🫳Hand grabs something emoticon

🫳 Palm down hand

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🫳 Emoji meaning

Grip or release, control, request.

Table of Contents

  1.  Meaning
  2.  Confused With
  3.  Variants
  4.  Emoji History
  5.  Similar Emojis
  6.  Platforms
  7.  Emoji Details
  8.  Comments

🫳 Meaning

I hold the threads in my hand! The palm of the hand points downward. It is reaching for something or letting go of something. In some cultures, this sign is also used as a request (“Get lost“ or “Go slowly“).

Examples

  • Can you hand me that? 🫳
  • Come on, give it here! 🫳
  • I’m just letting it go. 🫳

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Commonly confused with

Color Variant

Palm down hand
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Leftwards hand

Palm up vs palm down; orientation is subtle and often ignored by users.

Direction Variant

Palm down hand
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Rightwards hand

Palm up vs palm down; both are open hands in similar position and used for emphasis in gestures.

Variants

Skin tones
Palm down hand
Palm down hand: light skin tone
Palm down hand: medium-light skin tone
Palm down hand: medium skin tone
Palm down hand: medium-dark skin tone
Palm down hand: dark skin tone

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji “Palm down hand” was approved as part of Unicode 14.0 in 2021 and added to Emoji 14.0 .

In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ down + dropped + hand + palm + pick + up

Keywords removed

- palm down hand

In the release of Emoji 14.0 and Unicode 14.0 in 2021 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ dismiss + drop + palm down hand + shoo

Similar emojis from "Hands and Body Parts"

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Hands and Body Parts
👋 Waving hand 🤚 Raised back of hand 🖐️ Hand with fingers splayed ✋ Raised hand 🖖 Vulcan salute 🫱 Rightwards hand 🫲 Leftwards hand 🫴 Palm up hand 🫳 Palm down hand 🫷 Leftwards pushing hand 🫸 Rightwards pushing hand 👌 OK hand 🤌 Pinched fingers 🤏 Pinching hand ✌️ Victory hand 🤞 Crossed fingers 🫰 Hand with index finger and thumb crossed 🤟 Love-you gesture 🤘 Sign of the horns 🤙 Call me hand 👈 Backhand index pointing left 👉 Backhand index pointing right 👆 Backhand index pointing up 🖕 Middle finger 👇 Backhand index pointing down ☝️ Index pointing up 🫵 Index pointing at the viewer 👍 Thumbs up 👎 Thumbs down 👊 Oncoming fist ✊ Raised fist 🤛 Left-facing fist 🤜 Right-facing fist 👏 Clapping hands 🙌 Raising hands 🫶 Heart hands 👐 Open hands 🤲 Palms up together 🤝 Handshake 🙏 Folded hands ✍️ Writing hand 💅 Nail polish 🤳 Selfie 💪 Flexed biceps 🦾 Mechanical arm 🦿 Mechanical leg 🦵 Leg 🦶 Foot 👂 Ear 🦻 Ear with hearing aid 👃 Nose 🧠 Brain 🫀 Anatomical heart 🫁 Lungs 🦷 Tooth 🦴 Bone 👀 Eyes 👁️ Eye 👅 Tongue 👄 Mouth 🫦 Biting lip 👣 Footprints 🫆 Fingerprint 🧬 Dna 🩸 Drop of blood
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Comments

(5) Comments

  • Also represents something small.

  • This emoji can also mean 'I'm alone.'

  • This gesture means “perfect” in Turkey. Bringing your hand close to your lips while making this gesture and kissing it signifies “very tasty.”

  • For something relatable. Exactly!

  • The emoji depicts a rather impolite gesture, suggesting that the recipient needs some cork, plug, or other form of blockage removed from a difficult-to-reach place.