Copy and paste the Handshake emoji (🤝) in one click. Explore its Gestures & Body Parts meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 3.0 / Unicode 9.0 (2016) developer codes (U+1F91D).
Unicode Definition: Two hands grasping in a traditional, professional right-handed handshake.
Context & Expression: Signifies agreement, partnership, deal closure, greeting, mutual respect, or cordial consensus.
Context Tip: Pairing Handshake (🤝) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
'Deal'—ubiquitous in business, freelance contracts, betting with friends, and meme consensus formats.
Combine 🤝 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Handshake emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
We agree to the revised milestone delivery schedule for Q3.
Excellent, we have a deal 🤝 will have the paperwork countersigned by noon
Pleasure doing business with your team.
Apple renders natural skin textures and defined cuff sleeves; Google uses simplified vector hands; Microsoft features crisp contour outlines.
High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'| Platform / Vendor | Glyph Preview | System Emoji Font | Rendering Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS / macOS | 🤝 | Apple Color Emoji | High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting |
| Google Android | 🤝 | Noto Color Emoji | Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry |
| Samsung One UI | 🤝 | Samsung Color Emoji | Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling |
| Microsoft Windows | 🤝 | Segoe UI Emoji | Fluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags) |
| X / Discord (Twemoji) | 🤝 | Twitter Color Emoji | Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography |
Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.
| Character | 🤝 |
|---|---|
| Official Unicode Name | Handshake |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F91D |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 🤝 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 🤝 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F91D |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F91D} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F A4 9D |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :handshake: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 3.0 / Unicode 9.0 (2016) |
| Category & Subgroup | Gestures & Body Parts (fists) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Signifies agreement, partnership, deal closure, greeting, mutual respect, or cordial consensus. It belongs to the Gestures & Body Parts category and was standardized in Emoji 3.0 / Unicode 9.0 (2016).
'Deal'—ubiquitous in business, freelance contracts, betting with friends, and meme consensus formats.
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.
The Unicode code point is U+1F91D (Emoji 3.0 / Unicode 9.0 (2016)). In HTML use 🤝 or 🤝; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F91D"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F91D}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :handshake:.
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