Heart Hands emoji 🫶: meaning and how to use it
🫶 — two hands forming a little heart — means love, gratitude and support. It's a warm, wholesome gesture popularized by K-pop and social media.
:heart_hands:What does the Heart Hands emoji mean?
Heart hands express affection and appreciation — “I love you,” “thank you,” “I support you.” The finger-heart gesture it depicts became globally popular through K-pop culture.
It's a softer, cuter alternative to the plain heart, often used to show gratitude to friends, fans or a community.
How the emoji is used
- Sending love and appreciation
- Thanking friends, fans or a community
- Wholesome, affectionate replies
- Support and solidarity
Heart Hands emoji: Unicode details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Emoji | 🫶 |
| Unicode code point(s) | U+1FAF6 |
| Unicode name(s) | Heart Hands |
| Shortcode | :heart_hands: |
| HTML entity | 🫶 |
| Category | Emoji |
Because it is defined in Unicode, this emoji works across phones, laptops and the web — though the exact artwork differs by platform (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and Twemoji all draw it in their own style). The underlying meaning stays the same everywhere.
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What does 🫶 mean?
It shows hands forming a heart and means love, appreciation and support — a warm, wholesome way to say “I love you” or “thank you.”
How do I type the heart hands emoji?
On most keyboards, open the emoji picker (Windows: Win + ., Mac: Ctrl + Cmd + Space, iPhone/Android: the 😀 key) and search its name. Or just copy it from the button at the top of this page.
What is the shortcode for 🫶?
The common shortcode is :heart_hands:, used on Slack, Discord, GitHub and many other apps that turn :name: into an emoji.