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The raising hands emoji 🙌 shows two upraised hands, often read as celebration, praise, or 'raise the roof'. It expresses joy and triumph — cheering good news, hyping someone up, or giving thanks and praise. Depending on context it can feel like a celebratory 'yay! ', a grateful 'hallelujah', or a double high-five of support.

Meaning

The raising hands emoji 🙌 shows two upraised hands, often read as celebration, praise, or 'raise the roof'. It expresses joy and triumph — cheering good news, hyping someone up, or giving thanks and praise. Depending on context it can feel like a celebratory 'yay!', a grateful 'hallelujah', or a double high-five of support. Bright and upbeat, and available in six skin tones, it's a go-to for shared excitement and encouragement.

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How to use it

  • We did it 🙌
  • Finally Friday 🙌
  • Thank you all so much 🙌

How it looks

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raising hands 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).

raising hands rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

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

raising hands rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

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

raising hands 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 99 languages

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LanguageName
Afrikaanspersoon met hande in die lug
አማርኛእጆቹን በቃ ብሎ ያነሳ ሰው
العربيةتشجيع
অসমীয়াহাত উঠোৱা
azərbaycanəllərini qaldıran adam
башҡортҡулдарҙы күтәреү
беларускаячалавек паднімае рукі
българскиЧовек с вдигнати ръце
বাংলাব্যক্তি হাত তুলে আছে
bosanskiruke podignute u zrak
catalàmans enlaire
ᏣᎳᎩᏗᎪᏰᎾ ᏗᏌᎵᏛᏅᎢ
češtinazvednuté ruce
чӑваш чӗлхиурра
Cymraegperson yn codi dwylo
Deutschzwei erhobene Handflächen
dolnoserbšćinapózwignjonej ruce
Ελληνικάχέρια ψηλά
Englishraising hands
españolmanos levantadas celebrando
eestiülestõstetud käed
euskaraeskuak altxatzen ari den pertsona
فارسیدست‌های بالا آورده
suominousevat kädet
Filipinonakataas na mga kamay
føroysktupplyftar hendur
françaismains levées
Gaeilgelámha ardaithe
Gàidhliga’ togail làmhan
galegomans levantadas
ગુજરાતીહાથ ઉઠાવતી વ્યક્તિ
Hausaɗagaggun hannuwa
עבריתכפות ידיים מורמות
हिन्दीखुश होकर दोनों हाथ उठाना
hrvatskipodignute ruke
hornjoserbšćinazběhnjenej ruce
magyarkezét felemelő ember
հայերենբարձրացրած ձեռքեր
Indonesiamengangkat tangan
íslenskahúrra
italianomani alzate
日本語バンザイ
Jawatangan loro diangkat
ქართულიხელებაწეული პიროვნება
қазақ тіліқолдарды көтеру
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)قولداردى كوتەرۋ
ខ្មែរលើកបង្ហាញបាតដៃទាំងពីរ
ಕನ್ನಡಕೈಗಳನ್ನು ಎತ್ತುವುದು
한국어만세
कोंकणीउखलिल्ले हात
кыргызчакол көтөрүп жаткан адам
ລາວຄົນຍົກມືຂຶ້ນ
lietuviųžmogus, iškėlęs rankas
latviešupaceltas rokas
македонскикренати дланки
മലയാളംകൈകൾ ഉയർത്തുന്ന വ്യക്തി
монголгараа өргөж байгаа хүн
मराठीदोन्ही हात उंचावणारी व्यक्ती
Melayuorang mengangkat tangan
မြန်မာလက်မြှောက်ပြနေသူ
नेपालीहात उठाइरहेको व्यक्ति
Nederlandsjuichend omhooggestoken handen
norskhevede hender
ଓଡ଼ିଆଉଠିଥିବା ହାତଗୁଡ଼ିକ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਦੋਵੇਂ ਹੱਥ ਖੜ੍ਹੇ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
Naijíriá PíjinHand-dẹm Wé Dẹm Réz Ọp
polskiwzniesione ręce
پښتولاسونه اوچتول
portuguêsmãos para cima
rumantschmauns auzads
românămâini ridicate
русскийура
سنڌيمٿي ٿيندڙ هٿ
සිංහලඅත් ඔසවන පුද්ගලයා
slovenčinazdvihnuté ruky
slovenščinaoseba, ki dvigne roke
Soomaaligacmo kor u taagid
shqipnjeri që ngre duart
српскиподигнуте руке
srpskipodignute ruke
svenskabåda händerna i luften
Kiswahilimikono iliyoinuliwa
தமிழ்மகிழ்ச்சியில் இரண்டு கைகளை உயர்த்துபவர்
తెలుగురెండు చేతులు పైకి ఎత్తిన వ్యక్తి
ไทยชู 2 มือ
ትግርኛኢድ ምልዓል
türkmen dilielleri galdyrmak
lea fakatongaongo nima hiki ki ʻolunga
Türkçeeller havaya
українськаруки, підняті для святкування
اردوہاتھ بلند کیے ہوئے شخص
o‘zbekqo‘llarini ko‘targan odam
Tiếng Việthai bàn tay giơ lên
Èdè YorùbáIna Awọn Ọwọ
粵語舉高雙手
粤语举高双手
中文举双手
繁體中文歡呼
isiZuluumuntu ophakamise izandla

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F64C
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:raised_hands:
Category
People & Body

FAQ

What does the raising hands emoji (🙌) mean?
The raising hands emoji 🙌 shows two upraised hands, often read as celebration, praise, or 'raise the roof'. It expresses joy and triumph — cheering good news, hyping someone up, or giving thanks and praise. Depending on context it can feel like a celebratory 'yay! ', a grateful 'hallelujah', or a double high-five of support.
How do you type the raising hands emoji?
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What category is the raising hands emoji in?
The raising hands emoji belongs to the People & Body category.

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