What does 🪬 Hamsa mean?
A hamsa, a palm-shaped amulet with an eye in the center. It is a protective symbol across Middle Eastern and North African cultures, also known as the Hand of Fatima or the Hand of Miriam. People send it to ward off bad luck or the evil eye, to share blessings or in spiritual posts. It is close in purpose to 🧿. It was added in Emoji 14.0.
🪬 Hamsa is an emoji from the Objects category (miscellaneous objects), added in Emoji 14.0 in 2021. People use it in messages about amulet, Fatima, fortune, guide, hand and Mary.
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🪬 Hamsa on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Hamsa looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Hamsa 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 :hamsa:.
When was the Hamsa emoji added?
🪬 Hamsa was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021. 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 Hamsa. The underlying code (U+1FAAC) 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.