handshake: light skin tone, medium skin tone
About this emoji
The handshake: light skin tone, medium skin tone emoji is part of the People & Body category (hands) since Unicode 14.0. It is associated with: handshake, light, skin, tone.
The handshake: light skin tone, medium skin tone emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the hands subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 14.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🫱🏻🫲🏽 handshake: light skin tone, medium skin tone emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with handshake, light, skin, tone.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🫱🏻🫲🏽 |
| Name | handshake: light skin tone, medium skin tone |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | hands |
| Unicode version | 14.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1FAF1, U+1F3FB, U+200D, U+1FAF2, U+1F3FD |
| Shortcode alias | :handshake_light_skin_tone_medium_skin_tone: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :handshake_light_skin_tone_medium_skin_tone: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “handshake: light skin tone, medium skin tone” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.