= paper in Rock, Paper, Scissors game → 1F44A 👊 fisted hand sign
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People toss ✊ into sports threads and concert chats as a digital fist pump for the buzzer-beater or the chorus drop. It pairs well with megaphones, fire, and flexed biceps to push rally vibes, or lands as a lone fist under a friend’s milestone post—a compact “respect.” In DMs it stays supportive without getting syrupy: strong, brief, and loud. It can also tilt playful or defiant (“I will eat the last fry, ✊”).
On Apple/iOS, it shows up as a glossy, 3D yellow hand with the knuckles aimed straight at you. Four fingers are pulled tight with the thumb strapped over them; there’s no wristband, just subtle shading, and it’s cropped at the wrist like it’s punched through the screen. The head-on, poster-like angle makes it read bold and unmistakable in feeds and captions.
As internet shorthand, the raised fist signals solidarity, strength, and “we move as one.” It nods to real protest iconography—from labor movements to the Black Power salute on Olympic podiums—and appears when people rally for justice, community, or stubborn optimism. In chats it doubles as a hype button: “LET’S GO,” “you got this,” or that quiet fist pump when the Wi‑Fi finally reconnects before a deadline. It can swing ironic, too—dropping ✊ after beating autocorrect in a petty argument or surviving Monday on only three coffees.
Definition
Paper in Rock, Paper, Scissors game. Victory Hand! Also Charlie Sheen Winning! iEmoji old name: Letter 'E' in Sign, A hand showing the letter 'e' in sign language.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
287 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:fist:
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Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Dingbats
Unicode Range
2700–27BF
Unicode Subcategory
Miscellaneous
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
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Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory
Miscellaneous
Names & Annotations
RAISED FIST = rock in rock, Paper, Scissors game x (raised hand - 270B) x (victory hand - 270C) Design Note: Harmonize design with ✌ U+270C VICTORY HAND Dingbat.
