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Waving Hand: Light Skin Tone

Unicode: U+1F44B-U+1F3FB

Shortcodes: :wave light:

TL;DR

Hello or goodbye wave. Friendly greeting or casual farewell.

Context Meanings

Literal
LOW Risk

Greeting someone - saying hello.

Example: โ€œHey! ๐Ÿ‘‹โ€

Literal
LOW Risk

Saying goodbye or farewell.

Example: โ€œSee you later ๐Ÿ‘‹โ€

Work
LOW Risk

Friendly greeting in professional contexts.

Example: โ€œHi team ๐Ÿ‘‹โ€

Passive-Aggressive
LOW Risk

Dismissive goodbye to someone/something.

Example: โ€œGoodbye to that job ๐Ÿ‘‹โ€

Platform Notes

Slack

Common for greetings and introductions.

iMessage

Standard hello/goodbye wave.

Twitter/X

Used for introductions or saying goodbye.

Generational Differences

Gen Z

Standard greeting wave.

Millennial

Common for friendly hellos and goodbyes.

Boomer

Universal wave gesture.

Technical Details

Unicode
U+1F44B-1F3FB
Version
6.0
Category
People & Body
Subcategory
hand
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Alien

Represents extraterrestrials.

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Alien Monster

Represents video game aliens.

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Anatomical Heart

Represents the real heart.

๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿฟ

Baby Angel: Dark Skin Tone

Angel! Innocent or heavenly.

๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿป

Baby Angel: Light Skin Tone

Angel! Innocent or heavenly.

๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿพ

Baby Angel: Medium-Dark Skin Tone

Angel! Innocent or heavenly.

๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿผ

Baby Angel: Medium-Light Skin Tone

Angel! Innocent or heavenly.

๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿฝ

Baby Angel: Medium Skin Tone

Angel! Innocent or heavenly.