Raised hand emoji
A raised open hand, palm out, with fingers together. It means stop, a high five, or raising your hand to volunteer or ask a question. Expect it with 'wait', 'me!', greetings and halting someone.
- Unicode name
- raised hand
- Category
- People & body, Open hands
- Added
- Emoji 0.6 in 2010
- Code points
- U+270B
- Shortcode
:hand:,:raised_hand:- Keywords
- 5, five, hand, high, raised, stop
How it looks
Skin tones
Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.
How to type ✋
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “raised hand”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “raised hand”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “raised hand”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “raised hand”.
- GitHub
- Type :hand: in an issue, pull request or comment.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | mano levantada | choca esos cinco, levantada, mano |
| Français | main levée | feuille, main, main levée, paume de la main, stop, tope là |
| Deutsch | erhobene Hand | 5, erhoben, halt, Hand, Handfläche, high five, schlag ein, Stopp, warte |
| Italiano | mano alzata | alzata, carta, cinque, mano, mano aperta |
| Português | mão levantada | 5, cinco, erguida, high five, levantada, mão, papel, pare, toca aqui |
| Nederlands | opgeheven hand | 5, hand, hoog, opgeheven, stop, vijf |
| Svenska | hand i luften | hand, hand i luften, handflata, uppräckt |
| Polski | wzniesiona dłoń | dłoń, ręka, stop, uwaga, wzniesiona dłoń |
| Türkçe | el kaldırma | beş parmak, dur, dur işareti, el, el kaldırma, havada el |
| Русский | поднятая ладонь | вверх, ладонь, пальцы, поднятая, пять, рука, стоп |
| Українська | піднята рука | дай пʼять, долоня, піднята рука, рука, стояти, тіло |
| Ελληνικά | σηκωμένο χέρι | κόλλα πέντε, πέντε, σηκωμένο χέρι, σταμάτα, σώμα, χέρι |
| العربية | يد مرفوعة | برافو, توقف, جسد, ستوب, قبضة, كف, مرحبا, يد, يد مرفوعة |
| עברית | כף יד מורמת | חמסה, יד, כיף, כף יד מורמת, מורמת, עצור |
| فارسی | دست بالابرده | احترام, بدن, بزن قدش, دست, دست بالا برده, دست بالابرده, سلام |
| हिन्दी | उठा हुआ हाथ | उठा हुआ हाथ, ठहरो, हाथ |
| বাংলা | অনুগ্রহ করে থামুন | অনুগ্রহ করে থামুন, জিও কাকা, শরীর, হাত, হাত তোলা |
| Bahasa Indonesia | telapak tangan terbuka dengan jari rapat | badan, berhenti, lima jari, rapat, stop, tangan, telapak tangan, telapak tangan terbuka dengan jari rapat, tubuh |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn tay giơ lên | bàn tay giơ lên, dừng lại, tay |
| ไทย | ตั้งฝ่ามือ | ตั้งฝ่ามือ, มือ, อวัยวะ |
| 日本語 | 挙手 | 5, ストップ, パー, 手, 挙手 |
| 한국어 | 손바닥 | 5, 다섯, 보, 보자기, 손들어, 손바닥, 하이파이브 |
| 中文(简体) | 举起手 | 举手, 举起手, 举起的手, 五指, 停, 击掌, 手 |
| 中文(繁體) | 舉手 | 手, 招手, 擊掌, 舉手 |
Names in 99 more languages
| Afrikaans | hand in die lug |
|---|---|
| Akan | nsa a apagya |
| Albanian | dorë e ngritur |
| Amharic | ወደ ላይ የተደረገ እጅ |
| Armenian | բարձրացված ձեռք |
| Assamese | অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি ৰখক |
| Azerbaijani | qaldırımış əl |
| Bashkir | күтәрелгән ҡул |
| Basque | esku altxatua |
| Belarusian | паднятая рука |
| Bosnian | podignuta šaka |
| Breton | dorn savet |
| Bulgarian | Вдигната ръка |
| Burmese | မြှောက်ပြထားသည့် လက် |
| Cantonese | 舉手 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 举手 |
| Catalan | mà aixecada |
| Cherokee | ᎣᏬᏰᎾ ᎠᏌᎵᏛᏅᎢ |
| Chuvash | ҫӗкленӗ ал тупанӗ |
| Croatian | podignuta ruka |
| Czech | zvednutá ruka |
| Danish | løftet hånd |
| Estonian | ülestõstetud käsi |
| European Portuguese | mão erguida |
| Faroese | hond |
| Filipino | nakataas na kamay |
| Finnish | nostettu käsi |
| Fula (Adlam) | 𞤶𞤵𞥅𞤲𞤺𞤮 𞤼𞤮𞥅𞤱𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤺𞤮 |
| Galician | man levantada |
| Georgian | აწეული ხელი |
| Gujarati | ઉઠાવેલો હાથ |
| Hausa | ɗagaggen hannu |
| Hindi (Latin) | utha hua haath |
| Hungarian | felemelt kéz |
| Icelandic | lófi |
| Igbo | aka ewèliri |
| Irish | lámh ardaithe |
| Javanese | tangan diangkat |
| Kalaallisut | løftet hånd |
| Kannada | ಎತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ |
| Kazakh | қол көтеру |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | قول كوتەرۋ |
| Khmer | លើកដៃ |
| Kinyarwanda | ikiganza kizamuye |
| Konkani | उखलिल्लो हात |
| Kyrgyz | кол көтөрүү |
| Kʼicheʼ | Yakom q’ab’aj |
| Lao | ຍົກມືຂຶ້ນ |
| Latvian | pacelta roka |
| Lithuanian | iškelta ranka |
| Lower Sorbian | pózwignjona ruka |
| Luxembourgish | héichgehalen Hand |
| Macedonian | крената рака |
| Malay | angkat tangan |
| Malayalam | ഉയർത്തിയ കൈ |
| Maltese | id mgħollija |
| Marathi | उंचावलेला हात |
| Mongolian | өргөсөн гар |
| Māori | ringa tū |
| Nepali | उठाइएको हात |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Hand Wé Dẹm Réz Ọp |
| Northern Sotho | letsogo le išitšwego godimo |
| Norwegian | hevet hånd |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | heva hand |
| Odia | ଉଠା ଯାଇଥିବା ହାତ |
| Oromo | harka ol ba’e |
| Pashto | اوچت لاس |
| Punjabi | ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੱਥ |
| Punjabi (Arabic) | اُوتے کیتا ہتھ |
| Quechua | huqharisqa maki |
| Romanian | mână ridicată |
| Romansh | maun auzà |
| Scottish Gaelic | làmh air a togail |
| Serbian | подигнута рука |
| Serbian (Latin) | podignuta ruka |
| Shan | ယုၵ်ႉမိုဝ်း |
| Sindhi | مٿي ڪيل هٿ |
| Sinhala | එසවූූ අත |
| Slovak | zdvihnutá ruka |
| Slovenian | dvignjena dlan |
| Somali | gacan kor loo qaday |
| Swahili | mkono ulioinuliwa |
| Tajik | дасти бардошта |
| Tamil | கையை உயர்த்தி காட்டுதல் |
| Telugu | ఎత్తిన చేయి |
| Tigrinya | ዝተልዓለ ኢድ |
| Tongan | nima hiki ki ʻolunga |
| Tswana | letsogo le le kwa godimo |
| Turkmen | galdyrylan el |
| Upper Sorbian | zběhnjena ruka |
| Urdu | بلند ہاتھ |
| Uyghur | كۆتۈرگەن قول |
| Uzbek | ko‘tarilgan qo‘l |
| Welsh | llaw wedi codi |
| Wolof | loxo bu jog |
| Xhosa | isandla esinyusiweyo |
| Yoruba | Ọwọ Nina Soke |
| Yoruba (Benin) | Ɔwɔ Nina Soke |
| Zulu | isandla esiphanyisiwe |
Codes
- Code points
U+270B- HTML
✋- CSS
\270B- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{270B}- Python
\u270B- UTF-8 bytes
E2 9C 8B- UTF-16
270B- URL encoded
%E2%9C%8B
Questions
What does the ✋ raised hand emoji mean?
A raised open hand, palm out, with fingers together. It means stop, a high five, or raising your hand to volunteer or ask a question. Expect it with 'wait', 'me!', greetings and halting someone.
How do I type the ✋ emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “raised hand”. 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 :hand:.
When was the ✋ emoji added?
✋ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.
What is the Unicode code point for ✋?
U+270B. In HTML you can write ✋, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{270B}.
Does ✋ come in different skin tones?
Yes. It comes in five skin tones: ✋🏻 light, ✋🏼 medium-light, ✋🏽 medium, ✋🏾 medium-dark and ✋🏿 dark.