Folded hands: light skin tone Emoji

People

Two hands pressed firmly together with palms touching and fingers pointing upward, featuring a light skin tone. The gesture is centered and clear, representing the classic 'praying' or 'high-five' hand position.

Usage Context

This emoji serves a dual purpose: it is frequently used to express gratitude, prayer, or a humble request, but it is also widely used as a high-five between friends. It acts as a polite sign-off in messages or a way to show respect during difficult times, often appearing alongside ✨ or 🙌.

History

While the folded hands were added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the ability to modify the skin tone was introduced in 2015 as part of the expansion of the human-emoji set. The image originates from traditional gestures found in various cultural and religious practices across Asia, which were later adapted for global messaging platforms to signify thanks or appeals.

Details

Glyph

🙏🏻

Unicode

U+1F64F U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f64f_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE4F;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory hands

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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