What does ๐ Waving Hand mean?
An open hand caught mid-wave, ready for hello or goodbye. It opens a chat on a friendly note, greets a newcomer in a group, or signs off at the end of the day. Sent on its own, it can also be a light nudge: โhey, still there?โ Be aware that a lone ๐ dropped at the end of an argument can feel like a pointed โbye, thenโ. It comes in five skin tones.
๐ Waving Hand is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: open fingers), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about bye, cya, g2g, greetings, gtg and hello.
Example messages
๐ Waving Hand on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Waving Hand looks on each platform.
Waving Hand in every skin tone
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Waving Hand emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Waving 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 :wave:.
When was the Waving Hand emoji added?
๐ Waving 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 Waving 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 Waving Hand. The underlying code (U+1F44B) 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.