50+ Hand Gesture Emojis Meanings with Pictures

In today’s digital world, communication often goes beyond words, and hand gesture emojis play a significant role in expressing emotions, actions, and ideas. These tiny images of hands and fingers can convey various meanings without typing or saying a single word. In recent years, hand gesture emojis have gained immense popularity and are used frequently on social media platforms and messaging apps. In this article, we will explore over 50 hand gesture emojis, along with their meanings and pictures, to help you understand them better. So, whether you’re giving a virtual high-five, expressing gratitude, or even showing your appreciation, these hand gesture emojis help you express yourself more effectively. So without further ado let’s get started!

List of Hand Gesture Emojis

Serial No	Emoji	Name	Meaning and Uses
1.		Heart Hands	To express positivity, love, affection, appreciation, or support
2.		Handshake	Represents a friendly or formal handshake, unity, agreement, or greeting.
3.		Palms Up Together	To indicate prayer, supplication, or asking God for help.
4		Folded Hands, Praying Hands	Used to represent gratitude, respect, prayer, request, or apology.
5.		Open Hands	A friendly welcome or open-hearted gesture Used to express openness, friendliness, excitement, or warmth.
6.		Fist Pointing Left, Fist Bump	A friendly way to greet friends, celebrate success, or show support.
7.		Raised Fist	Symbolizes solidarity, power, support, determination, or protest.
8.		Oncoming Fist	To express strength, solidarity, support, determination, fight, or a friendly punch.
9.		Thumbs Up	Used to show agreement, encouragement, appreciation, or approval.
10.		Thumbs Down	Expresses disapproval, dislike, disagreement, or dissatisfaction
11.		Clapping Hands Applause	Shows appreciation, support, applause, or celebration.
12.		Raising Hands, Open Hands	Indicates joy, surprise, celebration, praise, or excitement.
13.		Sign of the Horns, Rock on	Rock and roll! Used for expressing enthusiasm, excitement, affection, or fun.
14.		Love-You Gesture	Expresses love or deep affection, like saying “I love you” in sign language.
15.		Hand with Index Finger and Thumb Crossed	Snapping fingers emoji is used to represent positive emotions like love, hope, affection, admiration, appreciation, etc.
16.		Victory Hand, Peace	Sign of peace or victory, often used in a friendly or positive context.
17.		Crossed Fingers	Expressing hope, or wishing for good luck or success.
18.		Fist Pointing Left	Signifying determination, strength, fight, excitement, or a fist bump with the right hand.
19.		OK Hand Sign	Indicates approval, agreement, or that something is good or perfect, or everything is good.
20.		Pinching Hand	To indicate something small, precise, or delicate. It can also be used to “pinch” or “grasp” something with two fingers.
21.		Pinching Fingers	Often used when referring to something small or delicate
22.		Palm Down Hand	Represent the action of dropping, throwing, or picking up something. (to show calmness or relaxation)
23.		Palm Up Hand	Represent the action of lifting, holding, or receiving something.
24.		Backhand Index Pointing Left	Indicating something to the left. (Signifies ‘This way’ or ‘Look over there.’)
25.		Backhand Index Pointing Right	Indicating something to the right. (Indicates ‘That way’ or ‘Check this out.’)
26.		Backhand Index Pointing Up	Draws attention to something above or indicates importance.
27.		Rightwards pushing hand	Used to indicate movement, direction, or rejection, or pushing something to the right.
28.		Leftwards pushing hand	Used to indicate movement, direction, or rejection, or pushing something to the left.
29.		Call Me Hand	A friendly gesture to suggest a call or simply say “hello” or stay in touch.
30.		Waving Hand	A friendly greeting or saying hello or goodbye.
31.		Vulcan Salute Wish to Prosper	The famous gesture from Star Trek for “Live long and prosper” signifies peace
32.		Raised Hand With Fingers Splayed	An open hand with fingers extended signifies openness, a high-five, or a stop signal (friendly gesture)
33.		Raised Back of Hand	To get someone’s attention or a stop sign.
34.		Raised Hand	Represents a raised hand, similar to asking a question in class or a stop sign.
35.		Index Pointing Up	Used to indicate number one, ask a question, point upwards, “I have an idea” or “Look up there.”
36.		Index Pointing Down	Indicates “look down there” or points to something below.
37.		Leftwards Hand Emoji	Used to represent a friendly greeting (handshake), goodbye, encouragement, or agreement.
38.		Rightwards Hand Emoji	Used to represent a friendly greeting (handshake), goodbye, encouragement, or agreement.
39.		Strong Arm, Flexed Bicep	Signifies physical strength, power, confidence, fitness, or determination.
40.		Mechanical Arm	Represents power, strength, capability, or assistance.
41.		Reversed Hand With Middle Finger Extended	An offensive, vulgar, and insulting gesture with the middle finger is used to express strong disapproval, hate, or frustration.
42.		Writing Hand	Indicates taking notes, writing, or signing.
43.		Hand with Index Pointing at the Viewer	Used to represent the word and concept of “YOU” (second person singular and plural pronouns).
44.		Face with Hand Over Mouth	Used to convey surprise or shock or to express shame or embarrassment.
45.		Face with Finger on Lips	Shushing someone or indicating silence or quietness.
46.		Smiling Face with Open Hands, Hugging Face	To show excitement, gratitude, love, care, support, affection, or a warm and friendly hug.
47.		Man Tipping Hand	Indicates sassiness, sarcasm, opinions, or a man offering assistance or help.
48.		Woman Tipping Hand	Indicates sassiness, sarcasm, opinions, or a woman offering assistance or help.
49.		Man Raising Hand	Shows a man raising his hand to speak, ask a question, get attention, or stop.
50.		Woman Raising Hand	Shows a woman raising her hand to speak, ask a question, get attention, or stop.
51.		Man Face palming	Used to indicate a man’s anger, embarrassment, or frustration.
52.		Woman Face palming	Used to indicate a woman’s anger, embarrassment, or frustration.
53.		Man Gesturing OK	To indicate a man’s OK, agreement, approval, acceptance, or satisfaction.
54.		Woman Gesturing OK	To indicate a woman’s OK, agreement, approval, acceptance, or satisfaction.
55.		Man Gesturing Stop/No	To indicate a man’s negative reaction, denial, or rejection. (No, stop, not accepted, no deal, etc.)
56.		Woman Gesturing Stop/No	To indicate a woman’s negative reaction, denial, or rejection. (No, stop, not accepted, no deal, etc.)
57.		Man Shrugging	To express a man’s confusion, annoyance, or lack of knowledge and care about something.
58.		Woman Shrugging	To express a woman’s confusion, annoyance, or lack of knowledge and care about something.

Hand Gesture Emojis

So, this is our compilation of hand gesture emojis and their meanings. I hope it will be a handy guide for you to express yourself better in your digital conversations. Whether you’re giving a thumbs up, sending a high five, or showing a peace sign, these little symbols can help you communicate more effectively and make your messages even more engaging. So, have fun with these expressive symbols and make your chats more colorful and meaningful!

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