Raising hands Emoji

People

A pair of human hands held high in the air with palms facing outward and fingers spread. It mimics the physical gesture of reaching toward the sky in excitement, relief, or praise.

Usage Context

Widely used to express joy, excitement, or a sense of 'hallelujah' during a celebration. It is frequently sent after a big win or when showing support for someone else's achievement. You will often see it grouped with 🎉 or 🎊 to heighten the celebratory mood.

History

Part of the early mobile emoji sets from Japanese carriers, this gesture draws heavily from the 'banzai' cheer, a traditional Japanese salute used to wish someone long life or to celebrate a victory. It was officially integrated into the Unicode Standard in 2010.

Details

Glyph

🙌

Unicode

U+1F64C

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f64c:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE4C;

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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