Smiling Face With Open Hands
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Hug Face·Open Arms·Hugging Face
Warm Embrace·Big Hug
for 12/29/255
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About
The Smiling Face with Open Hands emoji (🤗) is the digital equivalent of running toward someone with arms wide open for the warmest hug imaginable. It's what you send when words feel inadequate and you genuinely want to wrap someone in comfort—whether they just aced a presentation, survived a breakup, or simply exist and you appreciate them. This little yellow beacon of emotional support has become the go-to for expressing that specific brand of wholesome affection that makes the internet feel a little less cold.
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Vibe & Tone
warm embracesincereaffectionatesupportivepositive
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- Smileys & Emotion
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When to use 🤗
- →Congratulating someone on an achievement or milestone
- →Offering comfort and support during tough times
- →Expressing warm greetings or farewells
- →Showing appreciation and gratitude
- →Celebrating good news with friends
Keywords
smilingfacewithopenhandshughuggingsmileysemotion
Related Concepts
virtual hugcomfortsupportcongratulationswholesomewarm feelingsemotional supportcarecelebrationgreeting
Unicode
- Codepoint
- 1F917
- Unicode Version
- 6.1
- Added in Emoji
- 1
Did you know?
This emoji was part of the original Unicode 6.1 release in 2012, making it one of the earlier attempts to capture physical gestures in digital form—a precursor to our now-extensive collection of hand and body language emojis.
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