Heart hands Emoji
People
A pair of human hands shaped into the outline of a heart. The fingers curve inward to meet at the top, clearly forming a heart shape that mimics the gesture people use in person to show affection or gratitude.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to way to express love, support, or deep appreciation in a chat. It feels more personal than a standard red heart ❤️ and is frequently used to thank someone for a kind gesture, support a creator, or signal solidarity.
History
Heart hands became a major pop culture gesture in the early 2010s, popularized by celebrities and influencers. It was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2021 as part of Emoji 14.0 to give users a non-verbal way to send virtual affection that felt more tactile than traditional icons.
Details
Glyph
🫶
Unicode
U+1FAF6
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf6:
HTML Entity
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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
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
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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