Person Raising Hand

🙋 raises a hand. It means “me!”, volunteering, or asking a question.

Skin tones

Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.

person raising hand

person raising hand: light skin tone

person raising hand: medium-light skin tone

person raising hand: medium skin tone

person raising hand: medium-dark skin tone

person raising hand: dark skin tone

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: HAPPY PERSON RAISING ONE HAND
CLDR short name: person raising hand
Codepoint: U+1F64B
Hex: 1F64B
Emoji version: 0.6
Unicode version: 6.0
First released: 2010
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: person-gesture
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:raising_hand:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

gesture · hand · here · know · me · person · pick · question · raise · raising

How it looks

Person Raising Hand — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Person Raising Hand — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Person Raising Hand — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🙋. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🙋 person raising hand emoji mean?: 🙋 raises a hand. It means “me!”, volunteering, or asking a question.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🙋?: U+1F64B, named HAPPY PERSON RAISING ONE HAND in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🙋 person raising hand emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🙋 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “person raising hand”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🙋 from this page with one click.
Does 🙋 come in different skin tones?: Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: 🙋🏻 🙋🏼 🙋🏽 🙋🏾 🙋🏿. They all mean the same thing; long-press 🙋 on a phone keyboard to pick one.
What is the shortcode for 🙋?: On GitHub, type :raising_hand: and it turns into 🙋 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.