Copy and paste the Waving Hand emoji (👋) in one click. Explore its Gestures & Body Parts meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) developer codes (U+1F44B).
Unicode Definition: A human hand held upright with motion lines signaling a side-to-side wave.
Context & Expression: Expresses friendly greetings, saying hello, bidding goodbye, or catching someone's attention.
Context Tip: Pairing Waving Hand (👋) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
Universal opener across digital correspondence; also used jokingly as 'bye' when logging off after chaotic banter.
Combine 👋 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Waving Hand emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Hey team! 👋 Just joined as the new frontend developer, excited to work with you all.
Welcome aboard! Let me know if you need any setup help.
Thank you, cloning the repo right now!
Apple includes subtle motion swooshes beside the palm; Google uses a slightly tilted perspective; Microsoft highlights fingers with dark borders.
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 | Waving Hand |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F44B |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 👋 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 👋 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F44B |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F44B} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 91 8B |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :waving_hand: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | Gestures & Body Parts (hands) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Expresses friendly greetings, saying hello, bidding goodbye, or catching someone's attention. It belongs to the Gestures & Body Parts category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
Universal opener across digital correspondence; also used jokingly as 'bye' when logging off after chaotic banter.
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+1F44B (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 👋 or 👋; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F44B"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F44B}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :waving_hand:.
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