What does ✋ mean?
A raised hand: stop, wait, high five, or raising a hand.
Its official Unicode name is RAISED HAND and its CLDR short name is "raised hand" (in Hungarian: "felemelt kéz"). 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).
- 5
- five
- hand
- high
- raised
- stop
In Hungarian: állj, fel, kéz, ne tovább, pacsi, stop, tenyér, test
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+270B. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- RAISED HAND
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- felemelt kéz
- English name (CLDR)
- raised hand
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- People & Body · hand fingers open
- Length
- 1 code point · 3 bytes in UTF-8 · 1 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :hand: :raised_hand:
Related emojis
- Waving hand
- Raised back of hand
- Hand with fingers splayed
- Vulcan salute
- Rightwards hand
- Leftwards hand
- Palm down hand
- Palm up hand
Frequently asked questions
What does the ✋ emoji mean?
A raised hand: stop, wait, high five, or raising a hand.
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 "5".
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.