middle finger
middle finger meaning
The middle finger 🖕 shows a raised middle finger, the well-known rude gesture meaning 'screw you' or strong contempt. People use it to express anger, defiance, or dismissal, though often jokingly between friends rather than in genuine hostility. Because it's offensive, it's filtered or unsupported on some platforms.
Meaning
The middle finger 🖕 shows a raised middle finger, the well-known rude gesture meaning 'screw you' or strong contempt. People use it to express anger, defiance, or dismissal, though often jokingly between friends rather than in genuine hostility. Because it's offensive, it's filtered or unsupported on some platforms. Available in six skin tones, 🖕 is the blunt, provocative go-to for flipping someone off — used seriously in a fight or playfully among close friends.
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How to use it
- Monday, I have one word for you 🖕
- Playfully flipping off my best friend 🖕
- That's what I think of that idea 🖕
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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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
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 | middelvinger |
| አማርኛ | የመሃል ጣት |
| العربية | إصبع الوسطى |
| অসমীয়া | মধ্যমা আঙুলি |
| azərbaycan | orta barmaq |
| башҡорт | урта бармаҡ |
| беларуская | сярэдні палец |
| български | среден пръст |
| বাংলা | মধ্যমা |
| bosanski | srednji prst |
| català | dit del cor |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏰᏟ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ |
| čeština | prostředníček |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | вӑта пӳрне |
| Cymraeg | bys canol |
| Deutsch | Mittelfinger |
| dolnoserbšćina | wósrědny palc |
| Ελληνικά | μεσαίο δάχτυλο |
| English | middle finger |
| español | dedo corazón hacia arriba |
| eesti | keskmine sõrm |
| euskara | erdiko hatza |
| فارسی | انگشت میانه |
| suomi | keskisormi |
| Filipino | hinlalato |
| føroyskt | longutong peikar uppeftir |
| français | doigt d’honneur |
| Gaeilge | méar láir |
| Gàidhlig | Fionnlagh Fada / Màiri Fhada |
| galego | dedo do medio levantado |
| ગુજરાતી | મધ્યમા |
| Hausa | ɗan yatsan tsakiya |
| עברית | אצבע משולשת |
| हिन्दी | बीच की अँगुली |
| hrvatski | srednji prst |
| hornjoserbšćina | srjedźny porst |
| magyar | középső ujj |
| հայերեն | միջնամատ |
| Indonesia | jari tengah |
| íslenska | langatöng |
| italiano | dito medio |
| 日本語 | 立てた中指 |
| Jawa | driji tengah |
| ქართული | შუა თითი |
| қазақ тілі | ортаңғы саусақ |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ورتاڭعى ساۋساق |
| ខ្មែរ | ម្រាមដៃកណ្ដាល |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಮಧ್ಯದ ಬೆರಳು |
| 한국어 | 중지 |
| कोंकणी | मदलें बोट |
| кыргызча | ортон |
| ລາວ | ນີ້ວກາງ |
| lietuvių | vidurinis pirštas |
| latviešu | vidējais pirksts |
| македонски | среден прст |
| മലയാളം | നടുവിരൽ |
| монгол | дунд хуруу |
| मराठी | मधले बोट |
| Melayu | jari hantu |
| မြန်မာ | လက်ခလယ် |
| नेपाली | बीचको औंला |
| Nederlands | middelvinger |
| norsk | langfinger |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମଝି ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਉੱਪਰ ਵੱਲ ਵਿਚਕਾਰਲੀ ਉਂਗਲ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mídúl Fínga |
| polski | środkowy palec |
| پښتو | منځنې ګوته |
| português | dedo do meio |
| rumantsch | det d’amez stendì |
| română | degetul mijlociu |
| русский | средний палец |
| سنڌي | وچين آڱر |
| တႆး | ၼိဝ်ႉၵၢင် |
| සිංහල | මැදඟිල්ල |
| slovenčina | prostredník |
| slovenščina | sredinec |
| Soomaali | farta dhexe |
| shqip | gishti i mesit |
| српски | средњи прст |
| srpski | srednji prst |
| svenska | långfinger upp |
| Kiswahili | kidole cha kati |
| தமிழ் | நடு விரல் |
| తెలుగు | మధ్య వేలు చూపుట |
| ไทย | ชูนิ้วกลาง |
| ትግርኛ | ማእከላይ ኣጻብዕቲ |
| türkmen dili | orta barmak |
| lea fakatonga | tuhu ʻi loto |
| Türkçe | orta parmak |
| українська | середній палець |
| اردو | درمیانی انگلی |
| o‘zbek | o‘rta barmoq |
| Tiếng Việt | ngón giữa |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ìka àárín |
| 粵語 | 中指 |
| 粤语 | 中指 |
| 中文 | 竖中指 |
| 繁體中文 | 中指 |
| isiZulu | umunwe omaphakathi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F595
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :middle_finger:
- Category
- People & Body
FAQ
- What does the middle finger emoji (🖕) mean?
- The middle finger 🖕 shows a raised middle finger, the well-known rude gesture meaning 'screw you' or strong contempt. People use it to express anger, defiance, or dismissal, though often jokingly between friends rather than in genuine hostility. Because it's offensive, it's filtered or unsupported on some platforms.
- How do you type the middle finger emoji?
- Copy the middle finger 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 middle finger emoji in?
- The middle finger emoji belongs to the People & Body category.