crossed fingers
crossed fingers meaning
The crossed fingers 🤞 show the middle finger crossed over the index, the gesture for hoping for good luck. People send it when they're wishing for a good outcome — before results, interviews, big decisions, or anything uncertain — as a warm 'fingers crossed for you' or 'here's hoping'.
Meaning
The crossed fingers 🤞 show the middle finger crossed over the index, the gesture for hoping for good luck. People send it when they're wishing for a good outcome — before results, interviews, big decisions, or anything uncertain — as a warm 'fingers crossed for you' or 'here's hoping'. It can also playfully hint at making a promise you might not keep. Hopeful and supportive, and available in six skin tones, it's a small charm of good luck in a message.
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How to use it
- Interview tomorrow, fingers crossed 🤞
- Hoping the weather holds for us 🤞
- Good luck, you've got this 🤞
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | duim vashou |
| አማርኛ | ጣት ማጣመር |
| العربية | أصابع مشبكة |
| অসমীয়া | ক্ৰছ্ড ফিঙ্গাৰ্ছ্ |
| azərbaycan | ümid edirəm |
| башҡорт | киҫешкән бармаҡтар |
| беларуская | скрыжаваныя пальцы |
| български | стискане на палци |
| বাংলা | আশা করি যেন হয় |
| bosanski | držanje palčeva |
| català | dits creuats |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏧᏓᎿᏫᏓ ᏕᎦᏰᏌᏛ |
| čeština | zkřížené prsty |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хӗреслӗ пӳрнесем |
| Cymraeg | bysedd wedi’u croesi |
| Deutsch | Hand mit gekreuzten Fingern |
| dolnoserbšćina | ruka z pśekśicnjonyma palcoma |
| Ελληνικά | καλή τύχη |
| English | crossed fingers |
| español | dedos cruzados |
| eesti | sõrmed risti |
| euskara | hatz gurutzatuak |
| فارسی | انگشتان گره خورده |
| suomi | sormet ristissä |
| Filipino | naka-cross na mga daliri |
| føroyskt | krossaðir fingrar |
| français | doigts croisés |
| Gaeilge | méarsa trasna |
| Gàidhlig | beò an dòchas |
| galego | dedos cruzados |
| ગુજરાતી | ક્રૉસ્ડ ફિંગર્સ |
| Hausa | haɗaɗɗun yatsu |
| עברית | יד מחזיקה אצבעות |
| हिन्दी | क्रॉस बनाती अंगुलियाँ |
| hrvatski | prekriženi prsti |
| hornjoserbšćina | ruka ze skřižowanymaj porstomaj |
| magyar | keresztezett ujjak |
| հայերեն | խաչած մատներ |
| Indonesia | jari menyilang |
| íslenska | krosslagðir fingur |
| italiano | dita incrociate |
| 日本語 | 指をクロス |
| Jawa | driji loro tetalenan |
| ქართული | გადაჯვარედინებული თითები |
| қазақ тілі | саусақтарын айқастырған |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ساۋساقتارىن ايقاستىرعان |
| ខ្មែរ | ខ្វែងម្រាមដៃ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ |
| 한국어 | 검지와 중지 크로스 |
| कोंकणी | क्रॉस केल्लीं बोटां |
| кыргызча | кайчылаштырылган манжалар |
| ລາວ | ນິ້ວໄຂວ່ກັນ |
| lietuvių | sukryžiuoti pirštai |
| latviešu | sakrustoti pirksti |
| македонски | стискање палци |
| മലയാളം | ഭാഗ്യസൂചന |
| монгол | солбисон хуруу |
| मराठी | शुभेच्छा संकेत देणारी एकमेकांना क्रॉस करणारी बोटे |
| Melayu | silang jari |
| မြန်မာ | ကံကောင်းပါစေပြ လက်ဟန် |
| नेपाली | प्रार्थना गरिरहेको मुद्रा |
| Nederlands | gekruiste vingers |
| norsk | kryssede fingre |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଛକିଯୁକ୍ତ ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠିଗୁଡ଼ିକ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਾਟਵੀਆਂ ਉਂਗਲਾਂ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Krọ́s Fínga-dẹm |
| polski | skrzyżowane palce |
| پښتو | متقاطع ګوتي |
| português | dedos cruzados |
| rumantsch | dus dets cruschads |
| română | degete încrucișate |
| русский | скрещенные пальцы |
| سنڌي | ڪراس ٿيل آڱريون |
| တႆး | ၼိဝ်ႉမိုဝ်းၵဵဝ်ႈၵၼ် |
| සිංහල | හරස් කළ ඇඟිලි |
| slovenčina | držím palce |
| slovenščina | prekrižani prsti |
| Soomaali | faraha gudban |
| shqip | gishta të kryqëzuar |
| српски | прекрштени прсти |
| srpski | prekršteni prsti |
| svenska | korsade fingrar |
| Kiswahili | ishara ya kubahatisha |
| தமிழ் | அதிர்ஷ்டம் |
| తెలుగు | క్రాస్ చేసిన వేళ్లు |
| ไทย | นิ้วไขว้ |
| ትግርኛ | ዝተቖላለፉ አጻብዕቲ |
| türkmen dili | atanak edilen barmak |
| lea fakatonga | louhiʻinima fehauaki |
| Türkçe | şans dileme |
| українська | схрещені пальці |
| اردو | کراس بناتی انگلیاں |
| o‘zbek | kesishgan barmoqlar |
| Tiếng Việt | hai ngón tay bắt chéo |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Igbekalera |
| 粵語 | 交叉手指 |
| 粤语 | 交叉手指 |
| 中文 | 交叉的手指 |
| 繁體中文 | 祝好運 |
| isiZulu | iminwe ebhanqiwe |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F91E
- Emoji version
- 3
- Shortcodes
- :fingers_crossed:
- Category
- People & Body
FAQ
- What does the crossed fingers emoji (🤞) mean?
- The crossed fingers 🤞 show the middle finger crossed over the index, the gesture for hoping for good luck. People send it when they're wishing for a good outcome — before results, interviews, big decisions, or anything uncertain — as a warm 'fingers crossed for you' or 'here's hoping'.
- How do you type the crossed fingers emoji?
- Copy the crossed fingers emoji 🤞 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the crossed fingers emoji in?
- The crossed fingers emoji belongs to the People & Body category.