Raised hand Emoji

People

A flat, open palm facing forward with fingers held upright and together. It mimics the natural human gesture of holding one's hand up to signal for attention or to indicate a barrier.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to signal a desire to speak, to ask someone to stop or wait, or to represent the number five. It is frequently sent to reject an idea or to initiate a high-five gesture when used alongside 🙌.

History

Part of the original set of pictographs included in early Japanese mobile phone sets, this icon became a standard part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It draws from universal non-verbal communication, specifically the 'stop' hand signal recognized in traffic control and classroom settings for decades.

Details

Glyph

✋

Unicode

U+270B

Shortcode

:emoji_u270b:

HTML Entity

✋

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-open

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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