👋 People & Body Emojis
People, gestures, professions, families, and body parts. It is the largest category once skin tone modifiers are counted, and the one where cultural meaning varies most.
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👋Waving Hand🤚Raised Back of Hand🖐️Hand with Fingers Splayed✋Raised Hand🖖Vulcan Salute🫱Rightwards Hand🫲Leftwards Hand🫳Palm Down Hand🫴Palm Up Hand🫷Leftwards Pushing Hand🫸Rightwards Pushing Hand👌OK Hand🤌Pinched Fingers🤏Pinching Hand✌️Victory Hand🤞Crossed Fingers🫰Hand with Index Finger and Thumb Crossed🤟Love-you Gesture🤘Sign of the Horns🤙Call Me Hand👈Backhand Index Pointing Left👉Backhand Index Pointing Right👆Backhand Index Pointing Up🖕Middle Finger👇Backhand Index Pointing Down☝️Index Pointing Up🫵Index Pointing at the Viewer👍Thumbs Up👎Thumbs Down✊Raised Fist👊Oncoming Fist🤛Left-facing Fist🤜Right-facing Fist👏Clapping Hands🙌Raising Hands🫶Heart Hands👐Open Hands🤲Palms Up Together🤝Handshake🙏Folded Hands✍️Writing Hand💅Nail Polish🤳Selfie💪Flexed Biceps🦾Mechanical Arm🦿Mechanical Leg🦵Leg🦶Foot👂Ear🦻Ear with Hearing Aid👃Nose🧠Brain🫀Anatomical Heart🫁Lungs🦷Tooth🦴Bone👀Eyes👁️Eye👅Tongue👄Mouth🫦Biting Lip👶Baby🧒Child👦Boy👧Girl🧑Person👨Man👩Woman🧓Older Person👴Old Man👵Old Woman🙍Person Frowning🙍♂️Man Frowning🙍♀️Woman Frowning🙎Person Pouting🙎♂️Man Pouting🙎♀️Woman Pouting🙅Person Gesturing NO🙅♂️Man Gesturing NO🙅♀️Woman Gesturing NO🙆Person Gesturing OK🙆♂️Man Gesturing OK🙆♀️Woman Gesturing OK💁Person Tipping Hand💁♂️Man Tipping Hand💁♀️Woman Tipping Hand🙋Person Raising Hand🙋♂️Man Raising Hand🙋♀️Woman Raising Hand🧏Deaf Person🧏♂️Deaf Man🧏♀️Deaf Woman🙇Person Bowing🙇♂️Man Bowing🙇♀️Woman Bowing🤦Person Facepalming🤦♂️Man Facepalming🤦♀️Woman Facepalming🤷Person Shrugging🤷♂️Man Shrugging🤷♀️Woman Shrugging🧑⚕️Health Worker👨⚕️Man Health Worker👩⚕️Woman Health Worker🧑🎓Student👨🎓Man Student👩🎓Woman Student🧑🏫Teacher👨🏫Man Teacher👩🏫Woman Teacher🧑⚖️Judge👨⚖️Man Judge👩⚖️Woman Judge🧑🌾Farmer👨🌾Man Farmer👩🌾Woman Farmer🧑🍳Cook👨🍳Man Cook👩🍳Woman Cook🧑🔧Mechanic👨🔧Man Mechanic👩🔧Woman Mechanic🧑🏭Factory Worker👨🏭Man Factory Worker👩🏭Woman Factory Worker🧑💼Office Worker👨💼Man Office Worker👩💼Woman Office Worker🧑🔬Scientist👨🔬Man Scientist👩🔬Woman Scientist🧑💻Technologist👨💻Man Technologist👩💻Woman Technologist🧑🎤Singer👨🎤Man Singer👩🎤Woman Singer🧑🎨Artist👨🎨Man Artist👩🎨Woman Artist🧑✈️Pilot👨✈️Man Pilot👩✈️Woman Pilot🧑🚀Astronaut👨🚀Man Astronaut👩🚀Woman Astronaut🧑🚒Firefighter👨🚒Man Firefighter👩🚒Woman Firefighter👮Police Officer👮♂️Man Police Officer👮♀️Woman Police Officer🕵️Detective🕵️♂️Man Detective🕵️♀️Woman Detective💂Guard💂♂️Man Guard💂♀️Woman Guard🥷Ninja👷Construction Worker👷♂️Man Construction Worker👷♀️Woman Construction Worker🫅Person with Crown🤴Prince👸Princess👳Person Wearing Turban👳♂️Man Wearing Turban👳♀️Woman Wearing Turban👲Person with Skullcap🧕Woman with Headscarf🤵Person in Tuxedo🤵♂️Man in Tuxedo🤵♀️Woman in Tuxedo👰Person with Veil👰♂️Man with Veil👰♀️Woman with Veil🤰Pregnant Woman🫃Pregnant Man🫄Pregnant Person🤱Breast-feeding👩🍼Woman Feeding Baby👨🍼Man Feeding Baby🧑🍼Person Feeding Baby👼Baby Angel🎅Santa Claus🤶Mrs. Claus🧑🎄Mx Claus🦸Superhero🦸♂️Man Superhero🦸♀️Woman Superhero🦹Supervillain🦹♂️Man Supervillain🦹♀️Woman Supervillain🧙Mage🧙♂️Man Mage🧙♀️Woman Mage🧚Fairy🧚♂️Man Fairy🧚♀️Woman Fairy🧛Vampire🧛♂️Man Vampire🧛♀️Woman Vampire🧜Merperson🧜♂️Merman🧜♀️Mermaid🧝Elf🧝♂️Man Elf🧝♀️Woman Elf🧞Genie🧞♂️Man Genie🧞♀️Woman Genie🧟Zombie🧟♂️Man Zombie🧟♀️Woman Zombie🧌TrollHairy Creature💆Person Getting Massage💆♂️Man Getting Massage💆♀️Woman Getting Massage💇Person Getting Haircut💇♂️Man Getting Haircut💇♀️Woman Getting Haircut🚶Person Walking🚶♂️Man Walking🚶♀️Woman Walking🚶➡️Person Walking: Facing Right🚶♀️➡️Woman Walking: Facing Right🚶♂️➡️Man Walking: Facing Right🧍Person Standing🧍♂️Man Standing🧍♀️Woman Standing🧎Person Kneeling🧎♂️Man Kneeling🧎♀️Woman Kneeling🧎➡️Person Kneeling: Facing Right🧎♀️➡️Woman Kneeling: Facing Right🧎♂️➡️Man Kneeling: Facing Right🧑🦯Person with White Cane🧑🦯➡️Person with White Cane: Facing Right👨🦯Man with White Cane👨🦯➡️Man with White Cane: Facing Right👩🦯Woman with White Cane👩🦯➡️Woman with White Cane: Facing Right🧑🦼Person in Motorized Wheelchair🧑🦼➡️Person in Motorized Wheelchair: Facing Right👨🦼Man in Motorized Wheelchair👨🦼➡️Man in Motorized Wheelchair: Facing Right👩🦼Woman in Motorized Wheelchair👩🦼➡️Woman in Motorized Wheelchair: Facing Right🧑🦽Person in Manual Wheelchair🧑🦽➡️Person in Manual Wheelchair: Facing Right👨🦽Man in Manual Wheelchair👨🦽➡️Man in Manual Wheelchair: Facing Right👩🦽Woman in Manual Wheelchair👩🦽➡️Woman in Manual Wheelchair: Facing Right🏃Person Running🏃♂️Man Running🏃♀️Woman Running🏃➡️Person Running: Facing Right🏃♀️➡️Woman Running: Facing Right🏃♂️➡️Man Running: Facing Right🧑🩰Ballet Dancer💃Woman Dancing🕺Man Dancing🕴️Person in Suit Levitating👯People with Bunny Ears👯♂️Men with Bunny Ears👯♀️Women with Bunny Ears🧖Person in Steamy Room🧖♂️Man in Steamy Room🧖♀️Woman in Steamy Room🧗Person Climbing🧗♂️Man Climbing🧗♀️Woman Climbing🤺Person Fencing🏇Horse Racing⛷️Skier🏂Snowboarder🏌️Person Golfing🏌️♂️Man Golfing🏌️♀️Woman Golfing🏄Person Surfing🏄♂️Man Surfing🏄♀️Woman Surfing🚣Person Rowing Boat🚣♂️Man Rowing Boat🚣♀️Woman Rowing Boat🏊Person Swimming🏊♂️Man Swimming🏊♀️Woman Swimming⛹️Person Bouncing Ball⛹️♂️Man Bouncing Ball⛹️♀️Woman Bouncing Ball🏋️Person Lifting Weights🏋️♂️Man Lifting Weights🏋️♀️Woman Lifting Weights🚴Person Biking🚴♂️Man Biking🚴♀️Woman Biking🚵Person Mountain Biking🚵♂️Man Mountain Biking🚵♀️Woman Mountain Biking🤸Person Cartwheeling🤸♂️Man Cartwheeling🤸♀️Woman Cartwheeling🤼People Wrestling🤼♂️Men Wrestling🤼♀️Women Wrestling🤽Person Playing Water Polo🤽♂️Man Playing Water Polo🤽♀️Woman Playing Water Polo🤾Person Playing Handball🤾♂️Man Playing Handball🤾♀️Woman Playing Handball🤹Person Juggling🤹♂️Man Juggling🤹♀️Woman Juggling🧘Person in Lotus Position🧘♂️Man in Lotus Position🧘♀️Woman in Lotus Position🛀Person Taking Bath🛌Person in Bed🧑🤝🧑People Holding Hands👭Women Holding Hands👫Woman and Man Holding Hands👬Men Holding Hands💏Kiss👩❤️💋👨Kiss: Woman, Man👨❤️💋👨Kiss: Man, Man👩❤️💋👩Kiss: Woman, Woman💑Couple with Heart👩❤️👨Couple with Heart: Woman, Man👨❤️👨Couple with Heart: Man, Man👩❤️👩Couple with Heart: Woman, Woman🗣️Speaking Head👤Bust in Silhouette👥Busts in Silhouette🫂People Hugging👪Family👣FootprintsFingerprint
Gestures that do not travel
Several hand emoji are offensive outside their home context. 👍 is an insult in parts of the Middle East and West Africa. ✌️ palm-inward is a serious insult in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand — the emoji is drawn palm-outward everywhere, which avoids it. 👋 as a raised open palm is the moutza in Greece. 🤞 is obscene in Vietnam. Worth knowing before using them with an international audience.
Skin tones
Most person and hand emoji support five Fitzpatrick skin tone modifiers: light, medium-light, medium, medium-dark, and dark. Each variant is a separate Unicode sequence — the base emoji plus a modifier character — so it copies as one unit and renders correctly anywhere the base emoji does. Every variant is listed on the individual emoji pages linked above.