open hands Emoji
๐ ยท U+1F450 ยท Emoji 0.6
What does the open hands emoji mean?
Serenity and openness are conveyed by the open hands emoji, which literally depicts a pair of hands held open, palms facing upwards, and is often used to represent receptiveness, surrender, or a gesture of openness and acceptance, and in some contexts, it can also signify a desire for peace, calmness, or a willingness to listen, while in informal settings, it may be used to express a sense of "I'm open to anything" or "I'm all ears", and is sometimes associated with mindfulness or spirituality. The emoji can also be used figuratively to represent a sense of release or letting go. In slang, the open hands emoji can be used to convey a sense of "whatever" or "I'm done with this".
open hands in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
๐ป Light๐ผ Medium-light๐ฝ Medium๐พ Medium-dark๐ฟ Dark
open hands emoji examples
- just heard the news and i'm keeping an open mind ๐
- feeling overwhelmed and just need to let go ๐
How to copy the open hands emoji
To use the open hands emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F450), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
open hands emoji on different platforms
How the open hands emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



open hands Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ |
| Name | open hands |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F450 |
| Shortcode | :open_hands: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
open hands Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F450, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :open_hands:.
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