What does ๐ค Handshake mean?
Clasped together mid-shake, these hands stand for agreement, partnership and a done deal, and they also mark meeting someone or making peace after a disagreement. People send it to lock in plans (โdeal ๐คโ), announce collaborations between brands or creators, or show mutual respect. Each hand can take its own skin tone, so a single handshake can show two different people.
๐ค Handshake is an emoji from the People & Body category (two-hand gestures), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about agreement, deal, hand, meeting and shake.
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๐ค Handshake on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Handshake looks on each platform.
Handshake in every skin tone
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Handshake emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Handshake emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ค 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 :handshake:.
When was the Handshake emoji added?
๐ค Handshake was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Handshake emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ค, there are 25 skin tone versions: ๐ค๐ป ๐ค๐ผ ๐ค๐ฝ ๐ค๐พ ๐ค๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ค look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Handshake. The underlying code (U+1F91D) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.