🤏 Pinching Hand Emoji
Technical Details
Name
Pinching Hand
Short Name
:pinching_hand:
Unicode
U+1F90F
Unicode Version
12.0Release Year
2019
Category
People & BodySubcategory
Hand Fingers PartialPlatform Support
Apple Google Twitter Facebook
Has Skin Tones
Yes
Platform Renderings
Unicode

Apple Style

Google Style

Twitter Style

Facebook Style
SVG Code
<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <text x="64" y="64" font-size="96" text-anchor="middle" dominant-baseline="middle" font-family="serif" >🤏</text> </svg>
Emoji Meaning
Meaning
A hand depicted with the thumb and index finger pinched together, forming a small circle. The hand is typically shown in a light skin tone with a neutral or slightly positive expression. This emoji represents a gesture of pinching or holding something very small, often used to emphasize minuteness or to indicate something is insignificant. It is part of the People & Body category, specifically within the hand-fingers-partial subcategory.
Common Uses
- Indicating something is very small: 'The amount of sugar needed is this much 🤏'
- Expressing insignificance: 'His contribution to the project was 🤏'
- In a playful or sarcastic context: 'I only need a little bit of your time 🤏'
Example Sentences
- For the recipe, you only need a pinch of salt 🤏
- His effort in the cleanup was almost non-existent 🤏
- I just need a tiny bit of help with the presentation 🤏