Related emoji

• 👎 thumbs down

  The Thumbs Down emoji features clenched knuckles with a thumb pointing downward, showing obvious disdain or displeasure.
• 🤝 handshake

  The handshake emoji depicts two hands coming together in agreement over something. Maybe they closed a business deal, or maybe they reached consensus about what movie to watch tonight.
• 🤘 sign of the horns

  The sign of the horns emoji shows a hand with the pinky and index fingers extended with every other finger folded in. It may be used to say “hook em’ horns” or, more commonly, “rock on!”
• 🖕 middle finger

  The Middle Finger emoji features a hand drawn from the outside view, with four fingers clenched toward the palm and the middle finger facing the direction of the viewer.
• 🙏 folded hands

  These folded hands are also known as the prayer hands emoji. Usually accompanied by a prayer to God or a wish to the universe, these hands show hopefulness in the face of adversity.
• 👏 clapping hands

  The Clapping Hands emoji shows a pair of hands coming together in applause, with little “clapping” lines or triangles coming from the hands, to indicate sound.
• 👋 waving hand

  The waving hand emoji may be waving hello or goodbye, but is a great accompaniment to both in a text message!
• 🖖 vulcan salute

  Greetings from an alien planet far far away! Live long and prosper! The vulcan salute emoji stems from the TV series Star Trek.
• 🤟 love-you gesture

  The love-you gesture emoji shows the American Sign Language hand symbol for “I love you,” and is a quick shorthand to use for any loved one in your life.
• 🙇 bowing person

  A symbol of respect. The person bowing emoji shows that someone is humbling themselves or honoring something.
• 🙌 raising hands

  The Raising Hands emoji features two hands lifted toward the sky, with the palms facing outwards and the thumbs almost touching.
• 👍 thumbs up

  Available in an inclusive skin color palette, the thumbs up emoji is the universal symbol for agreement or praise.
• 🧏 deaf person

  This is the deaf person emoji. It shows the profile of a human motioning with their right hand towards their ear and face.
• 👆 backhand index pointing up

  The Backhand Index Pointing Up emoji features a hand, knuckle side out, with the index finger pointing up and the thump pointing outward.
• 🖐️ hand with fingers splayed

  The Hand with Fingers Splayed emoji features just that; an open hand, palm facing outward, as if showing the number five.
• 🤚 raised back of hand

  Not to be confused with the front of the hand, this is the back of the hand. It can be used to show you are raising your hand agreeing with something.
• 👇 backhand index pointing down

  An important message is coming in! This emoji can be used to point down to a message coming in a text, or to an image that has been sent.
• 🙂 slightly smiling face

  Hello! How are you? The slightly smiling face is a great choice when you want to send a friendly tone through a message. It’s a polite gesture. The neighborly smile. The water cooler smile.
• 👀 eyes

  The eyes emoji depicts two wide open eyeballs looking to their left. They could mean, “Okay, I’m listening,” or “Hey buddy, I’m watching you.”
• 🤏 pinching hand

  This emoji hand is pinching its thumb and index finger together as if to indicate just a little of something. “Just a little” is the phrase that comes to mind here, whether you are just a little mad or want just a little more.