👋Hand Gestures: Open Fingers Emojis

Open-hand gestures handle greetings, pauses and pushes. 👋 waving hand says hello or goodbye, ✋ raised hand means stop or wait a moment, and 🖖 vulcan salute is a favorite with science-fiction fans. Newer hands like 🫸 rightwards pushing hand suggest pushing something away or saying “no thanks” in a friendly way.

All 11 hand gestures: open fingers emojis and their names

Emoji	Name	Unicode	Version
👋	Waving Hand	`U+1F44B`	0.6
🤚	Raised Back of Hand	`U+1F91A`	3.0
🖐️	Hand with Fingers Splayed	`U+1F590 U+FE0F`	0.7
✋	Raised Hand	`U+270B`	0.6
🖖	Vulcan Salute	`U+1F596`	1.0
🫱	Rightwards Hand	`U+1FAF1`	14.0
🫲	Leftwards Hand	`U+1FAF2`	14.0
🫳	Palm Down Hand	`U+1FAF3`	14.0
🫴	Palm Up Hand	`U+1FAF4`	14.0
🫷	Leftwards Pushing Hand	`U+1FAF7`	15.0
🫸	Rightwards Pushing Hand	`U+1FAF8`	15.0

Frequently asked questions

How many hand gestures: open fingers emojis are there?

There are 11 emojis in the hand gestures: open fingers subcategory of People & Body. 11 of them support five skin tones, which adds 55 more variants.

What is the newest hand gestures: open fingers emoji?

The newest one is 🫷 Leftwards Pushing Hand, added in Emoji 15.0 (2022).

How do I copy hand gestures: open fingers emojis?

Click any emoji above to copy it. Each one also lands in the copy panel at the bottom of the screen, so you can collect several and copy them together.