👐

open hands

Open hands, symbolizing openness, receptiveness, or a welcoming gesture

Basic Information

Platform Meaning

Open hands, symbolizing openness, receptiveness, or a welcoming gesture

Tags

hand hands hug jazz open swerve

Skin Variants

👐🏻
👐🏼
👐🏽
👐🏾
👐🏿

Platform Meaning

  • Apple: Open hands representing openness, receptiveness, or a gentle embrace
  • Google: Open palms conveying openness, acceptance, or readiness to receive
  • Twitter: Open hands emoji often used for openness, generosity, or welcoming
  • Unicode: Open hands, representing openness, receptiveness, or a neutral gestural stance

Detailed Introduction

The 👐 emoji depicts two open hands with palms facing upward and fingers slightly spread. It primarily conveys emotions of openness, receptiveness, or a willingness to engage. Common usage includes welcoming someone, showing acceptance, offering assistance, or symbolizing generosity. It can also subtly suggest a hug or a desire to connect, though less explicitly than 🤗. In digital communication, it is often used to express an open mind, approachability, or readiness to receive ideas, help, or affection, fitting various casual and friendly contexts.

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