On iOS and Samsung, the hands of the emoji face outward, it also looks like this on Twitter. But on other devices or platforms, like Google devices or on Facebook , the hands face inward like a hug.

The "woman tipping hand" emoji was among the most confounding for people across the country, according to a study conducted last month which also put the “money with wings” and “nail polish ...

Emojipedia tweeted about several new emoji on Wednesday, ... I literally tweeted the other day that we need an Italian hand emoji. They know — em (@emjonnes) January 30, 2020.

Some rejoiced, with choruses of “We made it” flanked by newly black praise-hand emoji filling Instagram and Twitter. Some even professed to cry tears of joy over this sign of racial inclusion.

The emoji dictionary Emojipedia defines the icon as "an emoji showing all fingers and thumb held together in a vertical orientation, sometimes referred to as the Italian hand gesture ma che vuoi [what ...

The most interesting, and dubious, emoji in the new list is the "pushing hand," as Emojipedia calls it. Sure, it could also be interpreted as an invitation for a high five, per The Verge.

Emojipedia pointed out that there are far fewer emoji as part of this year's draft list compared to previous years – only 31. That compares with 112 in 2021's Emoji 14.0, while 2020's Emoji 13.0 ...