Category: People & Body

👋waving hand

👋 waving hand belongs to People & Body. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.

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Meaning

A hand waving, commonly used to say hello or goodbye.

Aliases

:wave:

Keywords

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What does 👋 waving hand mean?

The waving hand emoji represents a hand waving and is most often used as a greeting or a farewell. Depending on context, it can mean 'hello', 'hi', 'bye', or 'see you later'. It is frequently paired with other emojis or text to set a friendly tone when starting or ending a conversation.

Often used for

Saying hello or hi to someone
Saying goodbye, bye, or see you later
Greeting someone in a group chat
Acknowledging someone's arrival

Tone: It is generally friendly and polite, though it can sometimes come across as dismissive if used abruptly to end a conversation without further context.

Illustrative message examples with 👋

These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.

hey! 👋
gotta run, bye 👋
hi everyone 👋
see you tomorrow 👋
just got here 👋

Combos, text art & scenes with 👋

Related text art & kaomoji

👋😊

🍑👋

👋( ͜ ㅅ ͜ )💥

👋 | WELCOME

👋( ͜ ㅅ ͜ )💥

😘👋

Holy 67👋🤪👋

👋 | BIENVENUE

👋ℋ𝓔𝓛𝓛𝒪👋

( 👋>~<)

🫦🍑👋🏻

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Emoji scenes

Soccer Match

⁣  😦
👈5⃣👈
  👟👟    😜
        👋🅰👍⁣
  😬      👟👟⚽
💪2⃣😤
  👟🔟👉
    👟👟

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How 👋 waving hand looks

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👋 waving hand codes for developers

Every format below produces 👋 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.

Emoji	`👋`
Unicode codepoints	`U+1F44B`
HTML (decimal)	`👋`
HTML (hex)	`👋`
CSS	`\1F44B`
JavaScript	`\u{1F44B}`
JSON	`\uD83D\uDC4B`
URL encoded	`%F0%9F%91%8B`
Shortcode (GitHub)	`:wave:`