👋U+1F44B
Waving hand emoji
An open hand raised and waving. It works as a greeting or goodbye, for 'hi', 'hello' and 'bye'. Many messages open or close with it, and it helps welcome new people or get someone's attention.
- Unicode name
- waving hand
- Category
- People & body, Open hands
- Added
- Emoji 0.6 in 2010
- Code points
- U+1F44B
- Shortcode
:wave:- Keywords
- bye, cya, g2g, greetings, gtg, hand, hello, hey, hi, later, outtie, ttfn, ttyl, wave, yo, you
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 “waving hand”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “waving hand”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “waving hand”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “waving hand”.
- GitHub
- Type :wave: in an issue, pull request or comment.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | mano saludando | agitar, mano, mano saludando, saludar, saludo |
| Français | signe de la main | à bientôt, à plus tard, au revoir, bonjour, bye, coucou, hello, il y a quelqu’un ?, main, main qui salue, salut, signe, signe de la main |
| Deutsch | winkende Hand | auf Wiedersehen, bis später, ciao, guten Tag, hallo, Hand, hey, hi, tschüs, tschüss, winken |
| Italiano | mano che saluta | a dopo, ci sei?, ci vediamo, ciao, ciaone, gesto di saluto, mano, mano aperta, mano che saluta, salutare, schiaffo |
| Português | mão acenando | acenando, aceno, até mais, está aí?, flw, mão, oi, olá, taí?, tchau |
| Nederlands | zwaaiende hand | ben je er, doei, groet, groeten, hallo, hand, is daar iemand, moet gaan, spreek je later, tot later, tot ziens, ttyl, zwaai, zwaaien, zwaaiende hand |
| Svenska | vinkande hand | är du där?, hallå, hand, hej, vinka, vinkande hand, vinkning |
| Polski | machająca dłoń | cześć, dłoń, halo, hej, machać, machająca dłoń, pa, papa, powitanie, pożegnanie, ręka, witaj |
| Türkçe | el sallama | bay bay, bye, el, görüşürüz, güle güle, hey, merhaba, orada mısın, sallama, sallamak, selam |
| Русский | машет рукой | взмах, привет, приветствие, прощание, рука |
| Українська | рука махає | бувай, вітання, вітаю, дай пʼять, до зустрічі, долоня, махати, помах, привіт, рука, рука махає, тіло |
| Ελληνικά | χέρι που χαιρετά | bb, αντίο, αργότερα, γεια, είσαι εκεί, νεύμα, σώμα, τα λέμε, τι λέει, χαιρετισμούς, χαιρετώ, χέρι, χέρι που χαιρετά |
| العربية | تلويح باليد | أهلا, إلى اللقاء, انظر إلي, باي, بدي روح, تأشير, ترحيب, تلويح, لاحقًا, مرحبا, هاي, هلا, يد |
| עברית | יד מנופפת | ביי, היי, יד, כיף, להתראות, מנופפת, שלום |
| فارسی | تکان دادن دست | آهای, اونجایی؟, با توام, بدن, بیرون, تا بعد, تکان, تکان دادن, تکان دادن دست, خداحافظ, خوشامدگویی, دست, سلام |
| हिन्दी | हाथ हिलाना | अभी के लिए बाय, अलविदा, क्या आप हैं?, बाद में बात करते हैं, बाय, बाय-बाय, मैं जा रहा हूँ, मैं जा रही हूँ, हाथ, हिलाना, हैलो |
| বাংলা | হাত নাড়ানো | দোলানো, নাড়ানো, বিদায় জানানো, শরীর, হাই, হাত, হ্যালো |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tangan melambai | badan, dadah, dah, hai, halo, jari, lambai, sampai jumpa, tangan, tangan melambai, tubuh |
| Tiếng Việt | vẫy tay | chào, chào nhé, có ai ở đó không?, đang vẫy, tay, vẫy, vẫy tay nè, xin chào |
| ไทย | โบกมือ | ทักทาย, บ๊ายบาย, โบกมือ, ไปก่อนนะ, ร่ำลา, สวัสดี, หวัดดี, อวัยวะ, ฮัลโหล |
| 日本語 | 手を振る | あいさつ, さようなら, バイバイ, ハロー, またね, 手, 手を振る |
| 한국어 | 흔드는 손 | 거기 있어?, 나중에 봐, 똑똑, 바이, 안녕, 이따가 봐, 잘가, 펼친 손, 헤이, 흔드는 손 |
| 中文（简体） | 挥手 | 你好, 再见, 嗨, 在吗, 手, 挥手, 等一下, 等等, 该走了 |
| 中文（繁體） | 揮手 | 再見, 手, 手勢, 拜拜, 揮手, 是你嗎, 該走了, 閃人 |
Names in 100 more languages
| Afrikaans | wuiwende hand |
|---|---|
| Akan | nsa a ɛrehim |
| Albanian | dorë që tundet |
| Amharic | ተወዛዋዥ እጅ |
| Armenian | թափահարող ձեռք |
| Assamese | হাত লৰোৱা |
| Azerbaijani | əl sallayan əllər |
| Bashkir | ҡул болғау |
| Basque | mugitzen ari den eskua |
| Belarusian | махае рукой |
| Bosnian | mahanje rukom |
| Breton | dorn o hejañ |
| Bulgarian | Махане с ръка |
| Burmese | ဝှေ့ယမ်းနေသည့် လက် |
| Cantonese | 揮手 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 挥手 |
| Catalan | mà que saluda |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏲᎵᎭ |
| Chuvash | аллипе сулать |
| Croatian | ruka koja maše |
| Czech | mávající ruka |
| Danish | vinker |
| Estonian | lehvitav käsi |
| European Portuguese | mão a acenar |
| Faroese | veitrandi hond |
| Filipino | kumakaway na kamay |
| Finnish | käden heilautus |
| Fula (Adlam) | 𞤸𞤢𞤴𞤤𞤵𞤣𞤫 𞤶𞤵𞥅𞤲𞤺𞤮 |
| Galician | man saudando |
| Georgian | ხელის ქნევა |
| Gujarati | હાથ હલાવવા |
| Hausa | hannu mai wurgawa |
| Hindi (Latin) | wave karta haath |
| Hungarian | integető kéz |
| Icelandic | hönd veifar |
| Igbo | na-efe aka |
| Irish | lámh ag croitheadh |
| Javanese | tangan ngawe-awe |
| Kalaallisut | vinker |
| Kannada | ಕೈ ಬೀಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು |
| Kazakh | қол бұлғау |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | قول بۇلعاۋ |
| Khmer | បក់ដៃ |
| Kinyarwanda | ikiganza gipepera |
| Konkani | हात हालोवप |
| Kyrgyz | кол булгалоо |
| Kʼicheʼ | Upam q’ab’aj |
| Lao | ໂບກມື |
| Latvian | mājoša roka |
| Lithuanian | mojuojanti ranka |
| Lower Sorbian | kiwajuca ruka |
| Luxembourgish | wénkend Hand |
| Macedonian | мавтање со рака |
| Malay | lambai tangan |
| Malayalam | വീശുന്ന കൈ |
| Maltese | id ixxejjer |
| Marathi | हवेत हलविणारा हात |
| Mongolian | мэндчилж байгаа гар |
| Māori | ringa pōhirihiri |
| Nepali | हल्लाइरहेको हात |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Hand Wé De Wev |
| Northern Sotho | letsogo le dumedišago |
| Norwegian | vinkende hånd |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | vinkande hand |
| Odia | ଦୋଳାୟମାନ ହାତ |
| Oromo | harka raasuu |
| Pashto | لاس ښورول |
| Punjabi | ਹੱਥ ਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ |
| Punjabi (Arabic) | ہتھ ہلاندیاں |
| Quechua | qinquykachasqa maki |
| Romanian | mână fluturată |
| Romansh | dar dal maun |
| Santali | ᱛᱤ ᱦᱩᱨᱞᱟᱹ |
| Scottish Gaelic | làmh a’ smèideadh |
| Serbian | рука која маше |
| Serbian (Latin) | ruka koja maše |
| Shan | ဝႆမိုဝ်း |
| Sindhi | لڏندڙ هٿ |
| Sinhala | අත වැනීම |
| Slovak | mávajúca ruka |
| Slovenian | mahajoča dlan |
| Somali | gacan haadin |
| Swahili | mkono unaopunga |
| Tajik | ҳаракати пешу қафои даст |
| Tamil | கையசைத்தல் |
| Telugu | చేయి ఊపడం |
| Tigrinya | ዝወዛወዝ ኢድ |
| Tongan | nima taʻataʻalo |
| Tswana | letsogo le le tsholeditsweng |
| Turkmen | galgaýan el |
| Upper Sorbian | kiwaca ruka |
| Urdu | ہاتھ لہرانا |
| Uyghur | قول پۇلاڭلىتىش |
| Uzbek | shapaloq |
| Welsh | llaw yn chwifio |
| Wolof | tàllal loxo |
| Xhosa | ukuwangawangisa isandla |
| Yoruba | N Juwọ |
| Yoruba (Benin) | N Juwɔ |
| Zulu | ukuphakamisa isandla |
Codes
- Code points
U+1F44B- HTML
👋- CSS
\1F44B- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F44B}- Python
\U0001F44B- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 91 8B- UTF-16
D83D DC4B- URL encoded
%F0%9F%91%8B
Questions
What does the 👋 waving hand emoji mean?
An open hand raised and waving. It works as a greeting or goodbye, for 'hi', 'hello' and 'bye'. Many messages open or close with it, and it helps welcome new people or get someone's attention.
How do I type the 👋 emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “waving 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 :wave:.
When was the 👋 emoji added?
👋 was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.
What is the Unicode code point for 👋?
U+1F44B. In HTML you can write 👋, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F44B}.
Does 👋 come in different skin tones?
Yes. It comes in five skin tones: 👋🏻 light, 👋🏼 medium-light, 👋🏽 medium, 👋🏾 medium-dark and 👋🏿 dark.