Apple Avoids Showing Pinched Fingers on iPad Mini Page in South Korea

Thursday October 29, 2026 11:52 am PDT by Joe Rossignol

In the U.S. and most other countries, Apple's website shows the new iPad mini being held by pinched fingers, but this is not the case in South Korea.

The new iPad mini shown with pinched fingers on Apple's website in the U.S.

On its South Korean website, Apple simply shows an image of the iPad mini on its own.

The new iPad mini shown without pinched fingers on Apple's website in South Korea

Apple also omitted the pinched fingers from its South Korean website for the iPhone Air in 2025, but they remain visible on its U.S. website.

In South Korea, a pinched-fingers gesture or emoji has reportedly been interpreted by some as a symbol used to mock the size of men's genitals.

Apple has not commented on this matter.

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Top Rated Comments

Starfia

2 weeks ago

Everywhere else in the world, a pinched-fingers gesture has reportedly been interpreted by some as a symbol used to illustrate the thinness of a man's iPad mini.

Score: 35 Votes (Like | Disagree)

germanbeer007

2 weeks ago

does this mean South Koreans can't see this emoji? 🤏

Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)

iSalameee

2 weeks ago

I’m about to take the popcorn from the last post to read thru this post

Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)

gknewell

2 weeks ago

What a time to be alive.

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Diopter

2 weeks ago

How about an article showing the dishonest advertising on their website (at https://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/ ), where the iPad mini opening animation doesn't show the camera bump at all and makes it look completely flat?