About
The Raised Back of Hand emoji (🤚) is the polite but firm digital equivalent of 'hold up, let me stop you right there.' It's what you reach for when you need to pump the brakes on a conversation, signal 'wait just a second,' or give someone a gentle virtual halt without being rude about it.
Platforms
Vibe & Tone
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About
- Category
- People & Body
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- Skin tone variations
- 5
When to use 🤚
- →Telling someone to wait before they continue explaining
- →Stopping a conversation that's getting too heated
- →Signaling you need a moment to think
- →Politely interrupting someone who's about to spoil something
- →Indicating 'hold that thought' in group chats
Keywords
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Related Concepts
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Unicode
- Codepoint
- 1F91A
- Unicode Version
- 9.0
- Added in Emoji
- 3
Did you know?
Unlike the regular raised hand emoji, this one specifically shows the back of the hand, which culturally reads as more of a 'stop' gesture than a greeting or volunteering motion—it's all about that palm direction.
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02/22/26
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