# 🙌🏽 Raising hands emoji: medium skin tone

🙌🏽 is the raising hands emoji (🙌) with medium skin tone. It's 🙌 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 🙌🏽
- Unicode name: raising hands: medium skin tone
- Code points: U+1F64C U+1F3FD
- Category: People & body, Two hands
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [🙌 Raising hands](https://emojichart.com/raising-hands-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/raising-hands-medium-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Two hands raised in the air with the palms facing forward. The pose says celebration, joy, praise and 'hooray'. Success, thanks, excitement and cheering use it, as does praise or 'amen' in a religious setting.

## Other skin tones

- 🙌 [Raising hands](https://emojichart.com/raising-hands-emoji.md)
- 🙌🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raising-hands-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F64C U+1F3FB
- 🙌🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raising-hands-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F64C U+1F3FC
- 🙌🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raising-hands-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F64C U+1F3FE
- 🙌🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/raising-hands-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F64C U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🙌🏽 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🙌 [Raising hands](https://emojichart.com/raising-hands-emoji.md) (U+1F64C)
2. 🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)

## How to type 🙌🏽

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “raising hands”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “raising hands”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “raising hands”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “raising hands”, then pick medium skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | manos levantadas celebrando: tono de piel medio | celebración, gesto, hurra, mano, manos levantadas celebrando, tono de piel medio |
| Français (fr) | mains levées : peau légèrement mate | air, geste, hourra, mains, mains en l’air, mains levées, peau légèrement mate, youpi |
| Deutsch (de) | zwei erhobene Handflächen: mittlere Hautfarbe | erhoben, feiern, Geste, Hände, Handflächen, hurra, mittlere Hautfarbe, zwei |
| Italiano (it) | mani alzate: carnagione olivastra | carnagione olivastra, celebrare, due mani, evvai, evviva, gesto, grazie, innocente, mani alzate, mano, urrà, vittoria |
| Português (pt) | mãos para cima: pele morena | ambas as mãos, comemoração, levantando ambas as mãos para comemorar, mãos para cima, pele morena, viva |
| Nederlands (nl) | juichend omhooggestoken handen: getinte huidskleur | feest, gebaar, getinte huidskleur, hand, handen, hoera, lof, omhoog, omhooggestoken |
| Svenska (sv) | båda händerna i luften: mellanfärgad hy | båda händerna i luften, hurra, mellanfärgad hy, räcker upp händerna |
| Polski (pl) | wzniesione ręce: karnacja średnia | dłonie, hura, hurra, karnacja średnia, ręce, super, wzniesione |
| Türkçe (tr) | eller havaya: orta cilt tonu | çak, eller havaya, her iki el, kutlama, kutlamak için iki eli birden kaldırma, orta cilt tonu, tebrikler |
| Русский (ru) | ура: средний тон кожи | вверх, жест, класс, отлично, победа, руки, средний тон кожи, ура |
| Українська (uk) | руки, підняті для святкування: помірний тон шкіри | жест, піднята, підняті для святкування, підняті руки, помірний тон шкіри, рука, руки, руки, підняті для святкування, святкування, ура |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χέρια ψηλά: μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος | γιορτή, ζήτω, κίνηση, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος, σηκωμένο, σώμα, χέρι, χέρια ψηλά |
| العربية (ar) | تشجيع: بشرة بلون معتدل | إشارة, احتفال, اليدان, بشرة بلون معتدل, تأشير, تشجيع, تهييص, رفع اليدين احتفالاً, مرفوعة, هيصة, يد, يدان |
| עברית (he) | כפות ידיים מורמות: גוון עור בינוני | ברכה, גוון עור בינוני, הידד, כפות ידיים, כפות ידיים מורמות, נחת, סימן, שמחה |
| فارسی (fa) | دست‌های بالا آورده: پوست طلایی | بالابرده, پوست طلایی, تحسین, تمجید, جشن, دست, دست‌های بالا آورده, ژست, هورا |
| हिन्दी (hi) | खुश होकर दोनों हाथ उठाना: गेहुँआ त्वचा | उत्सव, खुश होकर दोनों हाथ उठाना, गेहुँआ त्वचा, दोनों हाथ, समारोह, हाथ, हुर्रे |
| বাংলা (bn) | ব্যক্তি হাত তুলে আছে: মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ | অঙ্গভঙ্গি, আনন্দ ধ্বনি করা, উত্থিত, উদযাপন করা, ব্যক্তি হাত তুলে আছে, মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ, শরীর, হাত |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | mengangkat tangan: warna kulit sedang | angkat, gerakan, hore, mengangkat tangan, perayaan, tangan, warna kulit sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | hai bàn tay giơ lên: màu da trung bình | cử chỉ, hai bàn tay giơ lên, hoan hô, lễ kỷ niệm, màu da trung bình, nâng lên, tay |
| ไทย (th) | ชู 2 มือ: โทนผิวสีเหลือง | ชู 2 มือ, ดีใจ, โทนผิวสีเหลือง, มือ, อวัยวะ |
| 日本語 (ja) | バンザイ: 中間の肌色 | ジェスチャー, バンザイ, 両手, 中間の肌色, 手, 手を上げる |
| 한국어 (ko) | 만세: 갈색 피부 | 갈색 피부, 두 손을 든 사람, 만세, 만세 하고 있는 사람, 손, 제스처, 축하, 칭찬, 하이파이브 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 举双手: 中等肤色 | 中等肤色, 举双手, 举手, 击掌, 双手, 庆祝, 手 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 歡呼：淺褐皮膚 | 慶祝, 歡呼, 淺褐皮膚, 舉雙手 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): persoon met hande in die lug: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a ɛrepagya: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): njeri që ngre duart: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): እጆቹን በቃ ብሎ ያነሳ ሰው: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): բարձրացրած ձեռքեր․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): হাত উঠোৱা: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): əllərini qaldıran adam: orta dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ҡулдарҙы күтәреү: уртаса тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): eskuak altxatzen ari den pertsona: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): чалавек паднімае рукі: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): ruke podignute u zrak: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Човек с вдигнати ръце: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်မြှောက်ပြနေသူ − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): mains levées : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 舉高雙手: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 举高双手: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): mans enlaire: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᎪᏰᎾ ᏗᏌᎵᏛᏅᎢ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 舉雙手歡呼：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): урра: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): podignute ruke: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): zvednuté ruce: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): løftede hænder: medium teint
- Estonian (et): ülestõstetud käed: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mãos no ar: tipo de pele 4
- Faroese (fo): upplyftar hendur: miðal húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): nakataas na mga kamay: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): nousevat kädet: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): mans levantadas: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): ხელებაწეული პიროვნება: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): હાથ ઉઠાવતી વ્યક્તિ: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): ɗagaggun hannuwa: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): khush hokar dono haath uthaana: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): kezét felemelő ember: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): húrra: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): aka ndị eweliri elu: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): lámha ardaithe: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): tangan loro diangkat: kulit kuning
- Kabyle (kab): ifassen yulin: taglimt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಕೈಗಳನ್ನು ಎತ್ತುವುದು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): қолдарды көтеру: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): قولداردى كوتەرۋ: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): លើកបង្ហាញបាតដៃទាំងពីរ: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ibiganza bizamuye: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
- Konkani (kok): उखलिल्ले हात: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): кол көтөрүп жаткан адам: орточо
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Yakom keb’ q’ab’aj: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຄົນຍົກມືຂຶ້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): chocar las manos: tono de piel medio
- Latvian (lv): paceltas rokas: vidējs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): moen arsæ: carnaxon cô d’öiva
- Lithuanian (lt): žmogus, iškėlęs rankas: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): pózwignjonej ruce: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Hänn an d’Luucht: mëttel Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): кренати дланки: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): orang mengangkat tangan: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): കൈകൾ ഉയർത്തുന്ന വ്യക്തി: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Maltese (mt): idejn mgħollija: ton medju tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): दोन्ही हात उंचावणारी व्यक्ती: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): гараа өргөж байгаа хүн: дунд зэргийн
- Māori (mi): ngā ringa tū: kiri āhua waenga
- Nepali (ne): हात उठाइरहेको व्यक्ति: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand-dẹm Wé Dẹm Réz Ọp: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): go emiša matsogo: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): hevede hender: hudtype 4
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): heva hender: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ଉଠିଥିବା ହାତଗୁଡ଼ିକ: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harkawwan baasuu: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): لاسونه اوچتول: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਦੋਵੇਂ ਹੱਥ ਖੜ੍ਹੇ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ہتھ اُوچا کرنا: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): juqharisqa makikuna: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mâini ridicate: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): mauns auzads: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): a’ togail làmhan: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): подигнуте руке: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): подигнуте руке: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): podignute ruke: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): podignute ruke: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ယုၵ်ႉမိုဝ်းၶိုၼ်ႈ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): مٿي ٿيندڙ هٿ: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): අත් ඔසවන පුද්ගලයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): zdvihnuté ruky: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): oseba, ki dvigne roke: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): gacmo kor u taagid: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mikono iliyoinuliwa: ngozi ya kahawia
- Tajik (tg): дастҳои бардоштаистода: ранги миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): மகிழ்ச்சியில் இரண்டு கைகளை உயர்த்துபவர்: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): రెండు చేతులు పైకి ఎత్తిన వ్యక్తి: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኢድ ምልዓል፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): ongo nima hiki ki ʻolunga: kili melomelo
- Tswana (tn): matsogo a a tsholeditsweng: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): elleri galdyrmak: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): zběhnjenej ruce: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): ہاتھ بلند کیے ہوئے شخص: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): قول كۆتۈرۈش: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): qo‘llarini ko‘targan odam: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): person yn codi dwylo: arlliw croen canolog
- Wolof (wo): yëkkati ay loxo: xeesaayu der bu yam
- Xhosa (xh): ukunyusa izandla: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Ina Awọn Ọwọ: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ina Awɔn Ɔwɔ: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): umuntu ophakamise izandla: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F64C U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `🙌🏽` |
| CSS | `\1F64C\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F64C}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001F64C\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 99 8C F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DE4C D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%99%8C%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## Questions

### What does 🙌🏽 mean?

Two hands raised in the air with the palms facing forward. The pose says celebration, joy, praise and 'hooray'. Success, thanks, excitement and cheering use it, as does praise or 'amen' in a religious setting. 🙌🏽 shows it with medium skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🙌🏽 and 🙌?

🙌🏽 is the 🙌 raising hands emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🙌 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F64C U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 🙌🏽?

Find 🙌 in your emoji keyboard by searching “raising hands”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 🙌🏽?

U+1F64C U+1F3FD. In HTML you can write 🙌🏽

### When was 🙌🏽 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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