What does π€ mean?
Call me hand (shaka): a relaxed hello, 'all good', the surfer and Hawaiian greeting.
Its official Unicode name is CALL ME HAND and its CLDR short name is "call me hand" (in Hungarian: "βhΓvj felβ kΓ©zjel"). It belongs to the People & Body group and was added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- call
- hand
- hang
- loose
- me
- Shaka
In Hungarian: hΓvΓ‘s, kΓ©z
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws π€ in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F919. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- CALL ME HAND
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- βhΓvj felβ kΓ©zjel
- English name (CLDR)
- call me hand
- Emoji version
- Emoji 3.0 (2016)
- Group
- People & Body Β· hand fingers partial
- Length
- 1 code point Β· 4 bytes in UTF-8 Β· 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :call_me_hand:
Related emojis
- OK hand
- Victory hand
- Crossed fingers
- Love-you gesture
- Sign of the horns
- Pinched fingers
- Pinching hand
- Hand with index finger and thumb crossed
Frequently asked questions
What does the π€ emoji mean?
Call me hand (shaka): a relaxed hello, 'all good', the surfer and Hawaiian greeting.
How do I type the π€ emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "call".
When was the π€ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 3.0 (2016), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Does π€ come in skin tones?
Yes, it comes in five skin tones: your device adds a Unicode skin tone modifier (U+1F3FBβU+1F3FF) after the emoji. You can copy all five variants above.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.