What does π mean?
Waving hand: hi or bye β some read it as a cool, dismissive goodbye.
Its official Unicode name is WAVING HAND SIGN and its CLDR short name is "waving hand" (in Hungarian: "integetΕ kΓ©z"). 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).
- bye
- cya
- g2g
- greetings
- gtg
- hand
- hello
- hey
- hi
- later
In Hungarian: hello, integet, integetΓ©s, kΓ©z, szia, viszlΓ‘t
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+1F44B. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- WAVING HAND SIGN
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- integetΕ kΓ©z
- English name (CLDR)
- waving hand
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- People & Body Β· hand fingers open
- Length
- 1 code point Β· 4 bytes in UTF-8 Β· 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :wave:
Related emojis
- Raised back of hand
- Hand with fingers splayed
- Raised hand
- Vulcan salute
- Rightwards hand
- Leftwards hand
- Palm down hand
- Palm up hand
Frequently asked questions
What does the π emoji mean?
Waving hand: hi or bye β some read it as a cool, dismissive goodbye.
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 "bye".
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.