Open hands Emoji
People
A pair of yellow hands with palms facing forward and fingers spread wide, designed to look like the gesture of offering a hug or displaying open palms.
Usage Context
Widely used to convey warmth, openness, or a virtual embrace. It is frequently sent to show support or excitement, and in certain subcultures, it represents the 'jazz hands' gesture. It is often used alongside 🤗 to emphasize a friendly or welcoming mood.
History
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the initial wave of human body parts that allowed for more expressive, non-verbal communication in mobile messaging. It evolved from basic text-based emoticons that attempted to depict physical movement through character arrangements.
Details
Glyph
👐
Unicode
U+1F450
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f450:
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
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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