Meaning
Two hands pressed together โ prayer, please/thank you, or namaste.
Folded hands โ Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
In conversation
Multicultural and multifunctional: gratitude ('thank you'), requests ('please'), prayer, or respect. One of the most reused emoji.
Tone
Respectful and sincere.
Common uses
- thanking
- asking politely
- prayer/blessings
- saying 'namaste'
Watch out
On some platforms it reads religious; elsewhere it's just 'please/thanks' โ context sets the tone.
Examples
- thank you ๐
- please, just this once ๐
- praying for you ๐
- namaste ๐
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ official Unicode data.
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Unicode data
U+1F64Ffolded handsF0 9F 99 8FShortcodes
:folded_hands:HTML & CSS
🙏🙏\1F64F Languages
\u{1F64F}\U0001F64F\x{1F64F}\u{1F64F}Encodings
xn--n48h%F0%9F%99%8FSee this emoji in open styles
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What does ๐ folded hands mean?
Two hands pressed together โ prayer, please/thank you, or namaste.
How is ๐ folded hands used in conversation?
Multicultural and multifunctional: gratitude ('thank you'), requests ('please'), prayer, or respect. One of the most reused emoji.
What should I watch out for when using ๐ folded hands?
On some platforms it reads religious; elsewhere it's just 'please/thanks' โ context sets the tone.