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Emoji ✋ (RAISED HAND): meaning and Unicode code

Meaning of the emoji ✋ (RAISED HAND), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

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RAISED HAND

Information about emoji RAISED HAND

Unicode Name
RAISED HAND
Unicode Codepoint
U+270B
Category
Gestures
Subcategory
hand-fingers-open
Slug
hand

Meaning and description of emoticon ✋

The ✋ emoji depicts a raised open hand with five spread fingers. Included in the Unicode character set, People & Body section.

✋ conveys a human gesture, a bodily reaction, and a readable emotion through movement. Paired with 🧍 💪 🩺 it becomes more precise. Instead, you can use ✌, ☝, 🫰. Fitting when you need to show a gesture or bodily reaction.

Usage Examples ✋

Usage Examples ✋
FormatCode
Shortcode (Slack):hand:
Shortcode (Discord):hand:
Shortcode (GitHub):hand:
HTML Dec✋
HTML Hex✋
CSScontent: "\270B";
C, C++, Python\U0000270B
Java, JavaScript & JSON\u270B
Perl\x{270B}
PHP & Ruby\u{270B}
Punycodexn--6bi
URL Escape Code%E2%9C%8B
Bytes (UTF-8)E2 9C 8B
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

✋ usually conveys a human gesture, a bodily reaction, and a readable emotion through movement.

With ✋, 🧍, 💪, and 🩺 are typically used. Together they make the message clearer and more expressive.

In a similar context, instead, you can use ✌️, ☝️, 🫰. They convey a similar mood but with a slightly different emphasis.

For example: "What matters here is the gesture itself and what it signals ✋" or "The symbol instantly conveys a human reaction in motion ✋".

✋ is fitting when you need to show a gesture, a human movement, a bodily reaction, or the physical side of a situation.

In messages, ✋ usually means "this is about a gesture", "a bodily reaction matters here", or "it is about human motion".

The hidden meaning depends on the context: gesture emojis often denote not just a hand position, but a mood and a non-verbal signal.

✋ is called hand; in Unicode it is U+270B. It belongs to the "People & Body" category.

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