Rightwards pushing hand emoji meaning

The rightwards pushing hand emoji shows an open hand facing to the right, with fingers stretched out as if making a pushing or signaling motion. The design suggests movement or direction towards the right side. This emoji is often used to represent actions like pushing something away, declining or refusing something, or even asking someone to stop or wait. In some situations, it can also be interpreted in a lighthearted way, such as signaling a playful high five. This emoji is part of a pair, with a corresponding leftwards pushing hand, and both can be used together to create unique expressions or gestures in digital conversations.

The rightwards pushing hand emoji was approved in Unicode 15.0 and added in Emoji 15.0, see related proposal L2/21216