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✋ Raised Hand emoji

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What does ✋ Raised Hand emoji mean?

Bring it up high ✋ for this definition. The raised hand emoji, ✋, can be used to express “stop,” signal a high five, or imitate speaking up, as if raising one’s hand in class.

Where does ✋ Raised Hand emoji come from?

Raised hand emoji was released under Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The emoji appears as a single raised hand, with fingers together and the thumb pointing out to the side. It’s similar to the sign a crossing guard might make to indicate a driver or walker should stop. While its default color is yellow, skin-tone modifiers are available for raised hand emoji.

The raised hand emoji has a range of tone. It can be negative. For example, it can convey “Stop bothering me” or “Don’t do that anymore” (e.g., talk to the hand).

https://twitter.com/megang_/status/601536456830554113

It can also be more positive, expressing the fervor, say, of raising your hands in religious worship.

Examples of ✋ Raised Hand emoji

Yess sir my brother is back🔴🔵✋🏾👈🏾
@Jashaun06, October, 2017
🎙️👐✋ #Federer in his pre tournament press conference #Wimbledon...
@suamax8, July, 2018
People telling me that I'm giving out "hints" with the ring/engagement posts.. Bishh, I been posting things like that since MySpace ✋🏻  
@whitrichmond, October, 2017

Who uses ✋ Raised Hand emoji?

True to its name, the raised hand emoji can be a digital form of raising one’s hand (e.g., speaking up, voicing agreement, asking for a show of hands).

https://twitter.com/jarlisaart/status/1042888596783427584

The raised hand emoji can be used in place of an in-person high five. Sometimes, it can even be accompanied by a paw shake from an animal friend.

https://twitter.com/backt0nature/status/1033778854916063232

The emoji is popular in sports, frequently used in a similar manner as the woman/man raised hand emoji (🙋‍♀️,🙋‍♂️). Here it can be used to say, for example, “Yes, I’m ready for some tennis”:

It is often featured in ad campaigns. For example, the raised hand emoji has been used on New Year’s Eve to discourage people from drinking and driving as a forceful “stop” or “don’t.”

Although not always political in tone, raised hand emoji can be used in this context. Some tweeters use raised hand emoji to signal protest.

NOTE

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