Hold Emojis
10 emojis tagged hold in the official Unicode CLDR project. Click any emoji for its meaning, copy-paste, and per-platform rendering.
Hold emojis cover gripping, carrying, and offering with the hands — 🧑🤝🧑 people holding hands, 👭 women holding hands, 👫 woman and man holding hands, 👬 men holding hands, 🫴 palm up hand, 🤌 pinched fingers, 🫱 rightwards hand, 🫲 leftwards hand, 🫳 palm down hand, 🫶 heart hands, ✊ raised fist, and 🤝 handshake. Use them in storytelling, captions about connection or support, and the universal handshake-deal context. 🫶 heart hands (added 2022) quickly became the popular 'love you' or 'thank you' gesture replacing some uses of 🙏.
Frequently asked about hold emojis
What does 🫶 (heart hands) mean?
🫶 was added in Unicode 14 (2021) and depicts hands shaped into a heart — a K-pop and TikTok-popularized gesture meaning 'I love you', 'thank you', or 'much appreciated'. It's softer than 💕 and more visual than 🙏, making it a popular replacement for 'thanks' in casual chat.
What's the difference between 🤝 and 👏?
🤝 handshake shows two hands meeting in agreement — used for deals, congratulations, partnerships. 👏 clapping hands shows applause. Both convey positive acknowledgment but in different contexts: 🤝 for transactions or agreements, 👏 for performance or accomplishment.
More emojis like hold
Vector-matched by meaning — similar uses or feelings.
- 🧑🏻🤝🧑🏻 people holding hands: light skin tone
- 👫🏻 woman and man holding hands: light skin tone
- 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 people holding hands: dark skin tone, light skin tone
- 👭🏻 women holding hands: light skin tone
- 👬🏻 men holding hands: light skin tone
- 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏿 people holding hands: dark skin tone
- 👩🏻🤝👨🏿 woman and man holding hands: light skin tone, dark skin tone
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