🫲 is called "Leftwards Hand". Its official Unicode name is leftwards hand.

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Leftwards Hand

Leftwards Hand stands for hand, handshake and hold in everyday messages.

👋 Gestures & Hands since 2021 · Unicode 14.0

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Unicode does not define this combination – the closest one is shown.

💡 Meaning

Unicode lists 🫲 Leftwards Hand among the open-hand gestures in the People & Body group. It usually appears in messages about hand, handshake, hold and left. Further official keywords are leftward, leftwards, reach and shake.

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📱 Typical Usage

You can drop 🫲 into chats, social posts, headlines or a bio. On SmileyZone it is filed under Gestures and Hands. Added in 2021 with Emoji 14.0, it displays correctly on every up-to-date system. Its code point is U+1FAF2. The emoji also comes in 5 skin tone variants, listed in the sidebar.

✍️ Usage Examples

🫲 on its own already flags the topic: hand.
Fits messages about hand, handshake, hold and left.
Often seen near 🫱 Rightwards Hand, 🫲🏻 Leftwards Hand: Light Skin Tone and 🫱🏻 Rightwards Hand: Light Skin Tone.

📈 Trends & Pop Culture

🫲 is mostly used when the subject is handshake, hold, reach and shake. In the wiki it sits in the Gestures & Hands category.

🔗 Popular Combinations

🫲🫷 – Leftwards Hand and Leftwards Pushing Hand
🫲🫳 – Leftwards Hand with Palm Down Hand
🫲🫴 – Leftwards Hand plus Palm up Hand
🫲✋ – Leftwards Hand and Raised Hand
🫲🫱 – Leftwards Hand with Rightwards Hand
🫲🖖 – Leftwards Hand plus Vulcan Salute

⚠️ Confusion Risk

Easy to mix up with 🫱 Rightwards Hand, 🫲🏻 Leftwards Hand: Light Skin Tone or 🫱🏻 Rightwards Hand: Light Skin Tone. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.