What Does 🫶 Mean?
Heart Hands was introduced in 2021 and rapidly became one of the most used new emojis. It shows two hands with thumbs and index fingers forming a heart shape, a gesture used worldwide in photos and concerts. It conveys community, appreciation, love, and support in a physical and heartfelt way.
Cultural context: The hand-heart gesture originated in East Asian fan culture (particularly Korean K-pop), where fans show appreciation to artists. It has since spread globally and appears at concerts, sporting events, and social media worldwide.
When to Use 🫶
✓ Good for
- Showing appreciation to your community
- Expressing love and support
- Reacting to fan content or creators
- Sending warmth and gratitude
✗ Avoid when
- Formal professional communication
Example Usage
How 🫶 Looks on Different Platforms
Skin tone modifiers available. Apple's version shows slightly more curvature in the hands; all platforms render the characteristic heart shape clearly.
* Emoji appearance varies by platform and OS version. Shown above: how the emoji character renders in your browser per platform.
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About the Heart Hands Emoji
The Heart Hands emoji (🫶) is one of the most recognised symbols in digital communication. Heart Hands was introduced in 2021 and rapidly became one of the most used new emojis. It shows two hands with thumbs and index fingers forming a heart shape, a gesture used worldwide in photos and concerts. It conveys community, appreciation, love, and support in a physical and heartfelt way.
First introduced in Unicode 14.0 (2021), it belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category
of the Unicode Emoji standard. Its Unicode codepoint is U+1FAF6
and its Slack/Discord shortcode is :heart_hands:.
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