# Open hands emoji

11 emoji from [People & body](https://emojichart.com/category/people-body.md), with what each one means.

- 👋 [Waving hand](https://emojichart.com/waving-hand-emoji.md): U+1F44B. An open hand raised and waving.
- 🤚 [Raised back of hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-back-of-hand-emoji.md): U+1F91A. The back of a raised open hand, held up with the palm facing away from you.
- 🖐️ [Hand with fingers splayed](https://emojichart.com/hand-with-fingers-splayed-emoji.md): U+1F590 U+FE0F. A raised open hand with the fingers spread wide.
- ✋ [Raised hand](https://emojichart.com/raised-hand-emoji.md): U+270B. A raised open hand, palm out, with fingers together.
- 🖖 [Vulcan salute](https://emojichart.com/vulcan-salute-emoji.md): U+1F596. A raised hand with the fingers parted in a V between the middle and ring fingers.
- 🫱 [Rightwards hand](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-hand-emoji.md): U+1FAF1. A hand reaching out to the right with the palm turned sideways, as if offering to shake.
- 🫲 [Leftwards hand](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-hand-emoji.md): U+1FAF2. A hand reaching out to the left with the palm turned sideways, as if offering to shake.
- 🫳 [Palm down hand](https://emojichart.com/palm-down-hand-emoji.md): U+1FAF3. A hand held out flat with the palm facing down.
- 🫴 [Palm up hand](https://emojichart.com/palm-up-hand-emoji.md): U+1FAF4. A hand held out flat with the palm facing up, ready to receive or offer something.
- 🫷 [Leftwards pushing hand](https://emojichart.com/leftwards-pushing-hand-emoji.md): U+1FAF7. A hand pushing to the left with the palm out.
- 🫸 [Rightwards pushing hand](https://emojichart.com/rightwards-pushing-hand-emoji.md): U+1FAF8. A hand pushing to the right with the palm out.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart: https://emojichart.com/category/people-body/hand-fingers-open