Person gesturing ok Emoji

People

A person standing with their arms curved upward and fingertips touching above their head to form a large circle. The body posture mimics the shape of the letter 'O'.

Usage Context

Used to signal agreement, approval, or to convey that everything is alright. It functions as a full-body version of the 👌 hand sign. It is frequently used in casual conversation to show enthusiasm or to indicate a 'thumbs up' sentiment without typing extra words.

History

This gesture originates from Japanese culture, where forming an 'O' with the arms is a physical way to signal 'OK' or 'correct.' It was integrated into Unicode in 2010 to bridge the gap between Western text shorthand and traditional Japanese gestural communication.

Details

Glyph

🙆

Unicode

U+1F646

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f646:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE46;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-gesture

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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