folded hands
folded hands meaning
The folded hands emoji 🙏 shows two hands pressed together — read by different people as prayer, a plea, gratitude, or a respectful greeting like namaste. Most commonly it means 'please' or 'thank you', which makes it one of the most-used gestures online.
Meaning
The folded hands emoji 🙏 shows two hands pressed together — read by different people as prayer, a plea, gratitude, or a respectful greeting like namaste. Most commonly it means 'please' or 'thank you', which makes it one of the most-used gestures online. It also expresses hope and well-wishes ('sending prayers', 'fingers crossed for you') and shows up in messages of support after hard news. A few people jokingly call it a high-five, but its warm, sincere tone of gratitude and hope is what has made it a global favorite.
How to use it
- Thank you so much for your help 🙏
- Please let this go well 🙏
- Sending love and prayers to your family 🙏
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | gevoude hande |
| አማርኛ | የእጅ መዳፎቹን ያጣበቀ ሰው |
| العربية | يدان مضمومتان |
| অসমীয়া | হাত জোৰ কৰা |
| azərbaycan | qatlanmış əllər |
| башҡорт | ҡулдарҙы бергә тотоу |
| беларуская | складзеныя рукі |
| български | Събрани ръце |
| বাংলা | নমস্কার |
| bosanski | sastavljeni dlanovi |
| català | mans ajuntades |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏚᏆᏰᏅᏍᏛ |
| čeština | sepjaté ruce |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хуҫлатнӑ алӑсем |
| Cymraeg | dwylo wedi plygu |
| Deutsch | zusammengelegte Handflächen |
| dolnoserbšćina | bjatujuce ruki |
| Ελληνικά | χέρια ενωμένα |
| English | folded hands |
| español | manos en oración |
| eesti | palveasendis käed |
| euskara | erregutzen ari diren eskuak |
| فارسی | خواهش میکنم |
| suomi | kämmenet yhdessä |
| Filipino | magkalapat na mga palad |
| føroyskt | falda hendur |
| français | mains en prière |
| Gaeilge | lámha le chéile |
| Gàidhlig | làmhan paisgte |
| galego | mans en oración |
| ગુજરાતી | વાળેલા હાથ |
| Hausa | kalmasassun hannuwa |
| עברית | כפות ידיים מוצמדות |
| हिन्दी | अभिवादन |
| hrvatski | sklopljeni dlanovi |
| hornjoserbšćina | styknjenej ruce |
| magyar | összetett kéz |
| հայերեն | ձեռքերի ափերը միացված |
| Indonesia | melipat tangan |
| íslenska | bæn |
| italiano | mani giunte |
| 日本語 | 祈り |
| Jawa | tangan nyembah |
| ქართული | ერთმანეთზე მიდებული ხელები |
| қазақ тілі | қолды түйістіру |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قولدى ءتۇيىستىرۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | សំពះ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ |
| 한국어 | 기도 |
| कोंकणी | जोडिल्ले हात |
| кыргызча | алаканын бириктирген колдор |
| ລາວ | ພະນົມມື |
| lietuvių | suglausti delnai |
| latviešu | lūgšanā saliktas rokas |
| македонски | споени дланки |
| മലയാളം | കൂപ്പുകൈ |
| монгол | хавсарсан гарын алга |
| मराठी | जोडलेले तळहात |
| Melayu | menyusun jari |
| မြန်မာ | ယှက်ထားသည့် လက်များ |
| नेपाली | जोडिएका हातहरू |
| Nederlands | gevouwen handen |
| norsk | foldede hender |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଯୋଡ଼ ହସ୍ତ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਜੁੜੇ ਹੋਏ ਹੱਥ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Hand-dẹm Wé Dẹm Fold |
| polski | złożone ręce |
| پښتو | مننې لاسونه |
| português | mãos juntas |
| rumantsch | palmas-maun ina sin l‘autra |
| română | mâini unite |
| русский | сложенные руки |
| سنڌي | ويڙهيل هٿ |
| တႆး | ႁွမ်းမိုဝ်း |
| සිංහල | එක් කළ දෙඅත් |
| slovenčina | zopäté ruky |
| slovenščina | staknjeni dlani |
| Soomaali | gacmo laaban |
| shqip | duar të mbledhura |
| српски | спојени дланови |
| srpski | spojeni dlanovi |
| svenska | beende händer |
| Kiswahili | mikono iliyokunjwa |
| தமிழ் | கூப்பிய கைகள் |
| తెలుగు | చేతులు ముడుచుకున్న వ్యక్తి |
| ไทย | พนมมือ |
| ትግርኛ | ኣእዳው ዓጺፉ |
| türkmen dili | birleşen eller |
| lea fakatonga | ongo nima tataʻo |
| Türkçe | birleşen eller |
| українська | руки, стиснуті разом |
| اردو | بندھے ہاتھ |
| o‘zbek | qovushtirilgan qo‘llar |
| Tiếng Việt | chắp tay |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ika Awọn Ọwọ |
| 粵語 | 合手 |
| 粤语 | 合手 |
| 中文 | 双手合十 |
| 繁體中文 | 感恩 |
| isiZulu | izandla ezigoqiwe |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F64F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :folded_hands: :pray:
- Category
- People & Body
FAQ
- What does the folded hands emoji (🙏) mean?
- The folded hands emoji 🙏 shows two hands pressed together — read by different people as prayer, a plea, gratitude, or a respectful greeting like namaste. Most commonly it means 'please' or 'thank you', which makes it one of the most-used gestures online.
- How do you type the folded hands emoji?
- Copy the folded hands emoji 🙏 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the folded hands emoji in?
- The folded hands emoji belongs to the People & Body category.
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