Its official Unicode name is raising hands, filed under hands in the people & body group. Keyboards find it when you search for “celebration”, “gesture”, “hand”, “hands”, “hooray”, “praise”. It supports five skin-tone variants.
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Questions
What does the raising hands emoji mean?
🙌 is the raising hands emoji, part of the “hands” set in people & body. It is used for celebration, gesture, hand, hands, and its exact tone depends on the conversation.
How do I copy and paste the raising hands emoji?
Tap the Copy button on this page and paste 🙌 anywhere. On a keyboard, search your emoji panel for “celebration”.
When was the raising hands emoji added?
It arrived in Emoji 0.6, part of the original set carried over from Japanese phone carriers. Support depends on your phone’s software version.
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