Palms up together: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
Two hands held side-by-side with palms facing upward, featuring a medium-light skin tone. The gesture mimics the physical shape of an open vessel or a person waiting to receive something.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to express prayer, religious devotion, or a request for a blessing. It is also used in secular contexts to represent asking for something, showing humility, or signaling a plea for help. It is often paired with 🙏 when discussing faith or spiritual practices.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of Emoji 5.0, this icon was designed to provide a more specific representation of various cultural and religious hand-raising traditions, such as the Islamic Dua, which were not fully captured by the standard folded-hands emoji.
Details
Glyph
🤲🏼
Unicode
U+1F932 U+1F3FC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f932_1f3fc:
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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