Hand Emojis

46 emojis tagged hand in the official Unicode CLDR project. Click any emoji for its meaning, copy-paste, and per-platform rendering.

Hand emojis cover every gesture humans use to communicate without words — pointing, waving, clapping, praying, and dozens more. The catalog runs from basic single-hand signs like 👍 thumbs up and 👋 waving hand to multi-person groupings like 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 people holding hands and 👬 men holding hands. Most support skin-tone modifiers, so the same gesture can be rendered in any complexion. People reach for them to add emphasis, indicate agreement or refusal, or punctuate a story with a visual beat. Several gestures (🤌, 🤞, 🤟) have become memes in their own right.

Frequently asked about hand emojis

Are skin-tone modifiers supported on hand emojis?

Yes, every single-person hand emoji supports the five Fitzpatrick skin tones. Multi-person hand gestures like holding hands also support independent tones for each participant, generating thousands of possible renderings from one base symbol.

What does the 🤌 pinched fingers emoji mean?

🤌 is the Italian 'what do you want' or 'che vuoi' gesture, added to Unicode in 2020 after a viral campaign. Online it's used to signal exasperation, mock chef's-kiss approval, or stereotype Italian-American speech patterns.

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