What does π mean?
A person raising a hand: volunteering, 'me!', 'I have a question', or saying hi.
Its official Unicode name is HAPPY PERSON RAISING ONE HAND and its CLDR short name is "person raising hand" (in Hungarian: "vidΓ‘man intΕ ember"). It belongs to the People & Body group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- gesture
- hand
- here
- know
- me
- person
- pick
- question
- raise
- raising
In Hungarian: boldog, Γ©n tudom, felemeli a kezΓ©t, integet, intΓ©s, jelentkezik, kΓ©zmozdulat, vidΓ‘m
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+1F64B. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- HAPPY PERSON RAISING ONE HAND
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- vidΓ‘man intΕ ember
- English name (CLDR)
- person raising hand
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- People & Body Β· person gesture
- Length
- 1 code point Β· 4 bytes in UTF-8 Β· 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :raising_hand:
Related emojis
- Person gesturing NO
- Person gesturing OK
- Person tipping hand
- Person bowing
- Person facepalming
- Person shrugging
- Person frowning
- Man frowning
Frequently asked questions
What does the π emoji mean?
A person raising a hand: volunteering, 'me!', 'I have a question', or saying hi.
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 "gesture".
When was the π emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), 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.