What is the hands subgroup?

hands is one of Unicode’s subgroups within People & Body, and holds 62 emoji. Unicode files every character under a group and a subgroup; the subgroup is the narrower of the two.

Which emoji are in hands?

They include 👏 clapping hands, 👏🏻 clapping hands: light skin tone, 👏🏼 clapping hands: medium-light skin tone and 👏🏽 clapping hands: medium skin tone. Every one is listed above, with its name, codepoint and how each platform draws it.

When were the hands emoji added?

They arrived between 2010 and 2021, across several releases of the Unicode standard.

Subgroup

hands

62 emoji filed under hands, part of People & Body.

clapping handsclapping hands
clapping hands: light skin toneclapping hands: light skin tone
clapping hands: medium-light skin toneclapping hands: medium-light skin tone
clapping hands: medium skin toneclapping hands: medium skin tone
clapping hands: medium-dark skin toneclapping hands: medium-dark skin tone
clapping hands: dark skin toneclapping hands: dark skin tone
raising handsraising hands
raising hands: light skin toneraising hands: light skin tone
raising hands: medium-light skin toneraising hands: medium-light skin tone
raising hands: medium skin toneraising hands: medium skin tone
raising hands: medium-dark skin toneraising hands: medium-dark skin tone
raising hands: dark skin toneraising hands: dark skin tone
heart handsheart hands
heart hands: light skin toneheart hands: light skin tone
heart hands: medium-light skin toneheart hands: medium-light skin tone
heart hands: medium skin toneheart hands: medium skin tone
heart hands: medium-dark skin toneheart hands: medium-dark skin tone
heart hands: dark skin toneheart hands: dark skin tone
open handsopen hands
open hands: light skin toneopen hands: light skin tone
open hands: medium-light skin toneopen hands: medium-light skin tone
open hands: medium skin toneopen hands: medium skin tone
open hands: medium-dark skin toneopen hands: medium-dark skin tone
open hands: dark skin toneopen hands: dark skin tone
palms up togetherpalms up together
palms up together: light skin tonepalms up together: light skin tone
palms up together: medium-light skin tonepalms up together: medium-light skin tone
palms up together: medium skin tonepalms up together: medium skin tone
palms up together: medium-dark skin tonepalms up together: medium-dark skin tone
palms up together: dark skin tonepalms up together: dark skin tone
handshakehandshake
handshake: light skin tonehandshake: light skin tone
handshake: medium-light skin tonehandshake: medium-light skin tone
handshake: medium skin tonehandshake: medium skin tone
handshake: medium-dark skin tonehandshake: medium-dark skin tone
handshake: dark skin tonehandshake: dark skin tone
handshake: light skin tone, medium-light skin tonehandshake: light skin tone, medium-light skin tone
handshake: light skin tone, medium skin tonehandshake: light skin tone, medium skin tone
handshake: light skin tone, medium-dark skin tonehandshake: light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone
handshake: light skin tone, dark skin tonehandshake: light skin tone, dark skin tone
handshake: medium-light skin tone, light skin tonehandshake: medium-light skin tone, light skin tone
handshake: medium-light skin tone, medium skin tonehandshake: medium-light skin tone, medium skin tone
handshake: medium-light skin tone, medium-dark skin tonehandshake: medium-light skin tone, medium-dark skin tone
handshake: medium-light skin tone, dark skin tonehandshake: medium-light skin tone, dark skin tone
handshake: medium skin tone, light skin tonehandshake: medium skin tone, light skin tone
handshake: medium skin tone, medium-light skin tonehandshake: medium skin tone, medium-light skin tone
handshake: medium skin tone, medium-dark skin tonehandshake: medium skin tone, medium-dark skin tone
handshake: medium skin tone, dark skin tonehandshake: medium skin tone, dark skin tone
handshake: medium-dark skin tone, light skin tonehandshake: medium-dark skin tone, light skin tone
handshake: medium-dark skin tone, medium-light skin tonehandshake: medium-dark skin tone, medium-light skin tone
handshake: medium-dark skin tone, medium skin tonehandshake: medium-dark skin tone, medium skin tone
handshake: medium-dark skin tone, dark skin tonehandshake: medium-dark skin tone, dark skin tone
handshake: dark skin tone, light skin tonehandshake: dark skin tone, light skin tone
handshake: dark skin tone, medium-light skin tonehandshake: dark skin tone, medium-light skin tone
handshake: dark skin tone, medium skin tonehandshake: dark skin tone, medium skin tone
handshake: dark skin tone, medium-dark skin tonehandshake: dark skin tone, medium-dark skin tone
folded handsfolded hands
folded hands: light skin tonefolded hands: light skin tone
folded hands: medium-light skin tonefolded hands: medium-light skin tone
folded hands: medium skin tonefolded hands: medium skin tone
folded hands: medium-dark skin tonefolded hands: medium-dark skin tone
folded hands: dark skin tonefolded hands: dark skin tone

Frequently asked questions

What is the hands subgroup?: hands is one of Unicode’s subgroups within People & Body, and holds 62 emoji. Unicode files every character under a group and a subgroup; the subgroup is the narrower of the two.
Which emoji are in hands?: They include 👏 clapping hands, 👏🏻 clapping hands: light skin tone, 👏🏼 clapping hands: medium-light skin tone and 👏🏽 clapping hands: medium skin tone. Every one is listed above, with its name, codepoint and how each platform draws it.
When were the hands emoji added?: They arrived between 2010 and 2021, across several releases of the Unicode standard.