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🙏 Folded Hands Emoji

Copy and paste the Folded Hands emoji (🙏) in one click. Explore its People & Fantasy meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) developer codes (U+1F64F).

What Does the Folded Hands Emoji Mean?

Unicode Definition: Two hands placed firmly together with fingers pointing upward.

Context & Expression: Prayer, gratitude, deep respect, asking for a favor, or expressing thanks.

Context Tip: Pairing Folded Hands (🙏) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.

Modern Texting & Social Usage

In Japan and Eastern culture, it represents 'please', 'thank you', or namaste. In Western messaging, it is widely used as a sign of sincere thanks ('Thank you so much 🙏'), hoping for good luck ('Fingers crossed / praying for this 🙏'), or asking for a huge favor ('Please help me out 🙏'). Some also interpret it as a high-five.

💡 Quick Usage Tip:

Combine 🙏 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.

Real-Life Chat Examples

See how the Folded Hands emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.

Marcus

I managed to find and send you the notes from yesterday's session!

You

You are a lifesaver, truly! Thank you so much 🙏

When to Use 🙏

  • Showing heartfelt gratitude for someone's assistance.
  • Wishing someone quick recovery, safety, or blessings.
  • Accompanying a polite request or hopeful outcome.

When to Avoid 🙏

  • Casual dismissals or disagreements.
  • Moments where a simple handshake or thumbs up is more appropriate.
CROSS-PLATFORM DISPLAY

How Folded Hands Looks Across Operating Systems & Fonts

All platforms display pressed palms with blue/sleeved wrists or neutral cuffs, maintaining a respectful posture.

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Apple iOS / macOS Rendering

High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting

System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'
Platform / VendorGlyph PreviewSystem Emoji FontRendering Behavior
Apple iOS / macOS🙏Apple Color EmojiHigh-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
Google Android🙏Noto Color EmojiClean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry
Samsung One UI🙏Samsung Color EmojiVibrant high-contrast One UI color styling
Microsoft Windows🙏Segoe UI EmojiFluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags)
X / Discord (Twemoji)🙏Twitter Color EmojiFlat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography

Technical & Developer Specifications

Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.

Character🙏
Official Unicode NameFolded Hands
Unicode Code PointU+1F64F
HTML Decimal Entity🙏
HTML Hex Entity🙏
CSS Escape Code\01F64F
JavaScript / ES6 Escape\u{1F64F}
UTF-8 Hex BytesF0 9F 99 8F
Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub):pray:
Emoji / Unicode VersionEmoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)
Category & SubgroupPeople & Fantasy (hands)

Frequently Asked Questions About Folded Hands (🙏)

Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.

What is the emotional and conversational meaning of Folded Hands (🙏)?

Prayer, gratitude, deep respect, asking for a favor, or expressing thanks. It belongs to the People & Fantasy category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).

How is the Folded Hands emoji (🙏) used on TikTok, Instagram, and Discord?

In Japan and Eastern culture, it represents 'please', 'thank you', or namaste. In Western messaging, it is widely used as a sign of sincere thanks ('Thank you so much 🙏'), hoping for good luck ('Fingers crossed / praying for this 🙏'), or asking for a huge favor ('Please help me out 🙏'). Some also interpret it as a high-five.

How do I copy and paste 🙏 on iPhone, Android, Mac, or Windows?

Click the "Copy Emoji (🙏)" button at the top of this page to copy the character to your clipboard, then press Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux), Cmd+V (macOS), or long-press Paste (iOS/Android) in any app.

What are the Unicode, HTML, CSS, and JS developer codes for Folded Hands?

The Unicode code point is U+1F64F (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 🙏 or 🙏; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F64F"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F64F}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :pray:.

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