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Open Hands Sign

A symbol from the People & Hands collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

People & Hands collection
Symbol
👐
Unicode
U+1F450
HTML entity
👐
Category
People & Hands

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SVG uses the system font stack — open in any vector editor and convert to outlines if needed. PNGs have a transparent background.

28 of 52 in the people & hands collection

About the open hands sign symbol

Known as the Open Hands Sign, this character depicts two human hands held out with the palms facing forward. While it serves as a visual symbol rather than a phonetic letter, it is classified within the Common script and the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block. The geometry of the icon suggests an invitation or an offering, showing the fingers spread wide and the thumbs pointing outward.

Social media users frequently employ this symbol to represent a hug, a gesture of openness, or a sense of celebration. In various digital contexts, it also signals the concept of "jazz hands" or serves as a display of honesty and transparency. Beyond casual messaging, it occasionally appears in posts related to spirituality or gratitude to signify a blessing or a moment of prayerful reflection.

How to type Open Hands Sign

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options
  1. Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji & symbol picker.
  2. Or in Word: type 1F450 then Alt + X for the first codepoint.

Multi-codepoint sequence — emoji picker is the reliable option.

macOS

2 options
  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer.
  2. Search by name or paste the symbol — easiest path for multi-codepoint sequences.

Linux

1 step
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 1F450, then press Enter or Space.

Copy in every format

Every form of this character — for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, URLs and more. Click any value to copy.

Skin tone variants

The open hands sign accepts a Fitzpatrick skin-tone modifier (U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF). Each variant is a distinct copyable sequence — click to copy.

Text vs emoji presentation

This codepoint has two standardized presentations. Append U+FE0E to force the monochrome text form, or U+FE0F to force the colorful emoji form. Default presentation: emoji.

Part of the Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs block

👐 open hands sign lives inside the Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs →

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