🫲 Leftwards Hand

Code Points: U+1FAF2

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🫲 Emoji Meaning

The 🫲 Leftwards Hand emoji generally depicts a left hand oriented palm-right, as if reaching out for a handshake or offering something. Its meaning can vary depending on context but some of the most popular interpretations include:

  • Handshake/Greeting: This is perhaps the most common usage. It can signify a friendly greeting, an agreement, or a deal. It can be used in place of or alongside the handshake emoji (🤝) but specifies the left hand being extended.
  • Offering/Giving: The leftwards hand can represent offering assistance, giving an object, or presenting something to another person.
  • Reaching out: It can express a desire for connection, support, or help. This can be in a literal or figurative sense.
  • Left-handedness: In some contexts, it can be used to simply indicate left-handedness or to represent a left-handed person.
  • "Left" in a political sense: Less frequently, it can be used online in discussions about political leanings, referring to the "left wing."

It's important to consider the surrounding text and other emojis to understand the precise meaning in a given situation. Like many emojis, its interpretation is context-dependent.


Leftwards Hand Emoji Images

Here is how Leftwards Hand emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:

Hand-Fingers-Open Related Emoji

Here is a list of other emojis from the People & Body category, Hand-Fingers-Open subcategory: