Person raising hand emoji ๐
๐ is the person raising hand: a figure with one arm straight up, smiling. It means โme!โ โ volunteering, answering a call-out, claiming a trait (โwho else canโt cook?
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What the person raising hand ๐ emoji means
๐ is the person raising hand: a figure with one arm straight up, smiling. It means โme!โ โ volunteering, answering a call-out, claiming a trait (โwho else canโt cook? ๐โ) โ and โI have a questionโ. ๐โโ๏ธ woman raising hand and ๐โโ๏ธ man raising hand are the gendered versions; the woman is by far the most used, often as a self-identifying โyes, thatโs meโ. All three take skin tones. The bare hand โ raised hand does the same job without a person; ๐ person tipping hand is the sassier cousin.
Unicode name: person raising hand ยท U+1F64B ยท Emoji 0.6 (original set) ยท group: People & Body.
How people use it
- Me!: volunteering, opting in
- Relatable: โwho elseโฆ? ๐โโ๏ธโ
- Questions: asking in a group or thread
- Roll call: attendance, RSVPs
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| person raising handU+1F64B | Me! / a question | |
| woman raising handU+1F64B U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F | Most used version | |
| man raising handU+1F64B U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F | Male version | |
| raised handU+270B | The hand alone | |
| person tipping handU+1F481 | Sassy, โhereโs the infoโ |
How to use the raise hand emoji
The person raising hand emoji ๐ shows a figure with one arm up, the familiar classroom gesture for โI have something to sayโ. In a chat, it works as a digital hand raise โ volunteering, agreeing, or asking a question in a group. Meeting tools like Zoom and Teams use a similar raised-hand icon for their โraise handโ feature, so the emoji can represent that action in text.
The neutral person raising hand emoji has no specified gender. Use ๐โโ๏ธ for a woman and ๐โโ๏ธ for a man, or add a skin tone modifier to any version to personalise the look.
Questions people ask
What does ๐โโ๏ธ mean?
โMe!โ โ a woman raising her hand to volunteer, agree or claim something as relatable. It can also mean โquestionโ.
What does ๐ mean from a guy?
That he is in โ volunteering or agreeing โ or he has a question.
Why does ๐ show as a woman on some phones?
The neutral ๐ was drawn as a woman on several platforms before the gendered versions arrived in 2016; some designs still lean female.
What is the raise hand emoji?
Itโs the person raising hand emoji ๐, used to volunteer, agree, or ask a question in group chats and threads.
What does ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ mean?
๐๐ปโโ๏ธ is the light skin tone version of the woman raising hand emoji. Like all skin tone variants, it carries the same meaning โ โmeโ, volunteering, or asking a question โ just with a personalised appearance.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
