👋️ Waving hand emoji

A waving hand representing greeting, farewell, or acknowledgment.

This emoji represents waving hello or goodbye, greeting someone, saying farewell, or acknowledging someone. One of the most common gestures for social interaction and recognition.

Related to other greeting gestures like 👋🏻 Waving hand light skin tone and social interaction symbols.

Could also be called Hello wave, goodbye wave or greeting hand emoji.

Other meanings

Greeting, farewell, hello, goodbye, acknowledgment, social interaction

Example Usage

Hello everyone, waving hi to you all 👋

Related emoji

Hand gestures emojis

• 🤚️ Raised back of hand
• 🖐️ Hand with fingers splayed
• ✋️ Raised hand
• 🖖️ Vulcan salute

Visual description

A hand with fingers spread, waving in a greeting or farewell gesture.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.