Person gesturing ok Emoji
People
A person standing with their arms curved upward and fingertips touching above their head to form a large circle. The body posture mimics the shape of the letter 'O'.
Usage Context
Used to signal agreement, approval, or to convey that everything is alright. It functions as a full-body version of the 👌 hand sign. It is frequently used in casual conversation to show enthusiasm or to indicate a 'thumbs up' sentiment without typing extra words.
History
This gesture originates from Japanese culture, where forming an 'O' with the arms is a physical way to signal 'OK' or 'correct.' It was integrated into Unicode in 2010 to bridge the gap between Western text shorthand and traditional Japanese gestural communication.
Details
Glyph
🙆
Unicode
U+1F646
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f646:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
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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