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A hand in profile with the palm facing up.

Can be used to represent the action of lifting, offering, demanding, or beckoning. May also be used to express a question or lack of knowledge.

The design is a mirror image of <a href="/palm-down-hand/">🫴 Palm Down Hand</a>. The hand position is similar to the one in&nbsp;<a href="/person-tipping-hand/">💁 Person Tipping Hand</a>.

Palm Up Hand

A dark brown&nbsp;skin tone modifier, which can be applied to a range of human emoji characters.

Type 5 on the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzpatrick_scale" target="_blank">Fitzpatrick Scale</a>&nbsp;of skin tones is described as:&nbsp;&nbsp;Dark brown; Middle Eastern skin types

Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-5

14.0 Palm Up Hand: Light Skin Tone

Palm Up Hand: Medium-Light Skin Tone

Palm Up Hand: Medium Skin Tone

Palm Up Hand: Dark Skin Tone

Palm Up Hand: Medium-Dark Skin Tone

Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.

Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.

Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.

Used across Microsoft PCs. Windows 11 uses the Fluent set. Windows 10&rsquo;s final update was in May 2019.

Used on WhatsApp for Android and PC. WhatsApp on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Used on Twitter / X for PC. Also used by Discord and Mastodon. Twitter / X&nbsp;on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs. Android devices use native emoji design as of early 2023.

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Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta&rsquo;s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Custom emoji set used on select Huawei&nbsp;phones and tablets.

3D animated versions of Microsoft&rsquo;s Fluent emoji set, used Microsoft Teams for PC and Android.

A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.

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A custom emoji design set used by Korean fintech platform Toss.

A open-source emoji design set by the HfG Schw&auml;bisch Gm&uuml;nd (Design University) in Germany.

A licensable emoji design set.

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Sample emoji designs developed by Emojipedia for illustrative purposes.

WhatsApp has its own emoji designs which are displayed on all WhatsApp for Android and WhatsApp Web.

One emoji supported by WhatsApp but no other platform is the&nbsp;<a href="/flag-for-texas-ustx/">Texas Flag emoji</a>. This is a valid subdivision flag supported by Unicode, but not listed within any Unicode emoji release and as of 2019 is not supported by any other major vendors.

In 2021 WhatsApp introduced a&nbsp;<a href="/refugee-nation-flag/">Refugee Nation Flag</a> as a <a href="/emoji-zwj-sequence/">ZWJ sequence</a>. Like the <a href="/flag-for-texas-ustx/">Texas Flag emoji</a>, this&nbsp;flag is&nbsp;not supported by any other major vendors.

<img alt="" src="https://em-content.zobj.net/content/2017/12/13/whatsapp-web-emojis-2017.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

Names and meanings of all the emojis in WhatsApp for iPhone, Web, Android and Windows and new WhatsApp emojis for Android. Browse the list of WhatsApp emojis here.

💬 WhatsApp Emoji Meanings — Emojis for WhatsApp on iPhone, Android and Web (Updated: January 2023)

Beginning rollout on 2023-01-11, WhatsApp 2.23.2.72&nbsp;debuted support for the 31 emojis recommended in September 2022&#39;s&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.0/">Emoji 15.0</a>.

This update also changed the designs of the&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/nerd-face/">🤓&nbsp;Nerd Face</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/pleading-face/">🥺&nbsp;Pleading Face</a>, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/face-holding-back-tears/">🥹&nbsp;Face Holding Back Tears</a>&nbsp;emojis.

2.23.2.72

Released 2022-04-19, this update for WhatsApp on Android devices introduced support for <a href="/emoji-14.0/">Emoji 14.0</a> emojis such as <a href="/melting-face/">🫠&nbsp;Melting Face</a>, as well as&nbsp;multiple skin tone versions of the&nbsp;<a href="/handshake/">🤝 Handshake</a>&nbsp;emoji.

2.22.8.79

Original sample images from Emojipedia&nbsp;visualizing how new emojis may look when they come to fruition.&nbsp;These mockups are created at the candidate stage in a glossy&nbsp;style, and may or may not resemble final versions from each platform vendor.

Please feel welcome to use these images in&nbsp;press coverage,&nbsp;with attribution to&nbsp;Emojipedia. When using any of these images online,&nbsp;a link to this page would be appreciated. These original images are &copy; 2022&nbsp;Emojipedia.

Sample images from Emojipedia for upcoming emojis.

Emojipedia Sample Images [Updated July 2023]

Emojipedia 11.1&nbsp;is the sample image collection for 2018. This features all new emoji designs for <a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>, which is the most current approved emoji list.&nbsp;Notable inclusions in 2018&nbsp;include redheads, curly hair,&nbsp;superheroes, a softball, skateboard, lobster and bagel.

This is a minor update to <a href="/emojipedia/11.0/">Emojipedia 11.0</a> which updates artwork for <a href="/dna/">DNA</a>, <a href="/lobster/">Lobster</a>, and <a href="/skateboard/">Skateboard</a>.

Please include a link to Emojipedia for attribution when using&nbsp;these images online. These original images are &copy; 2018&nbsp;Emojipedia.

11.1

Emojipedia 11.0 is the sample image collection for 2018. This features all new emoji designs for <a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>.&nbsp;Notable inclusions in this release include redheads, curly hair,&nbsp;superheroes, a softball, skateboard, lobster and bagel.

New emojis: 77 plus&nbsp;skin tones&nbsp;(157 total)

Please include a link to Emojipedia for attribution when using&nbsp;these images online. These original images are &copy; 2018&nbsp;Emojipedia.

<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/157-new-emojis-in-the-final-2018-emoji-list/">More about this update</a>.

11.0

A minor release that added emojis for&nbsp;<a href="/superhero/">superhero</a> and <a href="/supervillain/">supervillain</a> at a draft stage, prior to these gaining human appearance and skin tone support.

These original sample images are &copy; 2017 Emojipedia.

An update that includes examples of&nbsp;subdivision flags including US States and Liberian Counties. A sample placeholder flag is also included for Northern Ireland.

At the time of release, these flags were not considered <a href="/glossary/#rgi">RGI</a>&nbsp;and as such as not available on most platforms.

🫴🏾 Palm Up Hand: Medium-Dark Skin Tone on WhatsApp 2.22.8.79

🫴🏾 Palm Up Hand: Medium-Dark Skin Tone on WhatsApp 2.22.8.79

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