✋ Raised Hand Emoji — Meaning & Copy Paste

📋 Copy & Code

Emoji ✋

With name ✋ Raised Hand

Shortcode :hand:

Unicode U+270B

HTML Dec ✋

HTML Hex ✋

CSS \270B

C, C++ & Python \u270b

Java, JS & JSON \u270B

Perl \x{270B}

PHP & Ruby \u{270B}

URL Escape %E2%9C%8B

💡 What does ✋ mean?

✋ captures a visual idea around raised_hand. Sitting in the Hand Fingers Open group within People & Body, it's one of those emojis that communicates meaning at a glance — no explanation needed for most people worldwide.

Popular in text messages, Instagram comments, Twitter replies, and Discord reactions. It adds quick emotional context without extra words.

Related emojis include 👋 Waving Hand Sign, 🤚 Raised Back Of Hand, 🖐️ Hand With Fingers Splayed. Mixing them creates more expressive, nuanced messages.

First introduced in Unicode 0.6.

💬 Chat Examples

Here's how the Raised Hand emoji ✋ is used in real conversations:

High five! ✋

✋ nailed it!

Dream team ✋🔥

🖼️ Raised Hand on Different Platforms

Apple

Google

Twitter / X

Facebook

Microsoft Fluent

Microsoft 3D

Samsung

JoyPixels

OpenMoji

Noto Emoji

✋ Your Browser

🔗 Word Associations

The ✋ emoji is often associated with:

⌨️ How to type ✋

Windows

Win + . → search "raised hand"

Mac

Cmd + Ctrl + Space

Linux

Ctrl + . (GNOME)

Mobile

Emoji keyboard 🔤

Or simply copy from this page!

🎨 Skin Tone Variants

✋ ✋🏻 ✋🏼 ✋🏽 ✋🏾 ✋🏿

👥 Related Emojis

👋 Waving Hand Sign 🤚 Raised Back Of Hand 🖐️ Hand With Fingers Splayed 🖖 Raised Hand With Part Between Middle And Ring Fingers 🫱 Rightwards Hand 🫲 Leftwards Hand 🫳 Palm Down Hand 🫴 Palm Up Hand 🫷 Leftwards Pushing Hand 🫸 Rightwards Pushing Hand 👌 Ok Hand Sign 🤌 Pinched Fingers

📦 Other hand-fingers-open Emojis

👋 Waving Hand Sign 🤚 Raised Back Of Hand 🖐️ Hand With Fingers Splayed 🖖 Raised Hand With Part Between Middle And Ring Fingers 🫱 Rightwards Hand 🫲 Leftwards Hand 🫳 Palm Down Hand 🫴 Palm Up Hand 🫷 Leftwards Pushing Hand 🫸 Rightwards Pushing Hand

🌍 ✋ Raised Hand In Other Languages

Discover the name of the ✋ emoji in various languages:

Arabic يد مرفوعة

Chinese 举起手

Chinese (Traditional) 舉手

French main levée

German erhobene Hand

Hindi उठा हुआ हाथ

Italian mano alzata

Japanese 挙手

Korean 손바닥

Portuguese mão levantada

Spanish mano levantada

Turkish el kaldırma

Vietnamese bàn tay giơ lên

Russian поднятая ладонь

Thai ตั้งฝ่ามือ

Source: Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR)

❓ FAQ

What does the Raised Hand emoji ✋ mean?

The Raised Hand emoji ✋ is part of the People & Body category (hand-fingers-open group). It was added in Unicode 0.6 and is available on all major platforms including iOS, Android, and Windows.

How do I copy the Raised Hand emoji?

Click the "Copy ✋" button at the top of this page, or click any copy button next to the format you need (emoji, shortcode, HTML entity, or Unicode).

What is the shortcode for ✋?

The shortcode is :hand:. You can use it on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

Raised Hand Emoji