Handshake: Dark Skin Tone, Medium-dark Skin Tone

🫱🏿‍🫲🏾 is the dark skin tone, medium-dark skin tone version of 🤝 Handshake. It means exactly the same thing; the skin-tone modifier only changes how the person or hand is drawn, so people pick the tone that represents them. 🤝 is a handshake. It means an agreement, a deal, a partnership or a respectful greeting.

See the default 🤝 Handshake emoji and all skin tones

Skin tones

Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.

handshake

handshake: light skin tone

handshake: medium-light skin tone

handshake: medium skin tone

handshake: medium-dark skin tone

handshake: dark skin tone

handshake: light skin tone, medium-light skin tone

handshake: light skin tone, medium skin tone

handshake: light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone

handshake: light skin tone, dark skin tone

handshake: medium-light skin tone, light skin tone

handshake: medium-light skin tone, medium skin tone

handshake: medium-light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone

handshake: medium-light skin tone, dark skin tone

handshake: medium skin tone, light skin tone

handshake: medium skin tone, medium-light skin tone

handshake: medium skin tone, medium-dark skin tone

handshake: medium skin tone, dark skin tone

handshake: medium-dark skin tone, light skin tone

handshake: medium-dark skin tone, medium-light skin tone

handshake: medium-dark skin tone, medium skin tone

handshake: medium-dark skin tone, dark skin tone

handshake: dark skin tone, light skin tone

handshake: dark skin tone, medium-light skin tone

handshake: dark skin tone, medium skin tone

handshake: dark skin tone, medium-dark skin tone

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

CLDR short name: handshake: dark skin tone, medium-dark skin tone
Codepoint: U+1FAF1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE
Hex: 1FAF1 1F3FF 200D 1FAF2 1F3FE
Emoji version: 14.0
Unicode version: 14.0
First released: 2021
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: hands
Skin tone: dark
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

agreement · dark skin tone · deal · hand · handshake · medium-dark skin tone · meeting · shake

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Questions people ask

What does the 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾 handshake: dark skin tone, medium-dark skin tone emoji mean?: 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾 is the dark skin tone, medium-dark skin tone version of 🤝 Handshake. It means exactly the same thing; the skin-tone modifier only changes how the person or hand is drawn, so people pick the tone that represents them. 🤝 is a handshake. It means an agreement, a deal, a partnership or a respectful greeting.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾?: U+1FAF1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE.
When was the 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾 handshake: dark skin tone, medium-dark skin tone emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 14.0, published in 2021, alongside Unicode 14.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “handshake”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾 from this page with one click.