People Emoji List — All Hand, Gesture & Body Emojis

People & body emoji FAQ

How many people and body emojis are there?

Unicode 16.0 defines around 388 base people and body emojis (before skin-tone variants). With all skin-tone combinations applied, the total expands to over 2,200. These cover hands, gestures, body parts, professions, sports, families, and fantasy characters.

What are the hand gesture emojis?

Hand gesture emojis include waving hand 👋, thumbs up 👍, peace sign ✌️, OK hand 👌, clapping 👏, folded hands 🙏, heart hands 🫶, crossed fingers 🤞, love-you gesture 🤟, call me 🤙, and pointing fingers. Most support 6 skin tones.

How to copy hand and people emojis?

On this page, click or tap any emoji to copy it instantly. A confirmation toast appears. Then paste it (Ctrl+V or Cmd+V) into any app — Instagram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, or documents. Use Compose mode to chain multiple emojis before copying.

What does the folded hands emoji mean?

🙏 folded hands can mean prayer, gratitude ('thank you'), a high five, or a respectful greeting (namaste). In Western texting it most commonly signals 'please' or 'thank you'. In Japan it's a standard apology or request gesture.

What people emojis are new in 2025-2026?

Unicode 16.0 (September 2024) added the fingerprint 🫆, and several new role combinations. Unicode 15.1 (2023) introduced the phoenix, shaking head emojis, and new family groupings. These are available on iOS 18.2+, Android 15+, and recent Windows/macOS updates.

Can you change the skin tone of people emojis?

Yes — most hand, person, and gesture emojis support 5 skin-tone modifiers (light to dark) plus the default yellow. On phone keyboards, long-press the emoji to pick a tone. On this page, we show the default base emoji which you can then modify on your device.

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