Folded hands: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A pair of hands pressed firmly together with palms touching and fingers pointing upward, rendered in a medium skin tone. The gesture is universal, portraying a sense of sincerity, gratitude, or supplication.
Usage Context
This emoji is a multi-purpose tool for expressing thanks, asking for a favor, or acknowledging a positive situation. It is frequently used in spiritual contexts to signify prayer, but also appears in casual conversation as a 'high five' or a sign of respect. It often pairs well with ✨ for emphasis or 😊 to show genuine appreciation.
History
Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the folded hands were originally designed to bridge the gap between religious expression and common non-verbal gestures found in international communication. The addition of skin tone modifiers in 2015 allowed for more personal representation of this widespread social signal.
Details
Glyph
🙏🏽
Unicode
U+1F64F U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f64f_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hands
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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