Some trends on TikTok are easy to decipher and understand, while others are more challenging.
The four fingers trends falls into the latter category – not because it’s difficult to do, but because there are so many different motivations and messages that could be at play when adopting the sign.
In this article, we’re sharing what it means when you see a user holding up four fingers on TikTok.
Four Fingers Outside of TikTok
When someone holds up four fingers outside of TikTok and the world of social media, it can mean a number of things.
For example, on the football pitch or field, four fingers means that the 4th quarter of the game is about to commence. Under this theme, could the four fingers on TikTok relate to the strategy of the football field?
Four fingers has also been used in the past as a gang sign, especially in Florida.
And back in 2017, a trend swept across social media which saw celebrities and everyday users holding up four fingers in a selfie, to highlight mental health and to symbolise the stats which claim 1 in 4 people suffer with poor mental health.
All of these are examples of how varied the four finger trend could be. But is the modern 2024 TikTok trend connected to any of the above?
Four Fingers on TikTok
It is believed that the most recent iteration of the four finger trend on TikTok, uses four fingers to show that the user is in love or at the start of a new relationship.
When you see a photo or TikTok story which shows four fingers, the chances are that the user has a new plus one – and that they want to celebrate their love on social media!
Have you seen the four finger trend on TikTok – and more importantly, did you know about any of these underlying meanings and messages?
