π "folded hands" emoji (copy and paste)
folded hands
Two hands placed firmly together, meaning please or thank you in Japanese culture. A common alternative use is for prayer, using the same gesture as praying hands. It can also represent a respectful greeting or show of adoration in Southeast Asian religions and cultures, such as the Hindu namaste or Buddhist aΓ±jali mudra. Rarely used as a high-five.
Meaning of the folded hands Emoji
Represents a gesture of please, thank you, prayer, or respectful greeting in Japanese and Southeast Asian cultures, including the Hindu namaste or Buddhist aΓ±jali mudra. It may also convey adoration or gratitude and is rarely used as a high-five. This emoji was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name 'Person with Folded Hands' and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Usage Examples
- Please help me with this π
- Thank you so much π
- Praying for good news π
- Namaste π
- Expressing gratitude π
Alternative Names
person with folded hands, praying hands, namaste, aΓ±jali mudra
Related Word Associations
prayer, please, thank you, namaste, aΓ±jali mudra, gratitude, respect
Appearance in OpenMoji
Download the OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0) version of the π folded hands emoji for cross-platform use:
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Unicode Data
- Code Point(s):
- U+1F64F
- Version:
- Emoji E0.6
Developer Codes
| Shortcode (Discord) | :pray: |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :pray: |
| Shortcode (Slack) | :pray: |
| HTML Dec | 🙏 |
| HTML Hex | 🙏 |
| CSS | \01F64F |
| C, C++ & Python | \U0001F64F |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83D\uDE4F |
| Perl | \x{1F64F} |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F64F} |
| Punycode | xn--9q8h |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%99%8F |
| Unicode 6.0 (2010), Emoji 1.0 (2015). | |
Related Emojis
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clapping hands: light skin tone
A modifier sequence combining π Clapping Hands and π» Light Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
clapping hands: medium-light skin tone
A modifier sequence combining π Clapping Hands and πΌ Medium-Light Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
clapping hands: medium skin tone
A modifier sequence combining π Clapping Hands and π½ Medium Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
clapping hands: medium-dark skin tone
A modifier sequence combining π Clapping Hands and πΎ Medium-Dark Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
clapping hands: dark skin tone
A modifier sequence combining π Clapping Hands and πΏ Dark Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
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A modifier sequence combining π Open Hands and π» Light Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
open hands: medium-light skin tone
A modifier sequence combining π Open Hands and πΌ Medium-Light Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
A modifier sequence combining π Open Hands and π½ Medium Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
open hands: medium-dark skin tone
A modifier sequence combining π Open Hands and πΎ Medium-Dark Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
A modifier sequence combining π Open Hands and πΏ Dark Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
raising hands: light skin tone
A modifier sequence combining π Raising Hands and π» Light Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.
raising hands: medium-light skin tone
A modifier sequence combining π Raising Hands and πΌ Medium-Light Skin Tone, displaying as a single emoji on supported platforms.