿔 모양 손짓: 갈색 피부 | 갈색 피부, 락 음악, 뿔, 뿔 모양 손짓, 손, 손 모양, 손가락, 신남, 힙합 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 摇滚: 中等肤色 | 中等肤色, 手, 摇滚, 摇滚精神, 燥起来, 角, 金属礼 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | ROCK：淺褐皮膚 | ROCK, 手指, 搖滾手勢, 搖滾精神, 淺褐皮膚, 繼續搖滾 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): horingteken: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): mmɛn no ho sɛnkyerɛnne: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): shenja e brirëve: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): የቀንዶች ምልክት: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): եղջյուրների նշան․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): হৰ্ণ দিয়াৰ চিহ্ন: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): buynuz işarəsi: orta dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): мөгөҙ билдәһе: уртаса тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): adarrak adierazten dituen eskua: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): жэст «каза»: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): znak rogova: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Знак на рогата: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): ဦးချိုများ၏ သင်္ကေတ − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): cornes avec les doigts : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 牛角手勢: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 牛角手势: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): dits en forma de banyes: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏲᎾ ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): ROCK：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): рокер алӑпа сулни: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): znak rogova: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): gesto parohů: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): djævletegn: medium teint
- Estonian (et): sarvede märk: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão a fazer cornos: tipo de pele 4
- Faroese (fo): horntekin: miðal húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): rock ’n’ roll: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): sarviele: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): man facendo os cornos: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): რქების ნიშანი: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): શિંગડાનું ચિહ્ન: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): alamar ƙaho: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): horns kaa sign: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): metálvilla: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): rokkmerki: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): akara nke mpi gasị: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): siombail na n-adharc: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): tandha sungu: kulit kuning
- Kabyle (kab): azamul n wacciwen: taglimt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಕೊಂಬುಗಳ ಸೂಚನೆ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): мүйіз белгісі: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ءمۇيىز بەلگىسى: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ប្រើម្រាមធ្វើជាសញ្ញាស្នែង: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ikimenyetso cy’amahembe: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
- Konkani (kok): शिंगांचें चिन्न: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): мүйүз белгиси: орточо
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Retal uk’a’: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຊູນີ້ວແບບສັນຍາລັກເຂົາ: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): gesto de cuernos: tono de piel medio
- Latvian (lv): ragu simbols: vidējs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): gesto de còrne: carnaxon cô d’öiva
- Lithuanian (lt): ragų ženklas: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): cartowe póstrowjenje: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Mano cornuta, Harenzeechen: mëttel Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): рака што покажува рогови: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): simbol tanduk: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): കൊമ്പുകളുടെ ചിഹ്നം: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Maltese (mt): sinjal tal-qrun: ton medju tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): शिगांचे चिन्ह: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): mano haciendo los cuernos: tono de piel medio
- Mongolian (mn): эвэрний тэмдэг: дунд зэргийн
- Māori (mi): tohu o ngā pihi: kiri āhua waenga
- Nepali (ne): सिंङको चिन्ह: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Họ́n Sain: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): leswao la manaka: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): rock’n’roll: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ଶିଙ୍ଗ ଚିହ୍ନ: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): mallattoo gaafaa: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): د ګوتو د ښکرونو اشاره: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਜਾਹਰ ਕਰਨਾ: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): سینگ سائن آف کرو: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): waqrakuna unancha: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): semnul cu coarne: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): gest da cornas: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): samhla nan adharc: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): знак рогова: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): знак рогова: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): znak rogova: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): znak rogova: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Shan (shn): မိၵ်ႈမၢႆၶဝ်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): سڱن جو نشان: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): හෝන්ස් ලකුණ: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): paroháč: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): znak za rogove: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): calaamadda geesaha: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya pembe: ngozi ya kahawia
- Swiss High German (de-CH): Teufelsgruss: mittlere Hautfarbe
- Tajik (tg): ишораи шохҳо: ранги миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): அசத்திவிட்டீர்கள் என்பதைக் குறிக்கும் சின்னம்: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): కొమ్ములు సూచించే గుర్తు: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ምልክት ቀርኒ፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): nima fakaʻilonga fakatēvolo: kili melomelo
- Tswana (tn): letshwao la dinaka: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): şah belgisi: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): gesta rohow: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): ہاتھ سے سینگوں کا نشان: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): مۈڭگۈز بەلگىسى: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): shox belgisi: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): arwydd y cyrn: arlliw croen canolog
- Wolof (wo): loxo def màndarga béjjen: xeesaayu der bu yam
- Xhosa (xh): uphawu lweempondo: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Aami Awọn Iwo: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Aami Awɔn Iwo: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): uphawu lwezimpondo: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F918 U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `🤘🏽` |
| CSS | `\1F918\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F918}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001F918\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 98 F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD18 D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%98%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## Questions

### What does 🤘🏽 mean?

A hand with the index and pinky fingers raised and the others curled. It is the 'rock on' gesture used at rock and metal concerts, and stands for music, excitement and celebration. In a few places the same gesture has a different, sometimes insulting, meaning. 🤘🏽 shows it with medium skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🤘🏽 is the 🤘 sign of the horns emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🤘 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F918 U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 🤘🏽?

Find 🤘 in your emoji keyboard by searching “sign of the horns”, 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+1F918 U+1F3FD. In HTML you can write 🤘🏽

### When was 🤘🏽 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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