✋️ Raised hand emoji
HTML
✋
Unicode
U+270B
What is ✋️ called?
✋️ is called the Raised hand emoji.
Often called the stop hand, hand-up emoji, or high-five hand. A high five requires conversational context; the single glyph officially shows only a raised palm.
What does ✋️ mean?
✋ is a palm-forward raised hand used for stop, wait, volunteering, asking to speak, taking an oath, or offering a high five. It is one of the clearest general hand-up symbols.
Context determines whether it is a command, request, or friendly gesture. 🤚 Raised back of hand shows the reverse side, while 🖐️ Hand with fingers splayed spreads the fingers more widely.
Other meanings
Hand up, halt, pause, classroom participation, volunteering, high five, oath-taking, greeting, or asking for attention.
Example Usage
Please stop there for a moment ✋
I can take the next question ✋
More details
Officially named raised hand. Its code point is U+270B, and this project records it from Emoji 1.0. Skin-tone modifiers alter appearance while preserving the gesture.
Variants
Visual description
An upright palm facing the viewer, with the thumb extended and the four fingers held mostly together.
Default presentation is yellow, and five skin-tone variants are available. Palm lines and compact fingers distinguish it from the raised back and splayed-hand emoji.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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