Heart hands Emoji

People

A pair of human hands shaped into the outline of a heart. The fingers curve inward to meet at the top, clearly forming a heart shape that mimics the gesture people use in person to show affection or gratitude.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to way to express love, support, or deep appreciation in a chat. It feels more personal than a standard red heart ❤️ and is frequently used to thank someone for a kind gesture, support a creator, or signal solidarity.

History

Heart hands became a major pop culture gesture in the early 2010s, popularized by celebrities and influencers. It was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2021 as part of Emoji 14.0 to give users a non-verbal way to send virtual affection that felt more tactile than traditional icons.

Details

Glyph

🫶

Unicode

U+1FAF6

Shortcode

:emoji_u1faf6:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEF6;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory hands

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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