What does ๐ Person Raising Hand mean?
One hand shooting up like an eager student, this person is ready to answer. It means โme!โ, โI have a questionโ, โpick meโ or โI volunteerโ. People use it to claim a spot, sign up for something, or cheerfully say hi to a group. It is more enthusiastic than โ, which can also mean stop. It comes in five skin tones.
๐ Person Raising Hand is an emoji from the People & Body category (people gesturing), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about gesture, here, know, me, pick and question.
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๐ Person Raising Hand on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person Raising Hand looks on each platform.
Person Raising Hand in every skin tone
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Person Raising Hand emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Person Raising Hand 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 :raising_hand:.
When was the Person Raising Hand emoji added?
๐ Person Raising Hand was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Person Raising Hand 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 Person Raising Hand. The underlying code (U+1F64B) 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.