This is the classic ASL “I love you” hand sign—index finger and pinky up, thumb out, middle and ring tucked—served in a light skin tone. It radiates wholesome, supportive “ily” energy, whether you’re hyping a bestie, signing off from a FaceTime, or dropping a quick “love u sm” after roasting someone in the group chat. People also use it flirtatiously (low-effort but high-signal), or ironically with a skull or crying emoji to soften a chaotic take. Bonus: it’s not the rock-on devil horns—thumb out = love, thumb in = rock; save yourself from concert-turned-cute mix-ups.
On Apple/iOS, it appears as a right hand, palm facing forward at a slight angle, with realistic shading and soft gradients. The light skin tone shows warm beige hues, subtle knuckle creases, and neatly separated fingers that make the “ILY” shape pop instantly. It’s photogenic in captions, stan replies, and celebratory posts—think K-pop fancams, graduation pics, or long-distance couple updates. Drop it with sparkles or hearts when you want big affection vibes without a full paragraph.
Culturally, this sign comes from American Sign Language and has become an internet-friendly shortcut for affection across fandoms, memes, and reaction threads. You’ll see it used dramatically (“I love you, but stop sending 37 notifications”), supportively after good news, or awkward-cute when you don’t know how to end a text. It’s the digital equivalent of shouting “love ya!” across a crowded room—sweet, quick, and unmistakable.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 2066 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture |  |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
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| Keywords |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 11 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🤟🏻 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 2 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🤟🏻 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🤟 🏻 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🤟 🏻 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f91f, 1f3fb |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F91F, U+1F3FB |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 129311, 127995 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0xA4 0x9F, 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBB |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F A4 9F, F0 9F 8F BB |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 244 237, 360 237 217 273 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83E 0xDD1F, 0xD83C 0xDFFB |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83edd1f, d83cdffb |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55358 56607, 55356 57339 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F91F 0x0001F3FB |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F91F, 01F3FB |
| UTF-32 Dec | 129311, 127995 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F91F\U0001F3FB" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\xa4\x9f\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbb" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83E\uDD1F\uD83C\uDFFB" |
