What does ๐ Open Hands mean?
Two open hands held out side by side. Its meaning is flexible: a warm hug, an open and welcoming โcome hereโ, jazz hands, or a big โta-daโ reveal. Some people send it to show they have nothing to hide. Because its reading varies more than most, people who want an unmistakable hug often reach for ๐ค or ๐ซ instead.
๐ Open Hands is an emoji from the People & Body category (two-hand gestures), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about hand, hug, jazz and swerve.
Example messages
๐ Open Hands on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Open Hands looks on each platform.
Open Hands in every skin tone
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Open Hands emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Open Hands emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :open_hands:.
When was the Open Hands emoji added?
๐ Open Hands was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Open Hands emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Open Hands. The underlying code (U+1F450) 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.