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👋 Waving Hand
Also searched as: hello, bye, wave.
- Emoji
- 👋
- Unicode
- U+1F44B
- Shortcode
- :wave:
- HTML code
- 👋
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- People & Body
What does the 👋 emoji mean?
A waving hand. It means hello or goodbye.
Keywords: bye, cya, g2g, greetings, gtg, hand, hello, hey, hi, later, outtie, ttfn, ttyl, wave, yo, you.
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 “waving hand” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “waving hand”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “waving hand”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “waving hand”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :wave: |
👋 emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | waving hand |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F44B |
| HTML decimal | 👋 |
| HTML hex | 👋 |
| CSS | \1F44B |
| JavaScript | \u{1F44B} |
| Shortcode | :wave: |
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See People & BodyFrequently asked questions
What does the 👋 emoji mean?
A waving hand. It means hello or goodbye.
How do I copy and paste the waving 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 “waving 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.