Related emoji

• 🤝 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.
• ✌️ peace sign hand

  The victory hand emoji stretches its index and middle fingers while folding the rest, flashing the peace sign. It’s a great way to say “peace, dude,” “deuces,” or “two with mustard, please.”
• 👏 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.
• 🧏 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.
• 👎 thumbs down

  The Thumbs Down emoji features clenched knuckles with a thumb pointing downward, showing obvious disdain or displeasure.
• 🤟 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.
• 🖖 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.
• 🙏 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.
• 🖐️ 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.
• 👋 waving hand

  The waving hand emoji may be waving hello or goodbye, but is a great accompaniment to both in a text message!
• 🖕 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.
• 🤚 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.
• 👀 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.”
• 👍 thumbs up

  Available in an inclusive skin color palette, the thumbs up emoji is the universal symbol for agreement or praise.
• 🦻 ear with hearing aid

  If you’re hard of hearing or part of the deaf community, use the ear with hearing aid emoji to let people know.
• 🤛 🤜 fists facing left and right

  Are you throwing a punch? Or are you just saying hello? The left-facing and right-facing fist emojis are used in both context, or just to talk about an actual fist.
• 👈 backhand index pointing left

  Want to point something out to the left? Well, then this is the emoji for you. Used to draw attention or for emphasis, this hand does all the talking.
• ✊ raised fist

  This emoji is commonly used to show that you stand in solidarity with an idea. It’s often used among those protesting injustices and supporting a movement.