Oncoming Fist
👊 is an oncoming fist. It means a fist bump between friends, or a punch.
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Technical details
Source: Unicode Consortium- Unicode name
- FISTED HAND SIGN
- CLDR short name
- oncoming fist
- Codepoint
- U+1F44A
- Hex
- 1F44A
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Unicode version
- 6.0
- First released
- 2010
- Unicode group
- People & Body
- Unicode subgroup
- hand-fingers-closed
- Status
- Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)
Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built
GitHub shortcode
From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.
:fist_oncoming::facepunch::punch:Keywords
Source: Unicode CLDRabsolutely · agree · boom · bro · bruh · bump · clenched · correct · fist · hand · knuckle · oncoming · pound · punch · rock · ttyl
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How it looks
Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)
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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork
Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 👊. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.
Questions people ask
- What does the 👊 oncoming fist emoji mean?
- 👊 is an oncoming fist. It means a fist bump between friends, or a punch.
- What is the Unicode codepoint for 👊?
- U+1F44A, named FISTED HAND SIGN in the Unicode Standard.
- When was the 👊 oncoming fist emoji released?
- It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. 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 “oncoming fist”. 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.
- Does 👊 come in different skin tones?
- Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: 👊🏻 👊🏼 👊🏽 👊🏾 👊🏿. They all mean the same thing; long-press 👊 on a phone keyboard to pick one.
- What is the shortcode for 👊?
- On GitHub, type :fist_oncoming:, :facepunch:, or :punch: and it turns into 👊 — those codes come from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.