Emoji 1
smiling face with open hands
Also known as face, hands, hug, hugging, open
A yellow smiling face with open hands on both sides, conveying a hug or warm greeting.
Meaning
The smiling face with open hands emoji represents a hug, affection, or a warm welcome. It is often used to express gratitude, comfort, or excitement when greeting someone. People commonly send it to show support or to indicate that they want to embrace someone virtually.
Unicode name
A yellow face with smiling eyes and open hands, used to convey a hug or warm, affectionate feelings.
Platform designs
Apple
In Apple design, the emoji shows a yellow face with closed smiling eyes, open hands on each side, and a soft, rounded appearance.
Google
In Google's Noto design, the emoji has a flat style with dark outlines, closed happy eyes, and orange-toned open hands.
Twitter
In Twemoji design, the emoji features a yellow face with open hands, subtle shading, and a clear hugging gesture.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between 🤗 smiling face with open hands and similar emojis?
These emojis look similar, but their official descriptions differ:
🤗 smiling face with open hands: A yellow smiling face with open hands on both sides, conveying a hug or warm greeting.
🤭 face with hand over mouth: A yellow face with a small, open smile and one hand covering its mouth, often shown with raised eyebrows.
🫢 face with open eyes and hand over mouth: A yellow face with wide open eyes and a hand covering the mouth, often with raised eyebrows.
🤗 smiling face with open hands: A yellow smiling face with open hands on both sides, conveying a hug or warm greeting.
🤭 face with hand over mouth: A yellow face with a small, open smile and one hand covering its mouth, often shown with raised eyebrows.
🫢 face with open eyes and hand over mouth: A yellow face with wide open eyes and a hand covering the mouth, often with raised eyebrows.
Which category does 🤗 smiling face with open hands belong to?
🤗 smiling face with open hands belongs to the smileys & emotion category, which contains 172 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🤗 smiling face with open hands?
🤗 smiling face with open hands was added in Emoji 1. Its codepoint is U+1F917, made up of 1 code points.
