leftwards pushing hand
About this emoji
The leftwards pushing hand emoji is part of the People & Body category (hand-fingers-open) since Unicode 15.0. It is associated with: block, five, halt, hand.
The leftwards pushing hand emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the hand-fingers-open subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 15.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🫷 leftwards pushing hand emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with block, five, halt, hand.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🫷 |
| Name | leftwards pushing hand |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | hand-fingers-open |
| Unicode version | 15.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1FAF7 |
| Shortcode alias | :leftwards_pushing_hand: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :leftwards_pushing_hand: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “leftwards pushing hand” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.