✋ raised hand
✋
U+270B
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| Character | ✋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+270B | |
| HTML decimal | ✋ | |
| HTML hexadecimal | ✋ | |
| HTML named entity | — | |
| CSS content | \270B | |
| JavaScript / UTF-16 | \u270B | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C 8B |
Meaning & usage
Raised hand (✋) conveys an emotion, object or visual idea as an emoji.
Use it in messages and captions; emoji artwork and interpretation differ between platforms.
U+270B identifies this exact raised hand form; copying the character preserves its Unicode identity, while its appearance depends on the font or emoji renderer.
raised hand depicts a gesture or person-related idea. Gesture interpretations can vary between cultures, and related variants may contain extra code points. raised hand occupies one Unicode code point. A similar-looking letter, punctuation mark or emoji is not necessarily interchangeable with ✋ in search, filenames or text processing.
How to type raised hand
- Windows
- Use Win + . for the emoji and symbol panel, or Character Map for supported fonts. In Microsoft Word, enter each hexadecimal code (270B) and press Alt + X. There is no universal decimal Alt code for this character; legacy Alt codes depend on the code page.
- Mac
- Open Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for raised hand. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled, hold Option and enter the UTF-16 units shown above. Standard Option shortcuts do not cover every Unicode symbol.
- Linux
- In compatible GTK applications, press Ctrl + Shift + U, enter 270B, then Enter. Enter each code point separately for sequences. Other desktops or apps may require their character picker.
- iPhone & Android
- Look for raised hand in your emoji keyboard if available, or copy it here and paste. Save frequently used symbols as a text replacement or keyboard shortcut; availability varies by keyboard.