palm down hand

The palm down hand emoji is used when dropping something or telling someone to go away. It can express a situation of letting something go.

You can use it when you've dropped something or want to drop a conversation topic. It's also used to playfully tell an annoying friend, "Shoo!"

Windows 11

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🫳

Google

Besides just dropping an object, this emoji gives a firm feeling of dismissing an opinion or sending someone away. It's also used to mean "Stop talking."

In the West, it can also represent the gesture of patting the air downwards to say "Calm down," or the act of petting an animal's head. Conversely, when used with the palm up hand (🫴), you can create a fun scene of giving and receiving something.