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There seems to be an emoji for everything these days, and a lot of them are interpreted differently based on who you’re talking to (for example, your great-aunt and your bestie may use the 🍑 emoji in…very different ways). When it comes to hand emojis, there’s a five-fingered option for practically any expression you could want. Still, it can be hard to tell what each hand emoji really means. You may want to take notes ✍️ on this definitive guide to every single hand emoji meaning 👏 🙌 💪
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- When using hand emojis, choose whichever skin tone you feel best reflects your racial and ethnic identity. Most texters use the color that most closely matches their IRL skin color.[17]Thanks
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- ↑ https://emojiterra.com/rightwards-hand/
- ↑ https://www.coralgablescavaliers.org/ourpages/users/099346/IB%20Theory%20of%20Knowledge/Bastian%20Chapter%2006/Bastian%206/Gestures%20Nonverbal%20Communication%20and%20Body%20Language.pdf
- ↑ https://extremismterms.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/okay-hand-gesture
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49837898
- ↑ https://time.com/3817430/iphone-vulcan-salute-emoji/
- ↑ https://www.the-sun.com/tech/7018559/what-is-the-pinching-hand-emoji/
- ↑ https://www.shermanstravel.com/advice/18-gestures-that-can-cause-offense-around-the-world
- ↑ https://www.novagraaf.com/en/insights/i-love-you-emoji-trademark-devoid-distinctive-character-says-euipo
- ↑ https://hypebae.com/2021/7/emojis-unicode-14-0-apple-google-diversity-inclusivity-release-info
- ↑ https://stayhipp.com/glossary/emoji/%F0%9F%A5%BA-pleading-face-shy-simp-emoji-%F0%9F%A5%BA/
- ↑ https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/raised-fist-emoji/
- ↑ https://blog.hootsuite.com/instagram-emoji/
- ↑ https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/raising-hands-emoji/
- ↑ https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/palms-up-together-emoji/
- ↑ https://emojiguide.com/blog/hug-emoji/
- ↑ https://www.smartprix.com/bytes/a-guide-to-emojis-types-of-emojis-what-do-they-mean-how-to-use-them/#gestures-people-emoji
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/2022/02/09/1078977416/race-chat-emoji-skin-tone-colors
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