# 👋🏼 Waving hand emoji: medium-light skin tone

👋🏼 is the waving hand emoji (👋) with medium-light skin tone. It's 👋 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 👋🏼
- Unicode name: waving hand: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F44B U+1F3FC
- Category: People & body, Open hands
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [👋 Waving hand](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji

## 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.

## Other skin tones

- 👋 [Waving hand](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-emoji.md)
- 👋🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44B U+1F3FB
- 👋🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44B U+1F3FD
- 👋🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44B U+1F3FE
- 👋🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44B U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

👋🏼 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 👋 [Waving hand](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-emoji.md) (U+1F44B)
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 “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “waving hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “waving hand”, 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) | mano saludando: tono de piel claro medio | agitar, mano, mano saludando, saludar, saludo, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | signe de la main : peau moyennement claire | à bientôt, à plus tard, au revoir, bonjour, bye, coucou, hello, il y a quelqu’un ?, main, main qui salue, peau moyennement claire, salut, signe, signe de la main |
| Deutsch (de) | winkende Hand: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | auf Wiedersehen, bis später, ciao, guten Tag, hallo, Hand, hey, hi, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, tschüs, tschüss, winken |
| Italiano (it) | mano che saluta: carnagione abbastanza chiara | a dopo, carnagione abbastanza chiara, ci sei?, ci vediamo, ciao, ciaone, gesto di saluto, mano, mano aperta, mano che saluta, salutare, schiaffo |
| Português (pt) | mão acenando: pele morena clara | acenando, aceno, até mais, está aí?, flw, mão, oi, olá, pele morena clara, taí?, tchau |
| Nederlands (nl) | zwaaiende hand: lichtgetinte huidskleur | ben je er, doei, groet, groeten, hallo, hand, is daar iemand, lichtgetinte huidskleur, moet gaan, spreek je later, tot later, tot ziens, ttyl, zwaai, zwaaien, zwaaiende hand |
| Svenska (sv) | vinkande hand: mellanljus hy | är du där?, hallå, hand, hej, mellanljus hy, vinka, vinkande hand, vinkning |
| Polski (pl) | machająca dłoń: karnacja średnio jasna | cześć, dłoń, halo, hej, karnacja średnio jasna, machać, machająca dłoń, pa, papa, powitanie, pożegnanie, ręka, witaj |
| Türkçe (tr) | el sallama: orta açık cilt tonu | bay bay, bye, el, görüşürüz, güle güle, hey, merhaba, orada mısın, orta açık cilt tonu, sallama, sallamak, selam |
| Русский (ru) | машет рукой: светлый тон кожи | взмах, привет, приветствие, прощание, рука, светлый тон кожи |
| Українська (uk) | рука махає: помірно світлий тон шкіри | бувай, вітання, вітаю, дай пʼять, до зустрічі, долоня, махати, помах, помірно світлий тон шкіри, привіт, рука, рука махає, тіло |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χέρι που χαιρετά: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | bb, αντίο, αργότερα, γεια, είσαι εκεί, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, νεύμα, σώμα, τα λέμε, τι λέει, χαιρετισμούς, χαιρετώ, χέρι, χέρι που χαιρετά |
| العربية (ar) | تلويح باليد: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | أهلا, إلى اللقاء, انظر إلي, باي, بدي روح, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, تأشير, ترحيب, تلويح, لاحقًا, مرحبا, هاي, هلا, يد |
| עברית (he) | יד מנופפת: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | ביי, גוון עור בהיר בינוני, היי, יד, כיף, להתראות, מנופפת, שלום |
| فارسی (fa) | تکان دادن دست: پوست روشن | آهای, اونجایی؟, با توام, بدن, بیرون, پوست روشن, تا بعد, تکان, تکان دادن, تکان دادن دست, خداحافظ, خوشامدگویی, دست, سلام |
| हिन्दी (hi) | हाथ हिलाना: हल्की गोरी 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 गोरी त्वचा, हाथ, हिलाना, हैलो |
| বাংলা (bn) | হাত নাড়ানো: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | দোলানো, নাড়ানো, বিদায় জানানো, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, শরীর, হাই, হাত, হ্যালো |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tangan melambai: warna kulit cerah-sedang | badan, dadah, dah, hai, halo, jari, lambai, sampai jumpa, tangan, tangan melambai, tubuh, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | vẫy tay: màu da sáng trung bình | chào, chào nhé, có ai ở đó không?, đang vẫy, màu da sáng trung bình, tay, vẫy, vẫy tay nè, xin chào |
| ไทย (th) | โบกมือ: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | ทักทาย, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, บ๊ายบาย, โบกมือ, ไปก่อนนะ, ร่ำลา, สวัสดี, หวัดดี, อวัยวะ, ฮัลโหล |
| 日本語 (ja) | 手を振る: やや薄い肌色 | あいさつ, さようなら, バイバイ, ハロー, またね, やや薄い肌色, 手, 手を振る |
| 한국어 (ko) | 흔드는 손: 연한 갈색 피부 | 거기 있어?, 나중에 봐, 똑똑, 바이, 안녕, 연한 갈색 피부, 이따가 봐, 잘가, 펼친 손, 헤이, 흔드는 손 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 挥手: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 你好, 再见, 嗨, 在吗, 手, 挥手, 等一下, 等等, 该走了 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 揮手：黃皮膚 | 再見, 手, 手勢, 拜拜, 揮手, 是你嗎, 該走了, 閃人, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): wuiwende hand: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a ɛrehim: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): dorë që tundet: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): ተወዛዋዥ እጅ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): թափահարող ձեռք․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): হাত লৰোৱা: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): əl sallayan əllər: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ҡул болғау: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): mugitzen ari den eskua: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): махае рукой: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): mahanje rukom: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Махане с ръка: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ဝှေ့ယမ်းနေသည့် လက် − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): signe de la main : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 揮手: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 挥手: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): mà que saluda: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏲᎵᎭ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): аллипе сулать: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruka koja maše: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): mávající ruka: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): vinker: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): lehvitav käsi: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão a acenar: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): veitrandi hond: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): kumakaway na kamay: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): käden heilautus: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): man saudando: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): ხელის ქნევა: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): હાથ હલાવવા: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): hannu mai wurgawa: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): wave karta haath: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): integető kéz: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): hönd veifar: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): na-efe aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): lámh ag croitheadh: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): tangan ngawe-awe: kulit putih langsep
- Kabyle (kab): afus yettwehhin: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಕೈ ಬೀಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): қол бұлғау: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): قول بۇلعاۋ: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): បក់ដៃ: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ikiganza gipepera: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
- Konkani (kok): हात हालोवप: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): кол булгалоо: буудай жүздүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Upam q’ab’aj: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ໂບກມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): mājoša roka: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man ch’a salua: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): mojuojanti ranka: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): kiwajuca ruka: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): wénkend Hand: mëttelhell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): мавтање со рака: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): lambai tangan: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): വീശുന്ന കൈ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): id ixxejjer: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): हवेत हलविणारा हात: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): мэндчилж байгаа гар: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Māori (mi): ringa pōhirihiri: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
- Nepali (ne): हल्लाइरहेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé De Wev: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): letsogo le dumedišago: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): vinkende hånd: hudtype 3
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): vinkande hand: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ଦୋଳାୟମାନ ହାତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka raasuu: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): لاس ښورول: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਹੱਥ ਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ہتھ ہلاندیاں: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): qinquykachasqa maki: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mână fluturată: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): dar dal maun: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh a’ smèideadh: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): рука која маше: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): рука која маше: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ruka koja maše: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): ruka koja maše: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ဝႆမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): لڏندڙ هٿ: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): අත වැනීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): mávajúca ruka: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): mahajoča dlan: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): gacan haadin: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mkono unaopunga: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tajik (tg): ҳаракати пешу қафои даст: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): கையசைத்தல்: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): చేయి ఊపడం: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ዝወዛወዝ ኢድ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): nima taʻataʻalo: kili kelokelo
- Tswana (tn): letsogo le le tsholeditsweng: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): galgaýan el: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): kiwaca ruka: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): ہاتھ لہرانا: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): قول پۇلاڭلىتىش: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): shapaloq: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): llaw yn chwifio: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): tàllal loxo: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Xhosa (xh): ukuwangawangisa isandla: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
- Yoruba (yo): N Juwọ: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): N Juwɔ: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ukuphakamisa isandla: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F44B U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `👋🏼` |
| CSS | `\1F44B\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F44B}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\U0001F44B\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 91 8B F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC4B D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%91%8B%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

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

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

👋🏼 is the 👋 waving hand emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 👋 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44B U+1F3FC.

### How do I type 👋🏼?

Find 👋 in your emoji keyboard by searching “waving hand”, 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+1F44B U+1F3FC. In HTML you can write 👋🏼

### When was 👋🏼 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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