Every year, the Unicode Consortium releases a list of new emojis aimed at reaching your iPhone, iPad, and other devices and operating systems. These include emojis as curious as a ninja, a tearful smiley face, a mammoth and Emoji of the Italian movement “capisci”we will talk later.

It turns out that the “doorkeeper” emoji, created by an upward-pointing hand that connects the fingers in a single point, has very different meanings in different parts of the planet. This gesture is known worldwide as a sign of protest, but the official meaning given by the Unicode Consortium is the way Italians ask. “What do you want?”.

But as we mentioned, this gesture has a different meaning depending on where you are on the planet. Today we’re going to tour some countries to see what they mean to the iconic Italian gesture.

What does the Italian gesture emoji mean?

In their 14-page proposal for emoji, the creators of the icon point out that Italians typically use around 250 gestures per day.

This is a gesture commonly used in the region of Italy. connecting the fingers and moving the hand back and forth relative to the chest. If the same movement is done with both hands, it means blasphemy. However, its creators wanted to mention something that can be used to use certain tricks for emojis on your device as they have many other meanings in other cultures.

“You’ll find people in many cultures using this particular finger configuration, it’s just a universal sign form.”

For example, in Israel they use this gesture when you are angry with someone. Its meaning can vary between “stop the car”, “wait a minute”, “be patient” or “what’s going on…?according to journalist Kim Zetter.

In Israel, you usually use this gesture when you’re angry or angry at someone – that’s “hold your horses”, “wait a minute”, “be patient” or even “wtf?” It means. Apparently, not everyone uses it that way. I guess this new emoji will be confusing. https://t.co/7Ngje3Rd5V

—Kim Zetter (@KimZetter) January 29, 2020

On the other hand, in Nigeria, the gesture is a version of “gbas gbos”. So, tug of war. And in India there might be a way to ask if someone has it. hunger.

It can represent two opposing extremes in Arab culture: “Calm down, slow down, wait, patience…” anyone “you’ll see what happens”as a warning move.

This emoji represents many things in the Arab world, including two extremes: شوية شوية (slowly, wait, calm down, patience, etc.) or رح تشوف (you will see what happens to you, as in case of threat)… https: https:/ /t.co/n4qK6cdjqj

— Emile Hokayem اميل الحكيّم (@emile_hokayem) January 31, 2020

Also the emoji of the Italian “capisci” gesture can be given a bit. funny comments. Translating the emoji could mean a “pinch of salt” symbol, as Lance Ulanoff suggests in the tweet below.

Turning it upside down, it is the international symbol for “a pinch of salt”. pic.twitter.com/SLvySM8sHI

— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) January 29, 2020

But if you think you are done here, you are very wrong…

A new fashion about the gesture we talked about today is starting to emerge in Korea. As you very well know, Asians love to do all sorts of very “cute” moves and A young K-Pop star named Yuri He often uses the same gesture for his fans. Associated with the phrase “I mandu you” (mandu means: meatball Korean) because fans are having fun with the way he says “I love you” because the shape of the hand resembles a hand while doing the gesture. meatball.

“I AM WAITING FOR YOU”
-Kwon Yuri 😍

MANDU HEART 💕 pic.twitter.com/gFs7lggOUY

— sᴏsʜɪᴜ ♡ (@SoshIU_) January 30, 2020

In Spain, too, we use this characteristic gesture on a very daily basis. We usually interlock our fingers and raise our hand to our mouth to ask. “what’s the food”to say “I’m hungry” or jokingly “you ate”, referring to a joke. While it is true that we often use the gesture to imitate their meaning, given our excellent relationship with the country of Italy.

The Unicode Consortium regularly updates its platform with all kinds of new emojis as part of its iOS and Android software updates. The emoji for the Italian “japper” gesture has been around for several years, but other similar emojis, such as the “Korean heart” gesture, have joined the mainstream platforms’ emoji repertoire to contribute little grains of sand. The history and evolution of emojis.