Pinched fingers emoji meaning

The pinched fingers emoji shows a hand gesture where all the fingers and the thumb come together with the tips touching, pointing upwards. This gesture is commonly associated with Italian culture and is often used to express a question or frustration, such as asking "What do you want?" or "Why is this happening?" The gesture can imply impatience, disbelief, or a need to emphasize a point. It can also be used to indicate precision or focus on small details. The tone of this emoji can range from serious to sarcastic, depending on the context in which it is used.

The pinched fingers emoji was approved in Unicode 13.0 and added in Emoji 13.0, see related proposal L2/19159