🫳🏿Palm Down Hand: Dark Skin Tone Emoji
A hand gesture with the palm facing down, in a dark skin tone.
Unicode: U+1FAF3 U+1F3FF
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Meaning and Symbolism
The palm down hand emoji represents a hand with the palm facing downwards, often used to convey a sense of dismissal, rejection, or stopping something. It can also be interpreted as a calming or pacifying gesture. This particular version depicts a dark skin tone.
Popular Usage and Context
- Indicating dismissal or rejection of an idea or suggestion
- Signaling someone to stop or slow down
- Expressing a calming or pacifying gesture
- Representing a sense of finality or closure
Real-Life Message Examples
"🫳🏿 I'm not interested in that proposal, thanks."
"🫳🏿 Hold on, let me finish what I was saying."
"🫳🏿 Calm down, everything is going to be alright."
Use with Caution
- Situations where a more respectful or polite gesture is appropriate
- Contexts where the gesture could be perceived as rude or dismissive
- Professional or formal settings where the gesture may be inappropriate
- Situations where a different hand gesture or body language would be more suitable
- Contexts where the skin tone representation may be misinterpreted or cause offense
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