Emoji 14
palm down hand
Also known as dismiss, down, drop, dropped, hand
A hand with the palm facing downward and fingers extended, shown as an open downward-facing hand gesture.
Meaning
The palm down hand emoji represents a hand with the palm facing the ground and fingers spread or extended. It is often used to suggest lowering something, placing or dropping an item, calming a situation, or dismissing someone or something. It can also indicate a shooing or brushing-away motion in casual messages.
Unicode name
The Unicode name is Palm Down Hand, depicting an open hand with the palm turned downward.
Platform designs
Apple
In Apple’s design, the emoji is a yellow hand shown palm down, with fingers extended and slightly spread and the thumb angled to the side.
Google
In Google Noto’s design, it appears as a flat yellow-orange hand with the palm facing down, fingers straight and thumb extending outward.
Twitter
In Twitter’s Twemoji design, it is a yellow hand with the palm facing down, fingers spread, and the thumb pointing to one side.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Skin Tones
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🫳 palm down hand belong to?
🫳 palm down hand belongs to the people & body category, which contains 390 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🫳 palm down hand?
🫳 palm down hand was added in Emoji 14. Its codepoint is U+1FAF3, made up of 1 code points.
