Waving Hand Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Waving Hand ๐ mean?
A greeting or farewell, used the same way you'd wave in person, at the start or end of a conversation.
On most keyboards you'll find it grouped with the rest of the People & Body emojis under Fingers Open, which makes it easy to browse similar options. It's flexible enough to appear in casual texts, captions, or comments without feeling out of place. It's also available in 5 skin tone variants, so you can pick the one that best matches who or what you're describing.
๐ก Interesting fact: This is one of the most commonly used greeting emoji worldwide and supports independent skin tone selection.
How to use Waving Hand ๐ in a sentence
- Hey! Long time no see ๐
- See you tomorrow ๐
- Just landed, hi from Tokyo ๐
Waving Hand ๐ in other languages
French
signe de la main
Mandarin
ๆฅๆ
German
winkende Hand
Hindi
เคนเคพเคฅ เคนเคฟเคฒเคพเคจเคพ
Japanese
ๆใๆฏใ
Korean
ํ๋๋ ์
Portuguese
mรฃo acenando
Spanish
mano saludando
Russian
ะผะฐัะตั ััะบะพะน
Arabic
ุชูููุญ ุจุงููุฏ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Waving Hand ๐ emoji mean?
A greeting or farewell, used the same way you'd wave in person, at the start or end of a conversation.
How do people use the Waving Hand ๐ emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "Hey! Long time no see ๐" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.
Does the Waving Hand ๐ emoji have different skin tone options?
Yes โ Waving Hand supports 5 skin tone variants, selectable from its own emoji keyboard entry or listed directly on this page.
Can I download the Waving Hand ๐ emoji as an image?
Yes โ this page has buttons to download Waving Hand as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.
Is there anything notable about the history of the Waving Hand ๐ emoji?
This is one of the most commonly used greeting emoji worldwide and supports independent skin tone selection.
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Cross-platform view of Waving Hand ๐
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Waving Hand looks across the most common platforms.
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