Folded Hands Emoji Meaning
Two hands placed firmly together, meaning pleaseย orย thank youย in Japanese culture.ย A common alternative useย for this emoji is for prayer, using the same gesture asย praying hands. It can also representย a respectful greeting or show of adoration many in Southeast Asian religions and cultures, such as the Hindu namaste or Buddhist aรฑjali mudra.
Rarely used asย aย high-five, despite often being suggested as one by emoji keyboard search features. More about this emoji and its possible meanings.
A previousย version of thisย emojiย displayed a yellow burst of light behind the two handsย on iOS. Android onceย showed a blob-character with closed eyes and folded hands.
Folded Hands was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name "Person with Folded Hands" and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.