The handshake emoji is the digital equivalent of sealing the deal—no clammy palms required. It signals agreement, partnership, “we see eye to eye,” or a clean, drama-free truce in the group chat. People drop it in collab announcements, LinkedIn flexes, or after hashing out plans like “You bring snacks, I’ll bring vibes 🤝.” It also thrives in meme land: two wildly different fandoms finding common ground get the classic “X Handshake Y” treatment, uniting over a shared take, a mutual L, or an oddly specific opinion.
On Apple/iOS, you’ll spot two yellow hands clasped at a slight angle, with subtle shading and short shirt cuffs—one in bright blue and the other in a warm golden tone—meeting in a firm mid-shake. The pose is a tidy side view, no rings or fingernail drama, just clean, cartoon-simple geometry. It can be sincere (sportsmanship, partnership, peace offering) or deliciously sarcastic (“Congrats on finally agreeing with me”). Post-2020, it’s also the germ-free way to say “nice to meet you” without actually touching anyone. Some platforms now even support mixed skin tones, making it extra versatile for unity moments, formal or funny.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 99 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture |  |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion | |
| "Short Code" Name | |
| Keywords |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 10 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🤝 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 1 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🤝 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🤝 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🤝 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f91d |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F91D |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 129309 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0xA4 0x9D |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F A4 9D |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 244 235 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83E 0xDD1D |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83edd1d |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55358 56605 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F91D |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F91D |
| UTF-32 Dec | 129309 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F91D" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\xa4\x9d" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83E\uDD1D" |
