✋ Raised Hand
Meaning & Usage
The Raised Hand emoji (✋) represents raised hand in digital messaging, social posts, and online chats.
Technical Specifications & Codes
- Codepoint
- U+270B
- Unicode Name
- RAISED HAND
- Introduced In
- Emoji 0.6
- HTML Entity
- ✋
- Shortcodes
- Discord: :raised_hand:Slack: :raised_hand:GitHub: :raised_hand:
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the ✋ Raised Hand emoji mean?
The Raised Hand emoji (✋) represents raised hand in digital messaging, social posts, and online chats.
How do I type ✋ on iPhone, Android, and PC?
What is the Unicode codepoint and shortcode for Raised Hand?
The official Unicode codepoint is U+270B. In Discord and Slack, you can type :raised_hand:.
Does the ✋ Raised Hand emoji look the same on iPhone, Android, and Windows?
While ✋ represents the exact same Unicode standard concept across all operating systems, each platform vendor (Apple iOS, Google Android, Microsoft Windows, and Samsung) designs its own proprietary artwork. As a result, the shape, colors, and styling of Raised Hand may vary slightly depending on your device.
Can I use ✋ Raised Hand in commercial projects and social media?
Yes. Standard Unicode emoji characters are text symbols that can be freely copied, typed, and published in commercial projects, social media bios, YouTube titles, and websites without copyright restrictions. System font illustrations belong to OS vendors, but using the plain text symbol is completely unrestricted.