Waving hand emoji: medium-dark skin tone
👋🏾 is the waving hand emoji (👋) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 👋 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
- Unicode name
- waving hand: medium-dark skin tone
- Category
- People & body, Open hands
- Added
- Emoji 1.0 in 2015
- Code points
- U+1F44B U+1F3FE
- 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
- 🏾Medium-dark skin toneU+1F3FE
How to type 👋🏾
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “waving hand”, then pick medium-dark 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 oscuro medio | agitar, mano, mano saludando, saludar, saludo, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français | signe de la main : peau mate | à bientôt, à plus tard, au revoir, bonjour, bye, coucou, hello, il y a quelqu’un ?, main, main qui salue, peau mate, salut, signe, signe de la main |
| Deutsch | winkende Hand: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | auf Wiedersehen, bis später, ciao, guten Tag, hallo, Hand, hey, hi, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, tschüs, tschüss, winken |
| Italiano | mano che saluta: carnagione abbastanza scura | a dopo, carnagione abbastanza scura, ci sei?, ci vediamo, ciao, ciaone, gesto di saluto, mano, mano aperta, mano che saluta, salutare, schiaffo |
| Português | mão acenando: pele morena escura | acenando, aceno, até mais, está aí?, flw, mão, oi, olá, pele morena escura, taí?, tchau |
| Nederlands | zwaaiende hand: donkergetinte huidskleur | ben je er, doei, donkergetinte huidskleur, groet, groeten, hallo, hand, is daar iemand, moet gaan, spreek je later, tot later, tot ziens, ttyl, zwaai, zwaaien, zwaaiende hand |
| Svenska | vinkande hand: mellanmörk hy | är du där?, hallå, hand, hej, mellanmörk hy, vinka, vinkande hand, vinkning |
| Polski | machająca dłoń: karnacja średnio ciemna | cześć, dłoń, halo, hej, karnacja średnio ciemna, machać, machająca dłoń, pa, papa, powitanie, pożegnanie, ręka, witaj |
| Türkçe | el sallama: orta koyu cilt tonu | bay bay, bye, el, görüşürüz, güle güle, hey, merhaba, orada mısın, orta koyu cilt tonu, sallama, sallamak, selam |
| Русский | машет рукой: темный тон кожи | взмах, привет, приветствие, прощание, рука, темный тон кожи |
| Українська | рука махає: помірно темний тон шкіри | бувай, вітання, вітаю, дай пʼять, до зустрічі, долоня, махати, помах, помірно темний тон шкіри, привіт, рука, рука махає, тіло |
| Ελληνικά | χέρι που χαιρετά: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | bb, αντίο, αργότερα, γεια, είσαι εκεί, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, νεύμα, σώμα, τα λέμε, τι λέει, χαιρετισμούς, χαιρετώ, χέρι, χέρι που χαιρετά |
| العربية | تلويح باليد: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | أهلا, إلى اللقاء, انظر إلي, باي, بدي روح, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, تأشير, ترحيب, تلويح, لاحقًا, مرحبا, هاي, هلا, يد |
| עברית | יד מנופפת: גוון עור כהה בינוני | ביי, גוון עור כהה בינוני, היי, יד, כיף, להתראות, מנופפת, שלום |
| فارسی | تکان دادن دست: پوست گندمی | آهای, اونجایی؟, با توام, بدن, بیرون, پوست گندمی, تا بعد, تکان, تکان دادن, تکان دادن دست, خداحافظ, خوشامدگویی, دست, سلام |
| हिन्दी | हाथ हिलाना: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | अभी के लिए बाय, अलविदा, क्या आप हैं?, बाद में बात करते हैं, बाय, बाय-बाय, मैं जा रहा हूँ, मैं जा रही हूँ, हल्की साँवली त्वचा, हाथ, हिलाना, हैलो |
| বাংলা | হাত নাড়ানো: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | দোলানো, নাড়ানো, বিদায় জানানো, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, শরীর, হাই, হাত, হ্যালো |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tangan melambai: warna kulit gelap-sedang | badan, dadah, dah, hai, halo, jari, lambai, sampai jumpa, tangan, tangan melambai, tubuh, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt | vẫy tay: màu da tối trung bình | chào, chào nhé, có ai ở đó không?, đang vẫy, màu da tối trung bình, tay, vẫy, vẫy tay nè, xin chào |
| ไทย | โบกมือ: โทนผิวสีแทน | ทักทาย, โทนผิวสีแทน, บ๊ายบาย, โบกมือ, ไปก่อนนะ, ร่ำลา, สวัสดี, หวัดดี, อวัยวะ, ฮัลโหล |
| 日本語 | 手を振る: やや濃い肌色 | あいさつ, さようなら, バイバイ, ハロー, またね, やや濃い肌色, 手, 手を振る |
| 한국어 | 흔드는 손: 진한 갈색 피부 | 거기 있어?, 나중에 봐, 똑똑, 바이, 안녕, 이따가 봐, 잘가, 진한 갈색 피부, 펼친 손, 헤이, 흔드는 손 |
| 中文(简体) | 挥手: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 你好, 再见, 嗨, 在吗, 手, 挥手, 等一下, 等等, 该走了 |
| 中文(繁體) | 揮手:褐皮膚 | 再見, 手, 手勢, 拜拜, 揮手, 是你嗎, 褐皮膚, 該走了, 閃人 |
Names in 100 more languages
| Afrikaans | wuiwende hand: medium-donker velkleur |
|---|---|
| Akan | nsa a ɛrehim: wedeε ani tuntum kakra |
| Albanian | dorë që tundet: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët |
| Amharic | ተወዛዋዥ እጅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5 |
| Armenian | թափահարող ձեռք․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ |
| Assamese | হাত লৰোৱা: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং |
| Azerbaijani | əl sallayan əllər: orta-tünd dəri tonu |
| Bashkir | ҡул болғау: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө |
| Basque | mugitzen ari den eskua: 5. mota |
| Belarusian | махае рукой: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры |
| Bosnian | mahanje rukom: umjereno tamna boja kože |
| Bulgarian | Махане с ръка: средно тъмна кожа |
| Burmese | ဝှေ့ယမ်းနေသည့် လက် − အသားညိုရောင် |
| Canadian French | signe de la main : peau modérément foncée |
| Cantonese | 揮手: 中深膚色 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 挥手: 中深肤色 |
| Catalan | mà que saluda: pell fosca |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏲᎵᎭ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ |
| Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) | 揮手:中深皮膚 |
| Chuvash | аллипе сулать: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ |
| Croatian | ruka koja maše: smeđa boja kože |
| Czech | mávající ruka: středně tmavý odstín pleti |
| Danish | vinker: medium til mørk teint |
| Estonian | lehvitav käsi: keskmiselt tume nahatoon |
| European Portuguese | mão a acenar: tipo de pele 5 |
| Faroese | veitrandi hond: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur |
| Filipino | kumakaway na kamay: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat |
| Finnish | käden heilautus: keskitumma iho |
| Galician | man saudando: ton de pel escuro |
| Georgian | ხელის ქნევა: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა |
| Gujarati | હાથ હલાવવા: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ |
| Hausa | hannu mai wurgawa: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu |
| Hindi (Latin) | wave karta haath: medium-dark skin |
| Hungarian | integető kéz: közepesen sötét bőrtónus |
| Icelandic | hönd veifar: meðaldökkur húðlitur |
| Igbo | na-efe aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti |
| Irish | lámh ag croitheadh: ton cnis meándorcha |
| Javanese | tangan ngawe-awe: kulit sawo mateng |
| Kabyle | afus yettwehhin: taglimt tubrikt talemmast |
| Kannada | ಕೈ ಬೀಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ |
| Kazakh | қол бұлғау: 5-тері түсі |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | قول بۇلعاۋ: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى |
| Khmer | បក់ដៃ: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម |
| Kinyarwanda | ikiganza gipepera: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura |
| Konkani | हात हालोवप: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग |
| Kyrgyz | кол булгалоо: кара тору |
| Kʼicheʼ | Upam q’ab’aj: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal |
| Lao | ໂບກມື: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ |
| Latvian | mājoša roka: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis |
| Ligurian | man ch’a salua: carnaxon assæ scua |
| Lithuanian | mojuojanti ranka: tamsios odos |
| Lower Sorbian | kiwajuca ruka: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže |
| Luxembourgish | wénkend Hand: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf |
| Macedonian | мавтање со рака: тип на кожа 5 |
| Malay | lambai tangan: ton kulit sederhana gelap |
| Malayalam | വീശുന്ന കൈ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം |
| Maltese | id ixxejjer: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda |
| Marathi | हवेत हलविणारा हात: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा |
| Mongolian | мэндчилж байгаа гар: бордуу |
| Māori | ringa pōhirihiri: kiri āhua waenga-parauri |
| Nepali | हल्लाइरहेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-५ |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Hand Wé De Wev: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton |
| Northern Sotho | letsogo le dumedišago: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng |
| Norwegian | vinkende hånd: hudtype 5 |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | vinkande hand: hudtype 5 |
| Odia | ଦୋଳାୟମାନ ହାତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ |
| Oromo | harka raasuu: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa |
| Pashto | لاس ښورول: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ |
| Punjabi | ਹੱਥ ਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ |
| Punjabi (Arabic) | ہتھ ہلاندیاں: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد |
| Quechua | qinquykachasqa maki: tunpa yana qara niraq |
| Romanian | mână fluturată: ton semi‑închis al pielii |
| Romansh | dar dal maun: pel mez stgira |
| Scottish Gaelic | làmh a’ smèideadh: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn |
| Serbian | рука која маше: средње тамна кожа |
| Serbian (Latin) | ruka koja maše: srednje tamna koža |
| Shan | ဝႆမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင် |
| Sindhi | لڏندڙ هٿ: وچولو ڪارو رنگ |
| Sinhala | අත වැනීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5 |
| Slovak | mávajúca ruka: stredne tmavý tón pleti |
| Slovenian | mahajoča dlan: srednje temen ten kože |
| Somali | gacan haadin: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe |
| Swahili | mkono unaopunga: ngozi nyeusi kiasi |
| Tajik | ҳаракати пешу қафои даст: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст |
| Tamil | கையசைத்தல்: வகை 5 |
| Telugu | చేయి ఊపడం: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు |
| Tigrinya | ዝወዛወዝ ኢድ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት |
| Tongan | nima taʻataʻalo: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli |
| Tswana | letsogo le le tsholeditsweng: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng |
| Turkmen | galgaýan el: orta goýy deri reňki |
| Upper Sorbian | kiwaca ruka: srěnjoćmowa barba kože |
| Urdu | ہاتھ لہرانا: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت |
| Uyghur | قول پۇلاڭلىتىش: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى |
| Uzbek | shapaloq: 5-teri turi |
| Welsh | llaw yn chwifio: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll |
| Wolof | tàllal loxo: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul |
| Xhosa | ukuwangawangisa isandla: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama |
| Yoruba | N Juwọ: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀ |
| Yoruba (Benin) | N Juwɔ: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀ |
| Zulu | ukuphakamisa isandla: uhlobo-5 |
Codes
- Code points
U+1F44B U+1F3FE- HTML
👋🏾- CSS
\1F44B\1F3FE- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F44B}\u{1F3FE}- Python
\U0001F44B\U0001F3FE- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 91 8B F0 9F 8F BE- UTF-16
D83D DC4B D83C DFFE- URL encoded
%F0%9F%91%8B%F0%9F%8F%BE
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 medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.
What is the difference between 👋🏾 and 👋?
👋🏾 is the 👋 waving hand emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 👋 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44B U+1F3FE.
How do I type 👋🏾?
Find 👋 in your emoji keyboard by searching “waving hand”, 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+1F44B U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 👋🏾
When was 👋🏾 added?
It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.