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๐Ÿ™Œ Raising Hands emoji

[rey-zing hands ih-moh-jee]


What does Raising Hands emoji ๐Ÿ™Œ mean?

The raising hands emoji depicts two raised hands, palms up, with lines above them, implying motion.

Itโ€™s used in a celebratory way, to express joy, pride, or surprise (the good kind).

Where does ๐Ÿ™Œ Raising Hands emoji come from?

Rooted in the idea of โ€œgive me ten!โ€ (slapping your two palms against someone elseโ€™s), the raising hands emoji was originally approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name โ€œPerson Raising Both Hands in Celebration.โ€ This wooot-filled emoji was added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

Examples of ๐Ÿ™Œ Raising Hands emoji

He embraced the meme ?
ucksaucedady, October, 2018
Last day before the real HOLIDAY season begins ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ
@Switz, October, 2018
Last day before the real HOLIDAY season begins ??
@Switz, October, 2018

Who uses ๐Ÿ™Œ Raising Hands emoji?

The raising hands emoji is often used to signal a โ€œcongratulations!โ€ or โ€œwe did it!โ€ Itโ€™s used in posts and texts that relate to a victorious personal moment, a sports win, or a moment of pride.

Itโ€™s used to express solidarity and approval, as well as moments of anticipation and inspiration.

The raised hands emoji is often paired with the clapping hands and other emoji to show approval and pride in someone elseโ€™s work, as though youโ€™re giving them a double-high-five, a.k.a. high-ten:

And occasionally, itโ€™s used in a way to express more spiritual sentiments:


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