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✋ Raised Hand
Also searched as: stop, high five.
- Emoji
- ✋
- Unicode
- U+270B
- Shortcode
- :hand:
- HTML code
- ✋
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- People & Body
What does the ✋ emoji mean?
A raised hand. 'Stop', high five or asking to speak.
Keywords: five, hand, high, raised, stop.
Featured in: Hand emojis and gestures.
How ✋ looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.
Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
Skin tones
How to type ✋ on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “raised hand” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “raised hand”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “raised hand”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “raised hand”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :hand: |
✋ emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | raised hand |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+270B |
| HTML decimal | ✋ |
| HTML hex | ✋ |
| CSS | \270B |
| JavaScript | \u{270B} |
| Shortcode | :hand: |
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See People & BodyFrequently asked questions
What does the ✋ emoji mean?
A raised hand. 'Stop', high five or asking to speak.
How do I copy and paste the raised hand emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “raised hand”.
When was the ✋ emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.
Does the ✋ emoji have skin tones?
Yes, it has 5 skin tone variants. You can copy all of them in the “Skin tones” section of this page.