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Hand with Index Finger and Thumb Crossed Emoji 🫰

Thumb and index finger crossed into a tiny heart shape, this emoji is the K-pop finger heart, popularized by idols and fans worldwide. It's a cute, compact way to say 'I love you,' and it's also picked up slang use for money or an eye-watering price, as in 'that bag was 🫰' for something expensive.

What 🫰 means

A human hand with the thumb crossed behind the index finger. Although shown in yellow, this emoji will be available in all skin tones.

The 🫰 Hand With Index and Thumb Crossed emoji is a South-Korea-inspired gesture called the "finger heart". It represents a heart and with that, other aspects such as love, cuteness, adoration, and warmth. This emoji may also suggest money, expensiveness, and a snap as well.

How and when to use it

If you're showing that you love or adore something in the comments section, in your stories, post captions, or text messages, you can use this emoji. You may also apply it as a way of saying "I love you 🫰".
You could use this emoji to indicate that something is unaffordable, costly, and pricey. For instance, "Oooh. Nice shirt, but 🫰".
In a similar context, this emoji may be sent to those who owe you money as well. Like, "Umm. How about that money you owe me? 🫰".
The finger heart is honestly a cute gesture. So, if you're posting something cute, showing cuteness in any way, or responding to something cute, drop in this emoji.
Use this emoji to show your love for K-Pop, South Korean culture, art, fashion anything to with this part of the world.

Other Names

🫰 Finger Heart
🫰 K-Pop
🫰 Money Gesture
🫰 Pricey/Price
🫰 Expensive/Costly
🫰 Snapping Finger
🫰 Snap
🫰 Cute
🫰 Photo Pose
🫰 South Korea

🫰 in real conversations

What does 🫰 mean in texting?

"I love you" in miniature — a small, cute way to sign off on something sweet without a big gesture. "Made it home safe 🫰" is warmth, not a huge declaration.

Where does 🫰 come from?

It's the K-pop "finger heart" — idols started crossing thumb and index finger into a tiny heart as a compact alternative to the two-arm version, fans copied it worldwide, and Unicode eventually gave the gesture its own emoji.

What does 🫰 mean about money?

It's also slang for something expensive, roughly meaning "that cost real money." "That bag was 🫰" isn't affection at all — it's a wince at the price tag, the emoji standing in for a whistle at how much something set someone back.

The lowdown

Category: People & Body › hand-fingers-partial
Codepoints: U+1FAF0
Emoji version: Emoji 14.0
Shortcodes: :hand_with_index_finger_and_thumb_crossed:
Keywords: <3, crossed, expensive, finger, hand, heart, index, love, money, snap, thumb

How it looks across platforms

Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.