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raised hand

Copy ✋ and explore its shortcode, Unicode code points, keywords, category, and related emojis.

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About the raised hand emoji

The raised hand emoji ✋ is commonly used for raised, hand, stop, high five. It appears in People & Body / Hand Fingers Open and helps add tone to messages, captions, reactions, and quick replies. Copy it directly, use the shortcode :raised_hand:, or reference the Unicode code points U+270B.

Meaning

The raised hand emoji ✋ is commonly used for raised, hand, stop, high five. It appears in People & Body / Hand Fingers Open and helps add tone to messages, captions, reactions, and quick replies.

How to use

Use ✋ when the message needs a clear "raised" signal.
Place ✋ at the end of a sentence to make the tone warmer or more expressive.
Combine ✋ with nearby emojis when you need a more specific reaction.

Common use cases

raisedhandstophigh fivewaitraised hand

Platform note

raised hand can look different across platforms. System uses the current device font, while Noto, Twemoji, Fluent, OpenMoji, and EmojiTwo come from their respective open-source emoji artwork sets.

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raised hand details

Emoji
Nameraised hand
Shortcode:raised_hand:
Code pointsU+270B
Unicode version0.6
GroupPeople & Body
Subgrouphand-fingers-open

Aliases

:raised::hand::stop::high_five::wait::halt:

Keywords

raisedhandstophigh fivewaithalthand upraise

Copy examples

Copy ✋ when you want to say "raised".
Use ✋ to make a message feel more expressive.
✋ works well in quick replies, captions, and chats.

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