Friends
“tagging you next 🫱”
Playful 'passing the baton' cue. Mirror with the opposite hand or 😂.
Unicode: U+1FAF1
Shortcodes: :rightwards-hand:
Reaching out, offering, or direction.
The 🫱 rightwards hand was added in Unicode 14 (2021) as the mirror of 🫲. The default read is 'hand extending to the right,' which functions both as a directional cue ('hand it over there') and as the right half of a handshake pair when stacked with 🫲. In 2026 🫱 lives in tutorial captions, in 'handing off' reactions, and in handshake memes where two hands meet to signal a deal.
In real-world chat 🫱 does the opposite work of 🫲 — it is the 'offering' hand rather than the 'receiving' hand. People send it as a directional cue, as a 'handing off' signal, or as the right half of a handshake stack. The direction matters for the read. Writers should pick 🫱 when the message is about offering or reaching out, and avoid it when a generic 👋 would land cleaner.
🫱 shows up at the end of 'passing it on' posts, in collaborative-content captions, and as the right half of a handshake stack. People send it as a directional cue in workflow messages, as a 'handing off' signal when passing work, or as the right half of a 🤝-replacement emoji pair. The emoji pairs naturally with 🫲 for the handshake and with 🤝 for the agreement stack.
In close-friends chats 🫱 can read as 'I got you' — a supportive offer. In dating-app messages it can land as 'take my hand,' which is sweeter than it sounds. In work channels it is the directional cue for handing off a task.
Skip 🫱 in any context where the directional read will confuse the message — a casual chat where direction does not matter, a friend group where the gesture is too literal. Avoid it in any professional context where the directional cue could read as commanding rather than offering.
Also avoid 🫱 in ironic or sarcastic contexts where the recipient will read it as a literal command rather than a meme.
Mirror 🫱 with 🫲 for the handshake, or pair with 🤝 for the agreement stack. If the sender is signaling 'I am offering,' mirror with 🫱 or 👍 to confirm. If the sender is using 🫱 as a directional cue, follow the direction.
If 🫱 lands as part of a handshake deal, mirror with 🫲 and a follow-up that confirms the agreement.
🫱 means a hand extending to the right — 'offering,' 'passing it on,' or the right half of a handshake when paired with 🫲.
🫲🫱 together means a handshake — 'deal,' 'agreement,' or 'we are meeting in the middle.' It is a meme-friendly replacement for 🤝.
👉 is a pointing finger (literally 'look this way'); 🫱 is an open palm extending right (literally 'hand it to me'). The shape changes the read.
Use 🫱 as a directional cue, an 'offering' signal, or as the right half of a handshake. Avoid it in casual chats where direction does not matter.
Hand extending to the right.
Example: “Pass it over 🫱”
Reaching out or offering.
Example: “I got you 🫱”
Extending hand or reaching out.
Example: “Take my hand 🫱”
Passing responsibility.
Example: “Your turn now 🫱”
Used with other hand emojis for handshake memes; pairs with 🫲 for the deal stack.
Staple of collaborative content and 'passing it on' posts.
Comment-section direction emoji; reads as 'I am offering' or 'passing the baton.'
Used in roleplay servers and 'handing off' workflow messages.
Often combined with leftwards hand 🫲 for handshake memes; reads as 'deal.'
Used for reaching out contexts; the directional read is more common than the meme.
May interpret as simple directional gesture.
“tagging you next 🫱”
Playful 'passing the baton' cue. Mirror with the opposite hand or 😂.
“take my hand 🫱”
Sweet romantic offer. Mirror with the opposite hand 🫲 to complete the handshake.
“I'll hand this off 🫱”
Workflow direction cue in a work channel. Reply with 👍 to confirm or ask a clarifying question.
“your turn to drive 🫱”
Family direction cue. Mirror with a sentence acknowledging the handoff.
“deal? 🫱”
Public handshake prompt. Mirror with 🫲 to seal the deal.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Artist! Creative or artistic.
Artist! Creative or artistic.