✋ Raised Hand Emoji

Copy and paste the Raised Hand emoji (✋) in one click. Standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) (U+270B) for digital body-language reactions and developer integration.

What Does the Raised Hand Emoji Mean?

Unicode Definition: Depicts the raised hand hand or body gesture (✋), standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) (U+270B). This is the default gender-neutral yellow/base Unicode presentation, which can also be combined with any of the five Fitzpatrick skin-tone modifiers.

Context & Expression: Translates physical body language—such as approval, greeting, emphasis, celebration, or tactile connection—directly into digital chat.

Modifier Note: ✋ is the base Unicode gesture and supports all 5 Fitzpatrick skin-tone modifiers (U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF).

Modern Texting & Social Usage

On WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, Instagram, and TikTok, hand gestures like ✋ act as instant punctuation marks. Users select their preferred skin-tone variant to make reactions, co-signs ("this right here ✋"), and celebratory replies feel personal and authentic.

💡 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 Raised Hand emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.

Tariq

Just pushed the final fix and all unit tests are passing green!

You

Clutch work as always ✋ appreciate you knocking that out so fast!

Tariq

Anytime! Ready for release 🚀

When to Use ✋

Acknowledging messages, celebrating team wins, or adding physical emphasis in chat.
Personalizing your everyday messaging reactions on WhatsApp, Slack, and iMessage.
Pairing with facial emojis to build expressive two-emoji combos.

When to Avoid ✋

Cross-cultural contexts where certain hand signs carry different regional meanings.
Formal legal contracts or academic citations.

CROSS-PLATFORM DISPLAY

How Raised Hand Looks Across Operating Systems & Fonts

Apple iOS sculptures realistic finger contours and soft lighting; Google Android (Noto) uses clean geometric hand proportions; Samsung and Microsoft Windows render distinct wrist angles and shading.

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Apple iOS / macOS Rendering

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

Technical & Developer Specifications

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

Character	✋
Official Unicode Name	Raised Hand
Unicode Code Point	`U+270B`
HTML Decimal Entity	`✋`
HTML Hex Entity	`✋`
CSS Escape Code	`\00270B`
JavaScript / ES6 Escape	`\u{270B}`
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	`E2 9C 8B`
Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub)	`:raised_hand:`
Emoji / Unicode Version	Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)
Category & Subgroup	Gestures & Body Parts (hands)

Frequently Asked Questions About Raised Hand (✋)

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

What is the emotional and conversational meaning of Raised Hand (✋)?

Translates physical body language—such as approval, greeting, emphasis, celebration, or tactile connection—directly into digital chat. It belongs to the Gestures & Body Parts category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).

How is the Raised Hand emoji (✋) used on TikTok, Instagram, and Discord?

On WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, Instagram, and TikTok, hand gestures like ✋ act as instant punctuation marks. Users select their preferred skin-tone variant to make reactions, co-signs ("this right here ✋"), and celebratory replies feel personal and authentic.

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 Raised Hand?

The Unicode code point is U+270B (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use ✋ or ✋; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\00270B"; in JavaScript use "\u{270B}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :raised_hand:.

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