woman raising hand
Unicode: 1F64B 200D 2640 FE0F
Description
A person raising hand, combined with a female sign, a light skin tone, and a ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner), indicating a woman raising her hand.
Group:
People & Body > person-gesture
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents a woman asking a question, volunteering, expressing agreement, celebrating, or indicating her presence.
Backstory
This emoji is a combination of several standard Unicode characters. The base 'person raising hand' (1F64B) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). The ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) and the female sign (2640) were later added to specify a female silhouette, reflecting the growing need for gender-specific emojis. The FE0F is a variation selector to ensure emoji presentation.
Usage Examples
- In a meeting: 'I have a question about this point. 🙋♀️'
- Volunteering: 'I can do that! 🙋♀️'
- Agreeing: 'Yes, absolutely! 🙋♀️'
- Acknowledging presence: 'I'm here! 🙋♀️'
- Celebrating a small victory: 'Nailed it! 🙋♀️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used in educational settings to signify a student asking a question, or more broadly, someone volunteering for a task or acknowledging something.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often seen in online discussions or virtual meetings to indicate 'I agree' or 'I have a point to make'.