Folded Hands is used to say please, thank you, or to show prayer and hope. It is also known as the praying hands emoji, thank you emoji, namaste emoji and high five emoji. ๐ Folded Hands is an emoji from the People & Body category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F64F and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ๐ Folded Hands mean?
Folded Hands is used to say please, thank you, or to show prayer and hope. In Japanese culture it means a request or gratitude; elsewhere it is widely used for prayers and "fingers crossed" wishes. Some people read it as a high five.
The ๐ Folded Hands emoji belongs to the hands group of the People & Body category. It is commonly associated with appreciate, ask, beg, blessed and bow. Folded Hands has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. It supports five skin tones: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :pray: to insert it.
Folded Hands skin tones & variations
Click to copy a variation:
Folded Hands emoji codes
| Emoji | ๐ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F64F |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 🙏 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 🙏 |
| CSS | \1F64F |
| JavaScript | \u{1F64F} |
| Python | \U0001F64F |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%99%8F |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 99 8F |
| Shortcode | :pray: |
| Shortcode (alt) | :folded_hands: |
How to type ๐ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for โfolded handsโ.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for โfolded handsโ.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search โfoldedโ.
- HTML: write
🙏in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Folded Hands keywords
- appreciate
- ask
- beg
- blessed
- bow
- cmon
- five
- folded
- gesture
- hand
- high
- please
- pray
- thanks
- thx
Frequently asked questions
What does ๐ mean?
Folded Hands is used to say please, thank you, or to show prayer and hope. In Japanese culture it means a request or gratitude; elsewhere it is widely used for prayers and "fingers crossed" wishes. Some people read it as a high five.
What is the ๐ emoji called?
Its official Unicode name is Folded Hands, but people also call it the praying hands emoji, thank you emoji, namaste emoji and high five emoji.
How do I copy and paste the Folded Hands emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ๐ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press โ Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ๐ Folded Hands added to Unicode?
Folded Hands was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Does ๐ come in different skin tones?
Yes. Folded Hands supports five skin-tone modifiers based on the Fitzpatrick scale: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one from the list above to copy it.
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Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicodeยฎ Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.