= halt → 270B ✋ raised hand
The hand with fingers splayed is the big open-palm moment of the emoji world—part friendly “hi,” part dramatic “stop right there,” and sometimes a gentle “personal space, please.” It’s the digital version of holding your hand out when someone’s oversharing in the group chat or when a hot take needs a speed bump. People also drop it for “five” vibes—counting to 5, celebrating a top-five list, or teeing up a not-quite high five. And yes, it can deliver pure ’90s energy: talk to the hand, because the timeline ain’t listening.
On social, it gets playful: paired with ✨ it becomes a protective aura, with 🚫 it’s a hard boundary, and with 🌀 it’s basically a Force push meme. Gamers and nerds invoke it for wizard shields and superhero stances—Doctor Strange wrists at the ready. It also works as an awkward wave when a full-on 👋 feels too enthusiastic.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a bright yellow palm facing forward, five fingers clearly spread, with smooth shading, subtle palm creases, and a slightly separated thumb—clean, flat-on perspective, like a friendly traffic-stop sign. No nails, no rings, no fuss—just a crisp, rounded silhouette with a tiny shadow for depth. Skin tone modifiers keep it personal, but the default yellow is instantly recognizable in chats and comments.
Use it for boundaries, attention grabs, or a chill greeting that says “I’m here, but keep it cute.” When someone’s story turns into a TED Talk, this emoji does the polite interception.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 341 of 2393 |
| 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 | :hand_splayed: |
| Keywords | |
| Previous Names: | Raised Hand with Fingers Splayed |
| Unicode Category | Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs |
| Unicode Range | 1F300–1F5FF |
| Unicode Subcategory | Gesture Symbols |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 8 Code |
|---|---|
| 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) | 1f590 |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F590 |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 128400 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x96 0x90 |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 96 90 |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 226 220 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83D 0xDD90 |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83ddd90 |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55357 56720 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F590 |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F590 |
| UTF-32 Dec | 128400 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F590" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x96\x90" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83D\uDD90" |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 18 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🖐️ |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 2 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🖐️ |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🖐 ️ |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🖐 ️ |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f590, fe0f |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F590, U+FE0F |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 128400, 65039 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x96 0x90, 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 96 90, EF B8 8F |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 226 220, 357 270 217 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83D 0xDD90, 0xFE0F |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83ddd90, fe0f |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55357 56720, 65039 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F590 0x0000FE0F |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F590, FE0F |
| UTF-32 Dec | 128400, 65039 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F590\uFE0F" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x96\x90\xef\xb8\x8f" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83D\uDD90\uFE0F" |
