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smiling face with open hands

A face with open hands

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Code points
U+1F917
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Smileys & Emotion

Meaning

A smiling face with open hands — a warm hug or 'here I am'.

Smiling face with open hands — Approved as part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

In conversation

Sending hugs, warm welcomes, or playful 'ta-da' energy.

Tone

Warm and open.

Common uses

  • sending hugs
  • warm welcomes
  • saying 'ta-da'

Watch out

Not a literal hug emoji — it's a hug gesture, softer than 🫂.

Examples

  • hugs to you 🤗
  • welcome back 🤗
  • ta-da! 🤗

Also known as

smiling face with open handshug facejazz hands

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Used in combos

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cherry blossom + smiling face with open hands — cute combo
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cupcake + smiling face with open hands — cute combo

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Emoji names around the world

English: smiling face with open handsالعربية وجه يعانق بابتسامةespañol cara con manos abrazandoportuguês rosto abraçandoहिन्दी गले लगाता हुआ चेहराIndonesia wajah memeluk

Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.

Quick facts

Quick facts

Code points
U+1F917
Unicode name
smiling face with open hands
Category
Smileys & EmotionHand faces
Unicode
8.0 · 2015Emoji 1.0Unicode history
Keywords
facehandshughuggingopensmilingemojimeaningmean

Developer

Single code point
Unicode data
Code pointsU+1F917
Unicode namesmiling face with open hands
UTF-8F0 9F A4 97
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):smiling_face_with_open_hands:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)🤗
HTML (decimal)🤗
CSS\1F917
Languages
JavaScript\u{1F917}
Python\U0001F917
Perl\x{1F917}
PHP / Ruby\u{1F917}
Encodings
Punycodexn--zp9h
URL escape code%F0%9F%A4%97

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Open-source artwork under commercially compatible licenses, shown with correct attribution. These are not Apple, Samsung or WhatsApp designs.

Noto Emoji — Licenses & attribution
Noto EmojiGoogle Fonts · SIL OFL 1.1
Twemoji — Licenses & attribution
TwemojiTwemoji project · CC BY 4.0
OpenMoji — Licenses & attribution
OpenMojiOpenMoji project · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Frequently asked

What does 🤗 smiling face with open hands mean?

A smiling face with open hands — a warm hug or 'here I am'.

How is 🤗 smiling face with open hands used in conversation?

Sending hugs, warm welcomes, or playful 'ta-da' energy.

What should I watch out for when using 🤗 smiling face with open hands?

Not a literal hug emoji — it's a hug gesture, softer than 🫂.

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