🫴🏽Palm up Hand: Medium Skin Tone Emoji
The palm up hand emoji shows an upward-facing hand gesture.
Unicode: U+1FAF4 U+1F3FD
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Meaning and Symbolism
The palm up hand emoji depicts a hand with the palm facing upwards, often used to express a sense of openness, questioning, or seeking something. It can convey uncertainty, confusion, or a request for clarification or explanation. The medium skin tone variation allows for better representation across different ethnicities.
Popular Usage and Context
- Expressing uncertainty or confusion
- Asking a question or seeking clarification
- Indicating a request or desire for something
- Conveying a sense of openness or vulnerability
- Suggesting a pause or hesitation
Real-Life Message Examples
I'm not sure I understand. 🫴🏽 Could you explain that again?
🫴🏽 Who wants to volunteer for the next task?
I'm open to suggestions. 🫴🏽 What do you think we should do?
Use with Caution
- Situations where a more definitive or assertive tone is appropriate
- Contexts where the gesture could be misinterpreted as rude or dismissive
- Professional or formal settings where more restrained body language is expected
- Conversations about sensitive or serious topics that require a more somber tone
- Interactions where the skin tone variation might be perceived as inappropriate or insensitive
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