Open hands: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A pair of open human hands with palms facing forward, rendered in a medium skin tone. The fingers are spread wide, suggesting an action of reaching out, offering a hug, or performing a dance move.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to convey openness, friendliness, or a desire for a physical embrace. It can also stand in for 'jazz hands' to show excitement, enthusiasm, or celebration. It pairs well with 🤗 to emphasize warmth or 🙌 to signal a group cheering effort.

History

Open hands were added to the Unicode standard in 2010. The option to modify the skin tone of human emojis was later introduced in 2015 as part of an industry-wide update to allow for better representation across different global demographics.

Details

Glyph
👐🏽
Unicode
U+1F450 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f450_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hands
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
handhandshugjazz handsopenswervegesturereachingmedium skin tonecelebration

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