👋🏻U+1F44B U+1F3FB
Waving hand emoji: light skin tone
👋🏻 is the waving hand emoji (👋) with light skin tone. It's 👋 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
- Unicode name
- waving hand: light skin tone
- Category
- People & body, Open hands
- Added
- Emoji 1.0 in 2015
- Code points
- U+1F44B U+1F3FB
- Base emoji
- 👋 Waving hand
What it means
An open hand raised and waving. It works as a greeting or goodbye, for 'hi', 'hello' and 'bye'. Many messages open or close with it, and it helps welcome new people or get someone's attention.
How it looks
Other skin tones
Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.
What it's made of
👋🏻 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:
- 👋Waving handU+1F44B
- 🏻Light skin toneU+1F3FB
How to type 👋🏻
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “waving hand”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | mano saludando: tono de piel claro | agitar, mano, mano saludando, saludar, saludo, tono de piel claro |
| Français | signe de la main : peau claire | à bientôt, à plus tard, au revoir, bonjour, bye, coucou, hello, il y a quelqu’un ?, main, main qui salue, peau claire, salut, signe, signe de la main |
| Deutsch | winkende Hand: helle Hautfarbe | auf Wiedersehen, bis später, ciao, guten Tag, hallo, Hand, helle Hautfarbe, hey, hi, tschüs, tschüss, winken |
| Italiano | mano che saluta: carnagione chiara | a dopo, carnagione chiara, ci sei?, ci vediamo, ciao, ciaone, gesto di saluto, mano, mano aperta, mano che saluta, salutare, schiaffo |
| Português | mão acenando: pele clara | acenando, aceno, até mais, está aí?, flw, mão, oi, olá, pele clara, taí?, tchau |
| Nederlands | zwaaiende hand: lichte huidskleur | ben je er, doei, groet, groeten, hallo, hand, is daar iemand, lichte huidskleur, moet gaan, spreek je later, tot later, tot ziens, ttyl, zwaai, zwaaien, zwaaiende hand |
| Svenska | vinkande hand: ljus hy | är du där?, hallå, hand, hej, ljus hy, vinka, vinkande hand, vinkning |
| Polski | machająca dłoń: karnacja jasna | cześć, dłoń, halo, hej, karnacja jasna, machać, machająca dłoń, pa, papa, powitanie, pożegnanie, ręka, witaj |
| Türkçe | el sallama: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, bay bay, bye, el, görüşürüz, güle güle, hey, merhaba, orada mısın, sallama, sallamak, selam |
| Русский | машет рукой: очень светлый тон кожи | взмах, очень светлый тон кожи, привет, приветствие, прощание, рука |
| Українська | рука махає: світлий тон шкіри | бувай, вітання, вітаю, дай пʼять, до зустрічі, долоня, махати, помах, привіт, рука, рука махає, світлий тон шкіри, тіло |
| Ελληνικά | χέρι που χαιρετά: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | bb, ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, αντίο, αργότερα, γεια, είσαι εκεί, νεύμα, σώμα, τα λέμε, τι λέει, χαιρετισμούς, χαιρετώ, χέρι, χέρι που χαιρετά |
| العربية | تلويح باليد: بشرة بلون فاتح | أهلا, إلى اللقاء, انظر إلي, باي, بدي روح, بشرة بلون فاتح, تأشير, ترحيب, تلويح, لاحقًا, مرحبا, هاي, هلا, يد |
| עברית | יד מנופפת: גוון עור בהיר | ביי, גוון עור בהיר, היי, יד, כיף, להתראות, מנופפת, שלום |
| فارسی | تکان دادن دست: پوست سفید | آهای, اونجایی؟, با توام, بدن, بیرون, پوست سفید, تا بعد, تکان, تکان دادن, تکان دادن دست, خداحافظ, خوشامدگویی, دست, سلام |
| हिन्दी | हाथ हिलाना: गोरी त्वचा | अभी के लिए बाय, अलविदा, क्या आप हैं?, गोरी त्वचा, बाद में बात करते हैं, बाय, बाय-बाय, मैं जा रहा हूँ, मैं जा रही हूँ, हाथ, हिलाना, हैलो |
| বাংলা | হাত নাড়ানো: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | দোলানো, নাড়ানো, বিদায় জানানো, শরীর, হাই, হাত, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, হ্যালো |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tangan melambai: warna kulit cerah | badan, dadah, dah, hai, halo, jari, lambai, sampai jumpa, tangan, tangan melambai, tubuh, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt | vẫy tay: màu da sáng | chào, chào nhé, có ai ở đó không?, đang vẫy, màu da sáng, tay, vẫy, vẫy tay nè, xin chào |
| ไทย | โบกมือ: โทนผิวสีขาว | ทักทาย, โทนผิวสีขาว, บ๊ายบาย, โบกมือ, ไปก่อนนะ, ร่ำลา, สวัสดี, หวัดดี, อวัยวะ, ฮัลโหล |
| 日本語 | 手を振る: 薄い肌色 | あいさつ, さようなら, バイバイ, ハロー, またね, 手, 手を振る, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 | 흔드는 손: 하얀 피부 | 거기 있어?, 나중에 봐, 똑똑, 바이, 안녕, 이따가 봐, 잘가, 펼친 손, 하얀 피부, 헤이, 흔드는 손 |
| 中文（简体） | 挥手: 较浅肤色 | 你好, 再见, 嗨, 在吗, 手, 挥手, 等一下, 等等, 该走了, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） | 揮手：白皮膚 | 再見, 手, 手勢, 拜拜, 揮手, 是你嗎, 白皮膚, 該走了, 閃人 |
Names in 101 more languages
| Afrikaans | wuiwende hand: ligte velkleur |
|---|---|
| Akan | nsa a ɛrehim: wedeε ani a εda so |
| Albanian | dorë që tundet: nuancë lëkure e çelët |
| Amharic | ተወዛዋዥ እጅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2 |
| Armenian | թափահարող ձեռք․ բաց գույնի մաշկ |
| Assamese | হাত লৰোৱা: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং |
| Azerbaijani | əl sallayan əllər: açıq dəri tonu |
| Bashkir | ҡул болғау: аҡһыл тән төҫө |
| Basque | mugitzen ari den eskua: 1–2. mota |
| Belarusian | махае рукой: светлы тон скуры |
| Bosnian | mahanje rukom: svijetla boja kože |
| Bulgarian | Махане с ръка: светла кожа |
| Burmese | ဝှေ့ယမ်းနေသည့် လက် − အသားဖြူရောင် |
| Canadian French | signe de la main : peau claire |
| Cantonese | 揮手: 淺膚色 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 挥手: 浅肤色 |
| Catalan | mà que saluda: pell molt clara |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏲᎵᎭ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ |
| Chuvash | аллипе сулать: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ |
| Croatian | ruka koja maše: svijetla boja kože |
| Czech | mávající ruka: světlý odstín pleti |
| Danish | vinker: lys teint |
| Estonian | lehvitav käsi: hele nahatoon |
| European Portuguese | mão a acenar: tipo de pele 1–2 |
| Faroese | veitrandi hond: ljósur húðarlitur |
| Filipino | kumakaway na kamay: light na kulay ng balat |
| Finnish | käden heilautus: vaalea iho |
| Galician | man saudando: ton de pel moi claro |
| Georgian | ხელის ქნევა: კანის ღია ტონალობა |
| Gujarati | હાથ હલાવવા: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ |
| Hausa | hannu mai wurgawa: launin fata mai haske |
| Hindi (Latin) | wave karta haath: Fair skin |
| Hungarian | integető kéz: világos bőrtónus |
| Icelandic | hönd veifar: ljós húðlitur |
| Igbo | na-efe aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha |
| Irish | lámh ag croitheadh: ton cnis geal |
| Javanese | tangan ngawe-awe: kulit putih |
| Kabyle | afus yettwehhin: taglimt taceɛlalt |
| Kannada | ಕೈ ಬೀಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ |
| Kazakh | қол бұлғау: 1–2 тері түсі |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | قول بۇلعاۋ: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى |
| Khmer | បក់ដៃ: សម្បុរស |
| Kinyarwanda | ikiganza gipepera: ibara ry’uruhu rwera |
| Konkani | हात हालोवप: उजळ कातीचो रंग |
| Kyrgyz | кол булгалоо: акжуумал |
| Kʼicheʼ | Upam q’ab’aj: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal |
| Lao | ໂບກມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ |
| Latvian | mājoša roka: gaišs ādas tonis |
| Ligurian | man ch’a salua: carnaxon ciæa |
| Lithuanian | mojuojanti ranka: šviesios odos |
| Lower Sorbian | kiwajuca ruka: swětła barwa kóže |
| Luxembourgish | wénkend Hand: hell Hautfaarf |
| Macedonian | мавтање со рака: тип на кожа 1–2 |
| Malay | lambai tangan: ton kulit cerah |
| Malayalam | വീശുന്ന കൈ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം |
| Maltese | id ixxejjer: ton ċar tal-ġilda |
| Marathi | हवेत हलविणारा हात: उजळ त्वचा |
| Mongolian | мэндчилж байгаа гар: цайвар |
| Māori | ringa pōhirihiri: kiri āhua māmā |
| Nepali | हल्लाइरहेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-१-२ |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Hand Wé De Wev: Laít Skín Ton |
| Northern Sotho | letsogo le dumedišago: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga |
| Norwegian | vinkende hånd: hudtype 1–2 |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | vinkande hand: hudtype 1–2 |
| Odia | ଦୋଳାୟମାନ ହାତ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ |
| Oromo | harka raasuu: toonii gogaa ifaa |
| Pashto | لاس ښورول: د روڼ پوستکي ټون |
| Punjabi | ਹੱਥ ਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ |
| Punjabi (Arabic) | ہتھ ہلاندیاں: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد |
| Quechua | qinquykachasqa maki: chuya qara niraq |
| Romanian | mână fluturată: ton deschis al pielii |
| Romansh | dar dal maun: pel clera |
| Scottish Gaelic | làmh a’ smèideadh: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn |
| Serbian | рука која маше: светла кожа |
| Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | рука која маше: свијетла кожа |
| Serbian (Latin) | ruka koja maše: svetla koža |
| Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | ruka koja maše: svijetla koža |
| Shan | ဝႆမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ် |
| Sindhi | لڏندڙ هٿ: گوري رنگت |
| Sinhala | අත වැනීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2 |
| Slovak | mávajúca ruka: svetlý tón pleti |
| Slovenian | mahajoča dlan: svetel ten kože |
| Somali | gacan haadin: jidh fudud |
| Swahili | mkono unaopunga: ngozi nyeupe |
| Tajik | ҳаракати пешу қафои даст: ранги равшани пӯст |
| Tamil | கையசைத்தல்: வகை 1–2 |
| Telugu | చేయి ఊపడం: లేత చర్మపు రంగు |
| Tigrinya | ዝወዛወዝ ኢድ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት |
| Tongan | nima taʻataʻalo: kili hinehina |
| Tswana | letsogo le le tsholeditsweng: letlalo le lesweu |
| Turkmen | galgaýan el: açyk deri reňki |
| Upper Sorbian | kiwaca ruka: swětła barba kože |
| Urdu | ہاتھ لہرانا: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت |
| Uyghur | قول پۇلاڭلىتىش: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ |
| Uzbek | shapaloq: 1–2-teri turi |
| Welsh | llaw yn chwifio: arlliw croen golau |
| Wolof | tàllal loxo: xeesaayu der bu woyof |
| Xhosa | ukuwangawangisa isandla: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo |
| Yoruba | N Juwọ: amọ́lára |
| Yoruba (Benin) | N Juwɔ: amɔ́lára |
| Zulu | ukuphakamisa isandla: uhlobo-1-2 |
Codes
- Code points
U+1F44B U+1F3FB- HTML
👋🏻- CSS
\1F44B\1F3FB- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F44B}\u{1F3FB}- Python
\U0001F44B\U0001F3FB- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 91 8B F0 9F 8F BB- UTF-16
D83D DC4B D83C DFFB- URL encoded
%F0%9F%91%8B%F0%9F%8F%BB
Questions
What does 👋🏻 mean?
An open hand raised and waving. It works as a greeting or goodbye, for 'hi', 'hello' and 'bye'. Many messages open or close with it, and it helps welcome new people or get someone's attention. 👋🏻 shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.
What is the difference between 👋🏻 and 👋?
👋🏻 is the 👋 waving hand emoji with light skin tone. It's 👋 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44B U+1F3FB.
How do I type 👋🏻?
Find 👋 in your emoji keyboard by searching “waving 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+1F44B U+1F3FB. In HTML you can write 👋🏻
When was 👋🏻 added?
It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.