WhatsApp 2.17
Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone on WhatsApp 2.17
WhatsApp shipped a new design for Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone in 2.17, released October 22, 2017. The previous design is shown beside it.
The first WhatsApp release we hold for this emoji.

2.17
How WhatsApp has drawn Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone
Every WhatsApp release of Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 2.17 ✳
- 2.18.379 ✳
- 2.19.7 ✳
- 2.19.62
- 2.19.175
- 2.19.244 ✳
- 2.19.352
- 2.20.198.15
- 2.20.206.24
- 2.21.11.17
- 2.21.16.20
- 2.21.23.23
- 2.22.8.79
- 2.23.2.72
- 2.24.2.76
- 2.24.8.85
- 2.25.1.75
- 2.25.9.78
- 2.26.8.72
- 2.26.22.71
- 2.26.27.85
✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.
Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone on other platforms
Frequently asked questions
- What does Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone look like on WhatsApp?
- On WhatsApp it is the design shipped in 2.26.27.85, shown above at full size. Older revisions are listed beneath it.
- When did WhatsApp add Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone?
- WhatsApp first drew Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone in 2.17, released October 22, 2017.
- How many times has WhatsApp redrawn Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone?
- WhatsApp LLC (Meta) has shipped 21 versions of Raised Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.


