About
The Raised Hand emoji (✋) is your digital hand up in the classroom of life—whether you're volunteering for something, calling timeout on drama, or just saying 'hold up a second.' It's the perfect combo of 'pick me!' enthusiasm and 'stop right there' authority, making it surprisingly versatile for someone with such a simple gesture.
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Vibe & Tone
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About
- Category
- People & Body
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When to use ✋️
- →Volunteering to help with something in group chats
- →Telling someone to slow down or pause
- →Indicating you have a question or want to speak
- →Setting a boundary or saying no
- →Celebrating with a virtual high five
Keywords
raisedhand5fivehighstoppeoplebody
Related Concepts
volunteertimeouthold upwaitpausehaltparticipateanswerquestioninterruptboundaries
Unicode
- Codepoint
- 270B
- Unicode Version
- 6.1
- Added in Emoji
- 0.6
Did you know?
This emoji was one of the original hand gestures included in the very first emoji set in Unicode 6.1, proving that even in 2012, people knew they'd need a digital way to say 'wait just a minute' online.
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