U+1F64B
π Person raising hand
- Category
- People & Body
- Subcategory
- People Gestures
- Also known as
- happy person raising one hand
- Shortcode
- Unicode version
- 6.0 (2010)
- Emoji version
- 0.6 (2010)
- Status
- fully-qualified
What the π emoji means
A figure with one arm up. Volunteering, asking a question, or answering Β«who wants toΒ».
Works as a reply on its own. Comes in male and female forms plus five skin tones; the neutral one keeps it simple.
Chat examples
Will your readers see π
The symbol predates 2018, so every system in use today draws it. Safe for an email, a heading or a signature.
- Apple always there
- Google always there
- Microsoft always there
- Samsung always there
Checked against release descriptions on August 31, 2026. When new emoji reach devices.
Where the π emoji is used
The π smiley copies in one tap and pastes into a chat as text, not as a picture: it is a Unicode symbol, so it works the same in WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord and in a post caption. Every platform draws emoji its own way β below you can see how person raising hand is drawn in the open Noto, OpenMoji and Twemoji sets.
How the smiley looks on different platforms
- π Your deviceNative system font
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Noto Color Emoji
Apache License 2.0
πΎ SVG
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OpenMoji
CC BY-SA 4.0
πΎ SVG
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Twemoji
CC BY 4.0
πΎ SVG
Only openly licensed emoji sets are shown. Artwork from Apple, Samsung and other closed platforms is not reproduced. Emoji fonts and image sets.
Skin tone Β· Gender
- π person raising hand
- ππ» person raising hand: light skin tone
- ππΌ person raising hand: medium-light skin tone
- ππ½ person raising hand: medium skin tone
- ππΎ person raising hand: medium-dark skin tone
- ππΏ person raising hand: dark skin tone
- πββοΈ man raising hand
- ππ»ββοΈ man raising hand: light skin tone
- ππΌββοΈ man raising hand: medium-light skin tone
- ππ½ββοΈ man raising hand: medium skin tone
- ππΎββοΈ man raising hand: medium-dark skin tone
- ππΏββοΈ man raising hand: dark skin tone
- πββοΈ woman raising hand
- ππ»ββοΈ woman raising hand: light skin tone
- ππΌββοΈ woman raising hand: medium-light skin tone
- ππ½ββοΈ woman raising hand: medium skin tone
- ππΎββοΈ woman raising hand: medium-dark skin tone
- ππΏββοΈ woman raising hand: dark skin tone
Emoji codes for developers
Name in other languages
| English | person raising hand |
|---|---|
| Π ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ | ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ |
| Deutsch | Person mit erhobenem Arm |
| EspaΓ±ol | persona con la mano levantada |
| Français | personne qui lève la main |
| Polski | osoba podnoszΔ ca rΔkΔ |
| Dansk | person med lΓΈftet hΓ₯nd |
| Π£ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΡΠΊΠ° | Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π° Π· ΠΏΡΠ΄Π½ΡΡΠΎΡ ΡΡΠΊΠΎΡ |
| PortuguΓͺs | pessoa levantando a mΓ£o |
Unicode CLDR 48