What does 🪭 Folding Hand Fan mean?
A folding hand fan, opened out. It is used for hot weather and cooling off, and for elegance and dance – fans feature in flamenco and in many East Asian traditions. It also carries attitude: fanning yourself over juicy gossip, being flustered or flirty, or the loud “clack” of fan performances in drag and ballroom culture. It arrived with Emoji 15.0, so some older devices may not show it.
🪭 Folding Hand Fan is an emoji from the Objects category (clothing & accessories), added in Emoji 15.0 in 2022. People use it in messages about clack, clap, cool, cooling, dance and flirt.
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🪭 Folding Hand Fan on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Folding Hand Fan looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Folding Hand Fan emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🪭 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :folding_hand_fan:.
When was the Folding Hand Fan emoji added?
🪭 Folding Hand Fan was added in Emoji 15.0, released in 2022. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🪭 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Folding Hand Fan. The underlying code (U+1FAAD) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.