U+1F596 U+1F3FB "🖖🏻" Vulcan Salute: Light Skin Tone Emoji
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
The "U+1F596 U+1F3FB "🖖🏻" Vulcan Salute: Light Skin Tone" emoji is a hand gesture with the palm facing forward, thumb extended, and the index and middle fingers separated from the ring and pinky fingers. Associated with the fictional Vulcan race from Star Trek, it commonly signifies the phrase "Live long and prosper" and is used to convey greeting, respect, or a peaceful farewell. The light skin tone modifier reflects a specific human skin complexion, making the symbol more inclusive and representative for users who choose that tone. As a Unicode RGI emoji modifier sequence, it is fully supported across major platforms and often appears in science fiction fandom, humorous contexts, or expressions of goodwill.
Emoji Components
U+1F596
🖖
Raised Hand with Part Between Middle and Ring Fingers
U+1F3FB
🏻
Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-1-2
Related Emoji Sequences
U+1F596 U+1F3FC
🖖🏼
Vulcan Salute: Medium-Light Skin Tone
U+1F596 U+1F3FD
🖖🏽
Vulcan Salute: Medium Skin Tone
U+1F596 U+1F3FE
🖖🏾
Vulcan Salute: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
U+1F596 U+1F3FF
🖖🏿
Vulcan Salute: Dark Skin Tone
Emoji Properties
Emoji Name
Vulcan Salute: Light Skin Tone
Code Points
Emoji Sequence Type
RGI Emoji Modifier Sequence
Emoji Version
Emoji 1.0
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
🖖🏻
HTML Hex Encoding
🖖🏻
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9F 0x96 0x96 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD83D 0xDD96 0xD83C 0xDFFB
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001F596 0x0001F3FB
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud83d\udd96\ud83c\udffb