smiling face with open hands
smiling face with open hands meaning
A smiling face with both hands raised and open — the hug emoji, though Unicode never officially named it that. It offers comfort, welcome or an embrace, and is the standard way to send support to someone having a hard time without writing a paragraph.
Meaning
A smiling face with both hands raised and open — the hug emoji, though Unicode never officially named it that. It offers comfort, welcome or an embrace, and is the standard way to send support to someone having a hard time without writing a paragraph. It can also express excitement with jazz hands, or a warm "come here." Note that some read the hands as grabby rather than embracing, so it is occasionally used ironically for something you badly want.
How to use it
- So sorry to hear that, sending love 🤗
- Come here, you deserve a hug 🤗
- Welcome to the team 🤗
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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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 | gesig wat drukkie gee |
| አማርኛ | እያቀፈ ያለ ፊት |
| العربية | وجه يعانق بابتسامة |
| অসমীয়া | আলিঙ্গন কৰা মুখ |
| azərbaycan | qucaqlayan üz |
| башҡорт | асыҡ ҡулдар менән йылмайыусы йөҙ |
| беларуская | абдымкі |
| български | Прегръщащо лице |
| বাংলা | আলিঙ্গনরত মুখ |
| bosanski | zagrljaj |
| català | cara amb abraçada |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏄᎩᏢᏍᎩ ᎤᎧᏛ |
| čeština | obličej s otevřenou náručí |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ыталать |
| Cymraeg | wyneb yn rhoi cwtsh |
| Deutsch | Gesicht mit umarmenden Händen |
| dolnoserbšćina | woblico z wobejmjecyma rukoma |
| Ελληνικά | αγκαλιά |
| English | smiling face with open hands |
| español | cara con manos abrazando |
| eesti | kallistav nägu |
| euskara | besarkada ematen ari den aurpegia |
| فارسی | بغل کردن |
| suomi | halaava naama |
| Filipino | nangyayakap |
| føroyskt | klemmandi andlit |
| français | visage qui fait un câlin |
| Gaeilge | aghaidh ghealgháireach agus na lámha oscailte |
| Gàidhlig | aodann a’ pasgadh gàirdeanan timcheall |
| galego | cara dando un abrazo |
| ગુજરાતી | આલિંગન કરતો ચહેરો |
| Hausa | fuska mai murmushi tare da runguma |
| עברית | פרצוף מחבק |
| हिन्दी | गले लगाता हुआ चेहरा |
| hrvatski | lice koje grli |
| hornjoserbšćina | wobličo z wobjimacymaj rukomaj |
| magyar | ölelés |
| հայերեն | գրկող դեմք |
| Indonesia | wajah memeluk |
| íslenska | faðmandi andlit |
| italiano | faccina che abbraccia |
| 日本語 | ハグ |
| Jawa | rai nyikep |
| ქართული | ჩახუტების გამომხატველი სახე |
| қазақ тілі | құшақтау |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قۇشاقتاۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | មុខបង្ហាញដៃទាំងពីរចង់អោប |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮುಖ |
| 한국어 | 포옹하고 있는 얼굴 |
| कोंकणी | वेंग मारपी चेरो |
| кыргызча | кучактап жаткан бет |
| ລາວ | ຍິ້ມກອດ |
| lietuvių | apkabinantis veidas |
| latviešu | seja ar apskāvienu |
| македонски | лице што гушка |
| മലയാളം | ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്യുന്ന മുഖം |
| монгол | тэвэрч байгаа царай |
| मराठी | मिठी मारणारा चेहरा |
| Melayu | muka memberi pelukan |
| မြန်မာ | ပွေ့ဖက်နေသည့် မျက်နှာ |
| नेपाली | अंगालो मारेको अनुहार |
| Nederlands | blij gezicht met uitgestoken handen |
| norsk | fjes som gir klem |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କୋଳାଇବାକୁ ହାତ ଖୋଲାଥିବା ମୁହଁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਜੱਫੀ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਚਿਹਰਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Hand De Họ́l Fes |
| polski | twarz z gestem przytulania |
| پښتو | غاړه ورکوونکی مخ |
| português | rosto abraçando |
| rumantsch | fatscha che ri cun mauns averts |
| română | față cu gest de îmbrățișare |
| русский | обнимает |
| سنڌي | ڀاڪر پائيندڙ چهرو |
| တႆး | ၼႃႈယုမ်ႉယုၵ်ႉမိုဝ်း |
| සිංහල | වැළඳ ගන්නා මුහුණ |
| slovenčina | objímajúca tvár |
| slovenščina | obraz, ki objema |
| Soomaali | waji habsiinaaya |
| shqip | fytyrë që përqafon |
| српски | лице које грли |
| srpski | lice koje grli |
| svenska | ansikte som kramas |
| Kiswahili | uso unaokumbatia |
| தமிழ் | அணைக்கும் முகம் |
| తెలుగు | కౌగిలించుకున్న ముఖం |
| ไทย | ยิ้มกอด |
| ትግርኛ | ፍሽኽ ዝበለ ገጽ ምስ ክፉት ኣእዳው |
| türkmen dili | gujaklaýan ýüz |
| lea fakatonga | mata fāʻufua moe nima-homo |
| Türkçe | kucaklayarak gülümseme |
| українська | щасливе обличчя з руками, що обіймають |
| اردو | گلے ملتا چہرہ |
| o‘zbek | quchayotgan yuz |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt ôm |
| Èdè Yorùbá | oju Ti O fanimọra |
| 粵語 | 擁抱嘅臉 |
| 粤语 | 拥抱嘅脸 |
| 中文 | 抱抱 |
| 繁體中文 | 抱抱 |
| isiZulu | ubuso obangayo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F917
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :hug: :hugging: :hugging_face:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the smiling face with open hands emoji (🤗) mean?
- A smiling face with both hands raised and open — the hug emoji, though Unicode never officially named it that. It offers comfort, welcome or an embrace, and is the standard way to send support to someone having a hard time without writing a paragraph.
- How do you type the smiling face with open hands emoji?
- Copy the smiling face with open 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 smiling face with open hands emoji in?
- The smiling face with open hands emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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