What does 🫶 Heart Hands mean?
Curved together, two hands form a heart. It sends love, gratitude and appreciation, often to a whole group at once, which is why creators and public figures use it to thank followers. Friends use it as a softer, more personal alternative to ❤️, for compliments, birthday thanks and support. It belongs to Emoji 14.0, so older phones may not have it.
🫶 Heart Hands is an emoji from the People & Body category (two-hand gestures), added in Emoji 14.0 in 2021. People use it in messages about <3, love and you.
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🫶 Heart Hands on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Heart Hands looks on each platform.
Heart Hands in every skin tone
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Heart Hands emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Heart Hands 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 :heart_hands:.
When was the Heart Hands emoji added?
🫶 Heart Hands was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Heart Hands emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow 🫶, there are 5 skin tone versions: 🫶🏻 🫶🏼 🫶🏽 🫶🏾 🫶🏿. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does 🫶 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Heart Hands. The underlying code (U+1FAF6) 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.