raising hands: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F64C 1F3FB
Description
Two hands raised in the air, palms facing forward, with light skin tone. Often used to express celebration, success, praise, or gratitude.
Group:
People & Body > hands
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents celebration, joy, praise, success, excitement, acknowledgement, or gratitude. It can also convey a sense of accomplishment or victory.
Backstory
The 'person with folded hands' (🙏🏻) emoji and the 'raising hands' (🙌) emoji were both part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The 'raising hands' emoji gained popularity as a general symbol for celebration and praise. The introduction of skin tone modifiers (U+1F3FB to U+1F3FF) in Unicode 8.0 (2015) allowed for more personalized representation, with 1F3FB representing light skin tone.
Usage Examples
- Celebrating an achievement: 'We did it! 🙌🏻'
- Expressing praise or approval: 'That's awesome! 🙌🏻'
- Showing gratitude: 'Thank you for everything! 🙌🏻'
- Reacting to good news: 'Yes! 🙌🏻'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely used for 'praise hands,' 'hands up,' 'celebration,' 'hooray,' or 'thank you.'
East Asian culture:
Can express a similar sentiment of praise or excitement, but also sometimes used in a more specific religious context for prayer or worship gestures.