Pinching Hand 🤏
Usage snapshot:
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- Use emojis thoughtfully in UI and text; keep intent clear and avoid ambiguity in formal content.
- If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome or text‑style fallback may be shown.
- For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning.
History & usage: The PINCHING HAND depicts the PINCHING HAND emoji. Use it to indicate a small amount or precise detail in messages. It can show a tiny quantity or that something is being pinched or squeezed in a gesture in UI or tutorials. It can also signal careful selection or a fine point when describing features in product notes. Emojis convey ideas, emotions, or objects in messaging and interfaces; meaning depends on context. Appearance can vary across platforms, apps, and fonts, so designs may differ in color, style, and detail. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F90F - General Category:
So - Age:
12.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A4 8F - UTF-16:
D83E DD0F - UTF-32:
0001F90F - HTML dec:
🤏 - HTML hex:
🤏 - JS escape:
\u{1F90F} - Python \N{}:
\N{PINCHING HAND} - Python \U:
\U0001F90F - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A4%8F - CSS escape:
\1F90F
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F90F or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🤏 (hex) or 🤏 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.