Raised Hand Emoji

Unicode: U+270B
Category: People & Body › hand fingers open
Emoji version: 0.6

Skin tone variations

What does the Raised Hand emoji mean?

✋ Raised Hand is an official Unicode emoji in the People & Body category (hand fingers open). It was added in Emoji 0.6 and its code point is U+270B. People use it in chats and social posts to show “raised hand”.

How to copy and paste the Raised Hand emoji

Click “Copy ✋” above, then paste it into WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, X, email or any app. It works on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac; the design looks a little different on each platform, but the meaning stays the same. This emoji supports five skin tones — pick one above to copy that version.

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