What does ✊ mean?
Raised fist: strength, solidarity, resistance, perseverance.
Its official Unicode name is RAISED FIST and its CLDR short name is "raised fist" (in Hungarian: "felemelt ököl"). 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).
- clenched
- fist
- hand
- punch
- raised
- solidarity
In Hungarian: felemelt, kéz, ököl, ökölbe szorított kéz, test, ütés
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws ✊ 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+270A. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- RAISED FIST
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- felemelt ököl
- English name (CLDR)
- raised fist
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- People & Body · hand fingers closed
- Length
- 1 code point · 3 bytes in UTF-8 · 1 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :fist_raised: :fist:
Related emojis
- Thumbs up
- Thumbs down
- Oncoming fist
- Leftwards thumb sign
- Rightwards thumb sign
- Left-facing fist
- Right-facing fist
Frequently asked questions
What does the ✊ emoji mean?
Raised fist: strength, solidarity, resistance, perseverance.
How do I type the ✊ 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 "clenched".
When was the ✊ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Does ✊ come in skin tones?
Yes, it comes in five skin tones: your device adds a Unicode skin tone modifier (U+1F3FB–U+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.