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raised hand

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raised hand meaning

The raised hand ✋ shows an open palm facing forward, used to say 'stop', 'wait', or 'here! '. It can signal high-fives, ask for a turn to speak, or firmly tell someone to hold on. Depending on context it's friendly (a greeting or offer of a high-five) or assertive ('stop right there').

Meaning

The raised hand ✋ shows an open palm facing forward, used to say 'stop', 'wait', or 'here!'. It can signal high-fives, ask for a turn to speak, or firmly tell someone to hold on. Depending on context it's friendly (a greeting or offer of a high-five) or assertive ('stop right there'). Available in six skin tones, and clear at a glance, ✋ is the go-to for halting, volunteering, or reaching out for a high-five.

How to use it

  • Stop right there ✋
  • Who's coming? Me ✋
  • High five, we did it ✋

How it looks

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raised hand rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

raised hand rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

raised hand rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

raised hand rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
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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LanguageName
Afrikaanshand in die lug
አማርኛወደ ላይ የተደረገ እጅ
العربيةيد مرفوعة
অসমীয়াঅনুগ্ৰহ কৰি ৰখক
azərbaycanqaldırımış əl
башҡорткүтәрелгән ҡул
беларускаяпаднятая рука
българскиВдигната ръка
বাংলাঅনুগ্রহ করে থামুন
bosanskipodignuta šaka
catalàmà aixecada
ᏣᎳᎩᎣᏬᏰᎾ ᎠᏌᎵᏛᏅᎢ
češtinazvednutá ruka
чӑваш чӗлхиҫӗкленӗ ал тупанӗ
Cymraegllaw wedi codi
Deutscherhobene Hand
dolnoserbšćinapózwignjona ruka
Ελληνικάσηκωμένο χέρι
Englishraised hand
españolmano levantada
eestiülestõstetud käsi
euskaraesku altxatua
فارسیدست بالابرده
suominostettu käsi
Filipinonakataas na kamay
føroyskthond
françaismain levée
Gaeilgelámh ardaithe
Gàidhliglàmh air a togail
galegoman levantada
ગુજરાતીઉઠાવેલો હાથ
Hausaɗagaggen hannu
עבריתכף יד מורמת
हिन्दीउठा हुआ हाथ
hrvatskipodignuta ruka
hornjoserbšćinazběhnjena ruka
magyarfelemelt kéz
հայերենբարձրացված ձեռք
Indonesiatelapak tangan terbuka dengan jari rapat
íslenskalófi
italianomano alzata
日本語挙手
Jawatangan diangkat
ქართულიაწეული ხელი
қазақ тіліқол көтеру
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)قول كوتەرۋ
ខ្មែរលើកដៃ
ಕನ್ನಡಎತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ
한국어손바닥
कोंकणीउखलिल्लो हात
кыргызчакол көтөрүү
ລາວຍົກມືຂຶ້ນ
lietuviųiškelta ranka
latviešupacelta roka
македонскикрената рака
മലയാളംഉയർത്തിയ കൈ
монголөргөсөн гар
मराठीउंचावलेला हात
Melayuangkat tangan
မြန်မာမြှောက်ပြထားသည့် လက်
नेपालीउठाइएको हात
Nederlandsopgeheven hand
norskhevet hånd
ଓଡ଼ିଆଉଠା ଯାଇଥିବା ହାତ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੱਥ
Naijíriá PíjinHand Wé Dẹm Réz Ọp
polskiwzniesiona dłoń
پښتواوچت لاس
portuguêsmão levantada
rumantschmaun auzà
românămână ridicată
русскийподнятая ладонь
سنڌيمٿي ڪيل هٿ
တႆးယုၵ်ႉမိုဝ်း
සිංහලඑසවූූ අත
slovenčinazdvihnutá ruka
slovenščinadvignjena dlan
Soomaaligacan kor loo qaday
shqipdorë e ngritur
српскиподигнута рука
srpskipodignuta ruka
svenskahand i luften
Kiswahilimkono ulioinuliwa
தமிழ்கையை உயர்த்தி காட்டுதல்
తెలుగుఎత్తిన చేయి
ไทยตั้งฝ่ามือ
ትግርኛዝተልዓለ ኢድ
türkmen diligaldyrylan el
lea fakatonganima hiki ki ʻolunga
Türkçeel kaldırma
українськапіднята рука
اردوبلند ہاتھ
o‘zbekko‘tarilgan qo‘l
Tiếng Việtbàn tay giơ lên
Èdè YorùbáỌwọ Nina Soke
粵語舉手
粤语举手
中文举起手
繁體中文舉手
isiZuluisandla esiphanyisiwe

Technical details

Codepoints
U+270B U+FE0F
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:high_five: :raised_hand:
Category
People & Body

FAQ

What does the raised hand emoji (✋️) mean?
The raised hand ✋ shows an open palm facing forward, used to say 'stop', 'wait', or 'here! '. It can signal high-fives, ask for a turn to speak, or firmly tell someone to hold on. Depending on context it's friendly (a greeting or offer of a high-five) or assertive ('stop right there').
How do you type the raised hand emoji?
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What category is the raised hand emoji in?
The raised hand emoji belongs to the People & Body category.