# 🤝 Handshake emoji

🤝 Handshake is an emoji in the two hands set of People & body. It was added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016 and comes in five skin tones. Related words: agreement, deal, hand, meeting and shake.

- Emoji: 🤝
- Unicode name: handshake
- Code points: U+1F91D
- Category: People & body, Two hands
- Added: Emoji 3.0 (2016)
- GitHub shortcode: :handshake:
- Keywords: agreement, deal, hand, handshake, meeting, shake
- Page: https://emojichart.com/handshake-emoji

## What it means

Two hands clasped in a handshake. Agreement, a deal, partnership, greeting and respect all ride on it. It marks business deals, meeting someone, making peace, or confirming 'we have a deal'.

## Skin tones

- 🤝🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91D U+1F3FB
- 🤝🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91D U+1F3FC
- 🤝🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91D U+1F3FD
- 🤝🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91D U+1F3FE
- 🤝🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F91D U+1F3FF
- 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 [Light skin tone, medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-light-skin-tone-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FC
- 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 [Light skin tone, medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-light-skin-tone-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FD
- 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 [Light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-light-skin-tone-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE
- 🫱🏻‍🫲🏿 [Light skin tone, dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-light-skin-tone-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF
- 🫱🏼‍🫲🏻 [Medium-light skin tone, light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-light-skin-tone-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FB
- 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 [Medium-light skin tone, medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-light-skin-tone-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FD
- 🫱🏼‍🫲🏾 [Medium-light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-light-skin-tone-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE
- 🫱🏼‍🫲🏿 [Medium-light skin tone, dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-light-skin-tone-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF
- 🫱🏽‍🫲🏻 [Medium skin tone, light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-skin-tone-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FB
- 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼 [Medium skin tone, medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-skin-tone-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FC
- 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 [Medium skin tone, medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-skin-tone-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE
- 🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 [Medium skin tone, dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-skin-tone-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF
- 🫱🏾‍🫲🏻 [Medium-dark skin tone, light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-dark-skin-tone-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FB
- 🫱🏾‍🫲🏼 [Medium-dark skin tone, medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-dark-skin-tone-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FC
- 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽 [Medium-dark skin tone, medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-dark-skin-tone-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FD
- 🫱🏾‍🫲🏿 [Medium-dark skin tone, dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-medium-dark-skin-tone-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FF
- 🫱🏿‍🫲🏻 [Dark skin tone, light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-dark-skin-tone-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FB
- 🫱🏿‍🫲🏼 [Dark skin tone, medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-dark-skin-tone-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FC
- 🫱🏿‍🫲🏽 [Dark skin tone, medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-dark-skin-tone-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FD
- 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾 [Dark skin tone, medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/handshake-dark-skin-tone-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1FAF2 U+1F3FE

## Emoji that include 🤝

- 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 [People holding hands](https://emojichart.com/people-holding-hands-emoji.md)

## How to type 🤝

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | apretón de manos | acuerdo, apretón, apretón de manos, manos |
| Français (fr) | poignée de main | d’accord, main, mains, marché conclu, poignée, poignée de main, présentation, rencontre, serrer la main |
| Deutsch (de) | Handschlag | Hände, Händeschütteln, Handschlag, Vereinbarung |
| Italiano (it) | stretta di mano | affare fatto, conoscere, d’accordo, mani che si stringono, ok, patto, piacere, presentarsi, presentazione, promessa, stretta di mano, stringersi la mano |
| Português (pt) | aperto de mãos | aperto, aperto de mãos, combinado, cumprimento, mãos |
| Nederlands (nl) | handdruk | deal, hand, handdruk, overeenkomst, schudden, vergadering |
| Svenska (sv) | handskakning | avtal, hand, handskakning, möte |
| Polski (pl) | uścisk dłoni | cześć, dłonie, powitanie, ręce, ręka, spotkanie, tak, uścisk, uścisk dłoni, zgoda |
| Türkçe (tr) | el sıkışma | anlaşma, el, el sıkışma, sallama, toplantı |
| Русский (ru) | рукопожатие | встреча, договорились, руки, рукопожатие, согласие, соглашение |
| Українська (uk) | рукостискання | домовилися, згода, по руках, потискання, руки, рукостискання |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χειραψία | συμφωνία, σύμφωνοι, συνάντηση, σφίγγω, χειραψία, χέρι |
| العربية (ar) | مصافحة | اتفاق, اجتماع, صفقة, مصافحة, يد |
| עברית (he) | לחיצת יד | הסכם, לחיצת יד, עסקה, פגישה |
| فارسی (fa) | دست دادن | دست, دست دادن, قرار, قرار کاری, قول, ملاقات, موافق |
| हिन्दी (hi) | हाथ मिलाना | मिलाना, मीटिंग, समझौता, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | করমর্দন | করমর্দন, মিট করা, রাজি, হাত, হাত মেলানো |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | jabat tangan | jabat tangan, kenalan, pertemuan, salaman, sepakat, setuju, tangan |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | bắt tay | bắt tay, đồng ý, gặp mặt, rung, tay |
| ไทย (th) | จับมือ | คืนดี, จับมือ, เชคแฮนด์, ตกลง, ประชุม, ร่วมงาน |
| 日本語 (ja) | 握手 | よろしく, 合意, 契約成立, 手, 握手 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 악수 | 거래, 미팅, 손, 악수, 합의, 회의 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 握手 | 一言为定, 会面, 协议, 君子协定, 握手 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 握手 | 成交, 手, 握, 握手, 講定 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): handskud
- Akan (ak): nsamkyea
- Albanian (sq): shtrëngim duarsh
- Amharic (am): እጅ መጨባበጥ
- Armenian (hy): ձեռքսեղմում
- Assamese (as): কৰমৰ্দন
- Azerbaijani (az): salamlaşmaq
- Bashkir (ba): ҡул бирешеү
- Basque (eu): esku-ematea
- Belarusian (be): поціск рук
- Bosnian (bs): rukovanje
- Breton (br): stardañ an dorn
- Bulgarian (bg): ръкостискане
- Burmese (my): လက်ဆွဲနှုတ်ဆက်
- Cantonese (yue): 握手
- Catalan (ca): encaixada de mans
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏓᏲᎵᎲᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): алӑ тытни
- Croatian (hr): rukovanje
- Czech (cs): stisk rukou
- Danish (da): håndtryk
- Estonian (et): käepigistus
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): aperto de mão
- Faroese (fo): lógvatak
- Filipino (fil): pagkakamay
- Finnish (fi): kädenpuristus
- Galician (gl): aperta de mans
- Georgian (ka): ხელის ჩამორთმევა
- Gujarati (gu): હાથ મિલાવવો
- Hausa (ha): musafiha
- Hungarian (hu): kézfogás
- Icelandic (is): handaband
- Igbo (ig): nkwenaka
- Irish (ga): croitheadh lámh
- Javanese (jv): salaman
- Kalaallisut (kl): håndtryk
- Kannada (kn): ಹಸ್ತಲಾಘವ
- Kazakh (kk): қол алысу
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): قول الىسۋ
- Khmer (km): ចាប់ដៃ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): gusuhuzanya
- Konkani (kok): शेकहँड
- Kyrgyz (ky): кол алышуу
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Uk’ulaxik Q’ab’aj
- Lao (lo): ຈັບມື
- Latvian (lv): rokasspiediens
- Lithuanian (lt): rankos paspaudimas
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): pódaśe ruki
- Luxembourgish (lb): Handdrock
- Macedonian (mk): ракување
- Malay (ms): berjabat tangan
- Malayalam (ml): ഹസ്തദാനം
- Maltese (mt): ħu bl-idejn
- Marathi (mr): हस्तांदोलन
- Mongolian (mn): гар барилт
- Māori (mi): rūrū
- Nepali (ne): हात मिलाउने कार्य
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hándshek
- Northern Sotho (nso): tumedišo ka letsogo
- Norwegian (no): håndhilse
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): handhelse
- Odia (or): କରମର୍ଦ୍ଦନ
- Oromo (om): harka fuudhuu
- Pashto (ps): د لاس روغبړ
- Punjabi (pa): ਹੱਥ-ਮਿਲਾਉਣਾ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ہتھ ملانا
- Quechua (qu): pipuyasqa makikunapura
- Romanian (ro): strângere de mână
- Romansh (rm): dar il maun
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): crathadh-làimhe
- Serbian (sr): руковање
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): rukovanje
- Shan (shn): ယိပ်းမိုဝ်း
- Sindhi (sd): هٿ ملائڻ
- Sinhala (si): අතට අත දීම
- Slovak (sk): potrasenie rukami
- Slovenian (sl): rokovanje
- Somali (so): gacan-qaadka salaanta
- Swahili (sw): kusalimiana
- Tajik (tg): дастфишӯрӣ
- Tamil (ta): கைகுலுக்கல்
- Telugu (te): కరచాలనం
- Tigrinya (ti): ምጭብባጥ ኢድ
- Tongan (to): lulululu
- Tswana (tn): tshwarano ka letsogo
- Turkmen (tk): el gysyşmak
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): zawdaće ruki
- Urdu (ur): ہاتھ ملانا
- Uyghur (ug): قول قىسىش
- Uzbek (uz): qo‘l siqish
- Welsh (cy): ysgwyd dwylo
- Wolof (wo): joxante loxo
- Xhosa (xh): ukubamba isandla
- Yoruba (yo): Ìbọwọ́
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ìbɔwɔ́
- Zulu (zu): xhawula

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F91D` |
| HTML | `🤝` |
| CSS | `\1F91D` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F91D}` |
| Python | `\U0001F91D` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 9D` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD1D` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%9D` |

## Questions

### What does the 🤝 handshake emoji mean?

Two hands clasped in a handshake. Agreement, a deal, partnership, greeting and respect all ride on it. It marks business deals, meeting someone, making peace, or confirming 'we have a deal'.

### How do I type the 🤝 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “handshake”. 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 :handshake:.

### When was the 🤝 emoji added?

🤝 was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016.

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

U+1F91D. In HTML you can write 🤝, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F91D}.

### Does 🤝 come in different skin tones?

Yes. It comes in five skin tones: 🤝🏻 light, 🤝🏼 medium-light, 🤝🏽 medium, 🤝🏾 medium-dark and 🤝🏿 dark. There are also 20 combinations with a different tone for each person.

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