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🖐🏾Hand with Fingers Splayed: Medium-Dark Skin Tone EmojiUnicode: 1F590 1F3FE
An open palm hand gesture, used for stopping, high-fiving, counting to five, or signaling 'wait a sec' in chats.
Released in Released in 2010 with Unicode 6.0
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Meaning and Interpretation
✋ Yo! This emoji is basically a chill 'STOP' sign or a casual high-five. Think of it like telling someone 'hold up' or 'let's pause for a sec.' It's also great for showing the number 5 or just being like 'talk to the hand' when you're done with the drama. Super handy (pun intended) for keeping things real in convos!
Symbolism
- Stop or pause action
- High five for celebration
- Number five
Common Usage Scenarios
- Telling a friend to stop what they're doing because you have a hot take
- Celebrating a win with a virtual high-five
- Counting down or showing the number 5 in a list
Usage Examples in Conversation
Dude, stop right there! That idea is fire 🔥✋
Ayy, we nailed it! High five! 🖐🏾🙌
Wait, hold up... what did you just say? 🖐🏾🤔
I got five reasons why this is the best pizza place 🖐🏾🍕
Chill out, no need for all that drama 🖐🏾🙄
Usage Guidelines and Etiquette
- Use it to stop someone mid-sentence in a fun way
- Perfect for virtual high-fives after good news
- Great for emphasizing 'wait' or 'hold on' in fast chats
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