# 🪬 Hamsa emoji

🪬 Hamsa is an emoji in the other objects set of Objects. It was added in Emoji 14.0 in 2021. Related words: amulet, Fatima, fortune, guide, hand and Mary.

- Emoji: 🪬
- Unicode name: hamsa
- Code points: U+1FAAC
- Category: Objects, Other objects
- Added: Emoji 14.0 (2021)
- GitHub shortcode: :hamsa:
- Keywords: amulet, Fatima, fortune, guide, hamsa, hand, Mary, Miriam, palm, protect, protection
- Page: https://emojichart.com/hamsa-emoji

## What it means

A hand-shaped amulet, usually drawn with an eye in the palm, popular in Jewish and Muslim cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. It is a traditional charm against the evil eye, known as the Hand of Fatima or the Hand of Miriam. People use it for protection, blessings and good luck.

## How to type 🪬

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “hamsa”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “hamsa”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “hamsa”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “hamsa”.
- GitHub: Type :hamsa: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | hamsa | amuleto, Fátima, hamsa, jamsa, mano, María, Miriam |
| Français (fr) | main de Fatma | amulette, chance, Fatma, hamsa, khamsa, main de Fatma, Myriam, protection |
| Deutsch (de) | Hamsa | Amulett, Auge in offener Hand, Fatima, Glückssymbol, Hamsa, Hand, jüdisch, Maria, muslimisch, Schutz |
| Italiano (it) | mano di Fatima | amuleto, fortuna, hamsa, khamsa, Mano con l’occhio divino, Mano di ALO, mano di Fatima, Maria, Miriam, protezione |
| Português (pt) | hamsá | amuleto, Fátima, guia, hamsa, hamsá, mão, Maria, Miriam, palma, proteção, sorte |
| Nederlands (nl) | hamsa | amulet, bescherming, Fatima, geluk, hamsa, hand, handpalm, Maria, Mirjam, oog |
| Svenska (sv) | hamsa | amulett, Fatima, hamsa, hand, lycka, Maria, Miriam, skydd |
| Polski (pl) | chamsa | amulet, chamsa, dłoń, dłoń Fatimy, dłoń z okiem, Fatima, Miriam, ochrona, ręka Fatimy, ręka Miriam, ręka z okiem |
| Türkçe (tr) | Fatıma’nın Eli | Fatıma, Fatıma’nın eli, Fatma, Fatma Ana’nın Eli, Fatma’nın eli, Hamsa, koruyucu, Meryem, muska, nazarlık, şans, sembol |
| Русский (ru) | хамса | амулет, защита, защитить, кисть, ладонь, предмет, рука, рука Марии, рука Мириам, рука Фатимы, хамса |
| Українська (uk) | хамса | амулет, долоня, захист, Марія, Мірʼям, провидіння, рука, удача, Фатіма |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χάμσα | Μαρία, Μύριαμ, προστασία, προστατεύω, τύχη, Φατίμα, φυλαχτό, χάμσα, χέρι |
| العربية (ar) | خمسة | العذراء, تحصين, تعويذة, حسد, حظ, حماية, خمسة, فاطمة, كف, مريم, يد |
| עברית (he) | חמסה | הגנה, חמסה, כף יד, מזל, סמל, עין הרע, קמע |
| فارسی (fa) | خمسه | اقبال, بخت, پنجه, چشم زخم, خمسه, دست, طلسم, فاطمه, کف دست, محافظت, مریم, هدایت |
| हिन्दी (hi) | हम्सा | किस्मत, गाइड, ताबीज, ताबीज़, फातिमा, मरियम, मैरी, सुरक्षा, हथेली, हम्सा, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | হামসা | অ্যামুলেট, গাইড, ফতিমা, মিরিয়াম, মেরি, সুরক্ষা, হাত, হামসা |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | hamsa | Fatima, hamsa, jimat, keberuntungan, Maria, Mariam, perlindungan, petunjuk, tangan, telapak tangan |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | hamsa | bùa hộ mệnh, Fatima, hamsa, Mary, Miriam, sự bảo vệ, tay |
| ไทย (th) | มือฮัมซา | การปกป้อง, เครื่องราง, โชคชะตา, โชคลาภ, พระแม่มารีย์, ฟาติมา, มิเรียม, มือ, มือฮัมซา, หมอดู |
| 日本語 (ja) | ハムサ | お守り, ハムサ, ファーティマ, ミリアム, 手, 目, 護符 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 함사 | 가이드, 마리아, 미리암, 보호, 부적, 손, 손바닥, 안내, 운, 파티마, 함사, 핸드 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 法蒂玛之手 | 保护, 好运, 手, 手掌, 护身符, 法蒂玛, 法蒂玛之手, 玛丽, 米里亚姆 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 法蒂瑪之手 | 保護, 幸運, 手, 指引, 法蒂瑪, 法蒂瑪之手, 瑪麗, 米利暗, 護身符, 避邪物 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): hamsa
- Akan (ak): hamsa
- Albanian (sq): hajmali
- Amharic (am): ሐመሳ
- Armenian (hy): հնգմատ
- Assamese (as): হামচা
- Azerbaijani (az): hamsa
- Bashkir (ba): хамса
- Basque (eu): hamsa
- Belarusian (be): хамса
- Bosnian (bs): Fatimina ruka
- Bulgarian (bg): хамса
- Burmese (my): ဟမ်ဇာအဆောင်
- Cantonese (yue): 哈姆薩
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 哈姆萨
- Catalan (ca): mà de Fàtima
- Cherokee (chr): ᎭᎻᏌ
- Chuvash (cv): хамса
- Croatian (hr): hamsa
- Czech (cs): hamsa
- Danish (da): hamsa
- Estonian (et): hamsa
- Faroese (fo): hamsa
- Filipino (fil): hamsa
- Finnish (fi): hamsa
- Galician (gl): jamsa
- Georgian (ka): ჰამსა
- Gujarati (gu): હમસા
- Hausa (ha): alamar hamsa
- Hungarian (hu): hamsza
- Icelandic (is): hamsa
- Igbo (ig): hamsa
- Irish (ga): hamsa
- Javanese (jv): khamsa
- Kannada (kn): ಹಮ್ಸಾ
- Kazakh (kk): хамса
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): حامسا
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញារាងបាតដៃមានភ្នែកចំកណ្ដាល
- Konkani (kok): हमसा
- Kyrgyz (ky): Хамса
- Lao (lo): ມືແຫ່ງການປົກປ້ອງ
- Latvian (lv): hamsa
- Lithuanian (lt): hamsa
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): hamsa
- Macedonian (mk): хамса
- Malay (ms): hamsa
- Malayalam (ml): രക്ഷ
- Marathi (mr): हमसा
- Mongolian (mn): хамса
- Nepali (ne): हम्सा
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hámsa
- Norwegian (no): hamsa
- Odia (or): ହାମସା
- Oromo (om): haamsaa
- Pashto (ps): حمصه
- Punjabi (pa): ਹਮਸਾ
- Quechua (qu): hamsa
- Romanian (ro): hamsa
- Romansh (rm): hamsa
- Sardinian (sc): manu de Fàtima
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): hamsa
- Serbian (sr): хамса
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): hamsa
- Shan (shn): မိုဝ်းႁၢမ်းသႃႇ
- Sindhi (sd): ھمسا
- Sinhala (si): හම්සා
- Slovak (sk): hamsa
- Slovenian (sl): roka Fatime
- Somali (so): hamsa
- Spanish (United States) (es-US): Hamsa
- Swahili (sw): ishara ya hamsa
- Tamil (ta): ஹம்சா
- Telugu (te): హంసా
- Tigrinya (ti): ሓዝምዛ
- Tongan (to): mataʻinima
- Turkmen (tk): hamsa
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): hamsa
- Urdu (ur): حمسہ
- Uzbek (uz): xamsa
- Welsh (cy): hamsa
- Yoruba (yo): mámúsà
- Zulu (zu): i-hamsa

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAAC` |
| HTML | `🪬` |
| CSS | `\1FAAC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAAC}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAAC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AA AC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEAC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AA%AC` |

## Questions

### What does the 🪬 hamsa emoji mean?

A hand-shaped amulet, usually drawn with an eye in the palm, popular in Jewish and Muslim cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. It is a traditional charm against the evil eye, known as the Hand of Fatima or the Hand of Miriam. People use it for protection, blessings and good luck.

### How do I type the 🪬 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “hamsa”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :hamsa:.

### When was the 🪬 emoji added?

🪬 was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🪬?

U+1FAAC. In HTML you can write 🪬, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1FAAC}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/hamsa-emoji