# 🤗 Smiling face with open hands emoji

🤗 Smiling face with open hands is an emoji in the faces with hands set of Smileys & emotion. It was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. Related words: hug and hugging.

- Emoji: 🤗
- Unicode name: smiling face with open hands
- Code points: U+1F917
- Category: Smileys & emotion, Faces with hands
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- GitHub shortcode: :hugs:
- Keywords: face, hands, hug, hugging, open, smiling
- Page: https://emojichart.com/smiling-face-with-open-hands-emoji

## What it means

A smiling face with both hands held out, as if offering a hug. Warmth, comfort, affection and support are the message. Senders use it as a friendly virtual hug, to welcome someone, to say thanks, or to show cheerful excitement.

## How to type 🤗

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “smiling face with open hands”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “smiling face with open hands”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “smiling face with open hands”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “smiling face with open hands”.
- GitHub: Type :hugs: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | cara con manos abrazando | abrazo, cara, cara con manos abrazando, sonrisa |
| Français (fr) | visage qui fait un câlin | câlin, émoticône, gentil, mains, visage, visage qui fait un câlin |
| Deutsch (de) | Gesicht mit umarmenden Händen | drücken, Gesicht, Hände, Smiley, umarmen, Umarmung |
| Italiano (it) | faccina che abbraccia | abbracciare, abbraccio, ciao, faccina, faccina che abbraccia, imbarazzo, mani, mano, saluti, sorriso, ti voglio bene, tvb |
| Português (pt) | rosto abraçando | abraço, carinho, feliz, mãos abraçando, rosto, rosto abraçando, rosto sorrindo |
| Nederlands (nl) | blij gezicht met uitgestoken handen | blij, gezicht, handen, knuffel, knuffelen, uitgestoken |
| Svenska (sv) | ansikte som kramas | ansikte, glad, hej, kram, leende, vinkar |
| Polski (pl) | twarz z gestem przytulania | buźka, przytulać, przytulanie, ręka, ściskam, twarz z gestem przytulania, uśmiech |
| Türkçe (tr) | kucaklayarak gülümseme | heyecanlı, kucaklama, kucaklayarak gülümseme, sarılma, yüz |
| Русский (ru) | обнимает | встречи, обнимашки, объятия, пока, привет, радость, руки, румянец, увидимся, улыбка |
| Українська (uk) | щасливе обличчя з руками, що обіймають | обійматися, обійми, обійняв, обличчя, обняти, радісний, радість, руки, щастя |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αγκαλιά | αγκαλιά, αγκαλιάζω, ανοιχτά, πρόσωπο, φατσούλα που αγκαλιάζει, χέρια |
| العربية (ar) | وجه يعانق بابتسامة | ابتسامة, سعيد, عبوطة, عناق, غمرة, مبسوط, وجه, وجه بابتسامة عناق, وجه يعانق بابتسامة, يد |
| עברית (he) | פרצוף מחבק | חיבוק, ידיים, מחייך, פרצוף, פרצוף מחבק |
| فارسی (fa) | صورت خندان با دستان باز | آغوش, بغل کردن, در آغوش گرفتن, صورت, لبخند |
| हिन्दी (hi) | गले लगाता हुआ चेहरा | गले लगाता हुआ, गले लगाता हुआ चेहरा, गले लगाना, चेहरा, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | আলিঙ্গনরত মুখ | আলিঙ্গন, আলিঙ্গন রত, আলিঙ্গনরত মুখ, মুখ, হাত |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | wajah memeluk | muka, peluk, tangan, wajah, wajah memeluk |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mặt ôm | mặt, ôm |
| ไทย (th) | ยิ้มกอด | กอด, ยิ้ม, ยิ้มกอด, หน้า, อบอุ่น |
| 日本語 (ja) | ハグ | スマイル, ハグ, 笑顔, 顔 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 포옹하고 있는 얼굴 | 반가워하는 얼굴, 손, 얼굴, 포옹, 포옹하고 있는 얼굴, 환영 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 抱抱 | 抱, 抱抱, 拥抱, 笑, 脸 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 抱抱 | 抱抱, 擁抱, 臉 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): gesig wat drukkie gee
- Akan (ak): serewee anim ne nsa a emu abue
- Albanian (sq): fytyrë që përqafon
- Amharic (am): እያቀፈ ያለ ፊት
- Anii (blo): atuu kaayɛ
- Armenian (hy): գրկող դեմք
- Assamese (as): আলিঙ্গন কৰা মুখ
- Azerbaijani (az): qucaqlayan üz
- Bashkir (ba): асыҡ ҡулдар менән йылмайыусы йөҙ
- Basque (eu): besarkada ematen ari den aurpegia
- Belarusian (be): абдымкі
- Bosnian (bs): zagrljaj
- Breton (br): dremm vouscʼhoarzhus gant daouarn digor
- Bulgarian (bg): Прегръщащо лице
- Burmese (my): ပွေ့ဖက်နေသည့် မျက်နှာ
- Canadian French (fr-CA): visage heureux et câlin
- Cantonese (yue): 擁抱嘅臉
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 拥抱嘅脸
- Catalan (ca): cara amb abraçada
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏄᎩᏢᏍᎩ ᎤᎧᏛ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 開心擁抱嘅表情
- Chuvash (cv): ыталать
- Croatian (hr): lice koje grli
- Czech (cs): obličej s otevřenou náručí
- Danish (da): krammende ansigt
- Estonian (et): kallistav nägu
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): cara a dar um abraço
- Faroese (fo): klemmandi andlit
- Filipino (fil): nangyayakap
- Finnish (fi): halaava naama
- Fula (Adlam) (ff-Adlm): 𞤴𞤫𞥅𞤧𞤮 𞤥𞤮𞥅𞤧𞤵𞤲𞥋𞤺𞤮 𞤲𞤺𞤮 𞤶𞤵𞥅𞤯𞤫 𞤬𞤮𞤲𞤼𞤢𞥄𞤯𞤫
- Galician (gl): cara dando un abrazo
- Georgian (ka): ჩახუტების გამომხატველი სახე
- Gujarati (gu): આલિંગન કરતો ચહેરો
- Hausa (ha): fuska mai murmushi tare da runguma
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): hug karta smiling face
- Hungarian (hu): ölelés
- Icelandic (is): faðmandi andlit
- Igbo (ig): ihu ọchị nwere aka mepere emepe
- Irish (ga): aghaidh ghealgháireach agus na lámha oscailte
- Javanese (jv): rai nyikep
- Kalaallisut (kl): krammende ansigt
- Kannada (kn): ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮುಖ
- Kazakh (kk): құшақтау
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): قۇشاقتاۋ
- Khmer (km): មុខបង្ហាញដៃទាំងពីរចង់អោប
- Kinyarwanda (rw): isura igaragaza guhoberana
- Konkani (kok): वेंग मारपी चेरो
- Kyrgyz (ky): кучактап жаткан бет
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Umatzexik Palajaj
- Lao (lo): ຍິ້ມກອດ
- Latvian (lv): seja ar apskāvienu
- Lithuanian (lt): apkabinantis veidas
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): woblico z wobejmjecyma rukoma
- Luxembourgish (lb): Ëmaarmung
- Macedonian (mk): лице што гушка
- Malay (ms): muka memberi pelukan
- Malayalam (ml): ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്യുന്ന മുഖം
- Maltese (mt): wiċċ jgħannaq
- Marathi (mr): मिठी मारणारा चेहरा
- Mongolian (mn): тэвэрч байгаа царай
- Māori (mi): kanohi awhiawhi
- Nepali (ne): अंगालो मारेको अनुहार
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand De Họ́l Fes
- Northern Sotho (nso): sefahlego se gokarelanago
- Norwegian (no): fjes som gir klem
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): fjes som gjev klem
- Odia (or): କୋଳାଇବାକୁ ହାତ ଖୋଲାଥିବା ମୁହଁ
- Oromo (om): harka bal’isuun fuula seequ
- Pashto (ps): غاړه ورکوونکی مخ
- Punjabi (pa): ਜੱਫੀ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਚਿਹਰਾ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): گلے ملدی شکل
- Quechua (qu): kusisqa uya kichasqa makikunawan
- Romanian (ro): față cu gest de îmbrățișare
- Romansh (rm): fatscha che ri cun mauns averts
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): aodann a’ pasgadh gàirdeanan timcheall
- Serbian (sr): лице које грли
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): lice koje grli
- Shan (shn): ၼႃႈယုမ်ႉယုၵ်ႉမိုဝ်း
- Sindhi (sd): ڀاڪر پائيندڙ چهرو
- Sinhala (si): වැළඳ ගන්නා මුහුණ
- Slovak (sk): objímajúca tvár
- Slovenian (sl): obraz, ki objema
- Somali (so): waji habsiinaaya
- Swahili (sw): uso unaokumbatia
- Tajik (tg): рӯи оғӯшкунанда
- Tamil (ta): அணைக்கும் முகம்
- Telugu (te): కౌగిలించుకున్న ముఖం
- Tigrinya (ti): ፍሽኽ ዝበለ ገጽ ምስ ክፉት ኣእዳው
- Tongan (to): mata fāʻufua moe nima-homo
- Tswana (tn): sefatlhego se se tlamparelang
- Turkmen (tk): gujaklaýan ýüz
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): wobličo z wobjimacymaj rukomaj
- Urdu (ur): گلے ملتا چہرہ
- Uyghur (ug): قۇچاقلىغان چىراي
- Uzbek (uz): quchayotgan yuz
- Welsh (cy): wyneb yn rhoi cwtsh
- Wolof (wo): kanamu kottante
- Xhosa (xh): ubuso obangayo
- Yoruba (yo): oju Ti O fanimọra
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): oju Ti O fanimɔra
- Zulu (zu): ubuso obangayo

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F917` |
| HTML | `🤗` |
| CSS | `\1F917` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F917}` |
| Python | `\U0001F917` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 97` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD17` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%97` |

## Questions

### What does the 🤗 smiling face with open hands emoji mean?

A smiling face with both hands held out, as if offering a hug. Warmth, comfort, affection and support are the message. Senders use it as a friendly virtual hug, to welcome someone, to say thanks, or to show cheerful excitement.

### How do I type the 🤗 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “smiling face with open hands”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :hugs:.

### When was the 🤗 emoji added?

🤗 was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🤗?

U+1F917. In HTML you can write 🤗, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F917}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/smiling-face-with-open-hands-emoji