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👋 Waving Hand Emoji
A hand waving — hello, goodbye, “hey there”.
| Official name | Waving Hand |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1F44B |
| Shortcode | :wave: (GitHub, Slack, Discord) |
| HTML entity | 👋 |
| Unicode version | Emoji 0.6 (2010) |
| Category | Random People Emoji › Fingers Open |
| Keywords | bye, cya, g2g, greetings, gtg, hand, hello, hey, hi, later |
| Also known as | Hello, Bye, Wave |
| Skin tones | 👋🏻 👋🏼 👋🏽 👋🏾 👋🏿 |
What does 👋 mean?
👋 opens and closes conversations: “hi 👋” in intros, “bye 👋” when leaving. It is a friendly default in work chats, introductions on social media and bot greetings.
Supports skin tones. Pairs with 😊 for a warm hello.
“Hi everyone, new here 👋”“Off for two weeks, see you after 👋”
How to type 👋 Waving Hand
iPhone / iPadOpen the emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😀 key), search “wave”.
Android (Gboard / Samsung)Tap the emoji key, type “wave” in the search bar, or go to the Random People Emoji tab.
Windows 10 / 11Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji panel and search “wave”.
MacPress Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search, or copy it from this page.
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FAQ
Why does 👋 show as a box or blank square?
Your device is older than Emoji 0.6 (2010), the release that added Waving Hand. Update your operating system, or the person you send it to will see ☐ instead.