Folded hands: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
Two hands pressed firmly together with palms touching and fingers pointing upward, rendered with a medium-dark skin tone. The gesture is centered and static, mimicking a natural human posture used for reverence or communication.
Usage Context
This is a versatile gesture used to express gratitude, ask for a favor, or offer a prayer. It is frequently sent as a sign of respect or as a way to say 'thank you.' In casual conversation, it often accompanies requests, similar to a 'please,' or is paired with 🙌 to signal celebration or collective appreciation.
History
Based on a gesture deeply rooted in various cultural and religious traditions, these hands were brought into the Unicode standard in 2010. The skin tone modifier was added in 2015 as part of the Unicode 8.0 update to allow for better representation of human diversity across global platforms.
Details
Glyph
🙏🏾
Unicode
U+1F64F U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f64f_1f3fe:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hands
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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