fingers

Yellow emoji face with wide pleading eyes and blushing cheeks touching its index fingers together in a shy gesture.
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What does the fingers emoji mean?

The ultimate emoji for when you're feeling shy, nervous, or just want to ask a favor.

This emoji, often referred to as the 'shy fingers' or 'uwu' emoji, depicts a face with wide, pleading eyes and fingers touching together. It originated from anime-style expressions of bashfulness and has become a staple in internet culture for expressing hesitation, submissiveness, or playful awkwardness during chat conversations.

When to use it

  • Asking for a small favor very politely
  • Expressing bashfulness after receiving a compliment
  • Showing hesitation before asking a difficult question
  • Acting shy when flirting with someone online

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Download PNG above to save the fingers image.
  2. Open Discord and go to Server Settings โ†’ Emoji.
  3. Click Upload Emoji and choose the downloaded file.
  4. Give it a name and save. You need the Manage Emojis and Stickers permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the fingers image.
  2. Open the Slack emoji picker and click Add Emoji.
  3. Upload the file, name it, and save.
Add to Revolt/Stoat
  1. Download the fingers image.
  2. Open Server Settings โ†’ Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the fingers image.
  2. Go to Server Settings โ†’ Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.