Palms up together: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
Two hands cupped together with palms facing upward, rendered in a medium-dark skin tone. The hands are positioned as if holding a small object or preparing to receive something.
Usage Context
This gesture is most often used to represent prayer, specifically the Islamic practice of Dua, or to signify a request for guidance or hope. It is frequently employed to express gratitude, ask for a favor, or convey a sense of humility. People often use it alongside 🙏 to emphasize the act of seeking or offering supplication.
History
Introduced in Unicode 10.0 in 2017, this emoji was added to provide more nuanced ways to represent diverse religious and cultural gestures. It was specifically requested to better capture the posture used during personal prayer and reflection in many global traditions.
Details
Glyph
🤲🏾
Unicode
U+1F932 U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f932_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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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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