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 ๐ค 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
๐
Unicode
U+1F450
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f450:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hands
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.