Emoji dictionary
馃拋鈥嶁檧锔� Person Tipping Hand emoji
[pur-suh n tip-ing hand ih-moh-jee]
黑料网 does 馃拋 Person Tipping Hand emoji听尘别补苍?
The person tipping hand emoji 馃拋 was designed to represent a person at an information desk or a concierge holding up an outstretched and open hand, as if offering help or guidance.听
Since person tipping hand emoji 馃拋聽also looks like someone flipping their hair or waving a hand while saying something sarcastic, it鈥檚 now usually used to convey sass, “throwing shade,” “I told you so’s”, or someone saying “He-ey!”
Where does 馃拋鈥嶁檧锔� Person Tipping Hand emoji come from?
Unicode approved person tipping hand emoji 馃拋 in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0 under the name information desk person.听Since at least September 2016, it鈥檚 been listed under Unicode鈥檚 full emoji list as person tipping hand, as it commonly goes by.
In its original form, 馃拋聽is displayed exclusively as female across all platforms, in whatever each platform had picked for their default skin tone and hair color. Today, it鈥檚 available in both male and female display options, as well as the full range of emoji skin tones.听
Examples of 馃拋鈥嶁檧锔� Person Tipping Hand emoji
Who uses 馃拋鈥嶁檧锔� Person Tipping Hand emoji?
The original intent of person tipping hand聽emoji聽馃拋 was to …
A) indicate an actual information desk, as at an airport or museum or
B) demonstrate or present helpful information and fun facts, as a nice info desk person would.
Microsoft’s first design, for instance, showed a generic person sitting at a desk with an i聽for information on its chest.听But you know, the internet did its thing.听
Since the original design of the emoji was typically a woman whose palm is about level with her hair, many thought the emoji resembled a woman flipping her hair behind her shoulder. And so a usage was born.
When does one fabulously flip their hair behind their shoulder? Usually after making a good point, a sassy remark, or an expert point of sarcasm. So, person tipping hand聽emoji 馃拋 gets used in all of these cases.
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Why not go as the person you pretend to be on facebook 馃拋鈥嶁檧锔�— Amanda Elaine;* (@AmandaElaine_92)
Perks of having a small car and not giving a heck 馃拋
— Katie Rae (@katierrae)
Birds of the same features do not flock together!
If my friend is a Hoe then she a Hoe馃拋 That ain't got shit to do with me OKAY!?— 馃挮Miss Weed Lover馃巰 (@Gali_Mahlangu)
Shitting up Men's Rights Activists' mentions is a public good. 馃拋鈥嶁檪锔�
— TakedownMRAs (@TakedownMRAs)
You messaged me because it's your free time, I reply when it is my free time. Let's not get worked-up please.馃拋鈥嶁檧锔�
— 鉂わ笍miss independent鉂わ笍 (@sexylizyy)
The hair flip can also just mean 鈥淥h damn, I look good today鈥� (particularly if your hair looks good).
The hair flip 馃拋鈥嶁檧锔� Rewind for a change 馃お
— Iswarya Menon (@Ishmenon)
And it’s not unheard of person tipping hand聽emoji 馃拋 to be used with non-sassy/sarcastic facts, too.听With its little raised hand, person tipping hand聽emoji 馃拋 can look like it鈥檚 serving something up on a platter, making it good for comments and captions to the tune of 鈥淗ere you go鈥� or 鈥淐heck this out.鈥�
The hadid's who? Gerber who? Jenner who? Cara Delevingne 馃拋
— 馃挮 (@MecheDelRey)
I was painting n she just got a lil excited 馃拋鈥嶁檧锔�
— Lana (@BadArtifice)
I am basically a professional photographer 馃し鈥嶁檧锔忦煉佲�嶁檧锔�
— Marianna Tiell (@TiellMarianna)
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