Meaning
Two hands pressed together, often used to represent praying, asking for a favor, or expressing gratitude.
Category: People & Body
🙏folded hands
🙏 folded hands belongs to People & Body. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:pray:
Keywords
appreciateaskbegblessedbowcmonfivefoldedgesturehandhighplease
What does 🙏 folded hands mean?
This emoji shows two hands pressed together, which can represent the act of praying or religious devotion. Depending on context, it is also widely used to say "please" or "thank you," beg for a favor, or show appreciation. In some cultures, it can represent a respectful bow or greeting rather than a prayer.
Often used for
- Saying thank you or showing appreciation
- Begging or asking for a favor
- Expressing prayers or hoping for a good outcome
- Offering condolences or support
- Saying please in a pleading way
Tone: Because it can mean both "thank you" and "please," the surrounding text usually clarifies the intent. It can sometimes be misinterpreted as a high-five due to its visual design on certain platforms.
Illustrative message examples with 🙏
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- thank you so much for the help 🙏
- please tell me you finished the project 🙏
- praying for a safe trip 🙏
- i’m begging you to let me borrow your car 🙏
- so sorry for your loss, sending love 🙏
Combos, text art & scenes with 🙏
How 🙏 folded hands looks
Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.
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🙏 folded hands codes for developers
Every format below produces 🙏 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | 🙏 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F64F | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🙏 | |
| HTML (hex) | 🙏 | |
| CSS | \1F64F | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F64F} | |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDE4F | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%99%8F | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :pray: |
🙏 in other languages
Spanishmanos en oraciónFrenchmains en prièreGermanzusammengelegte HandflächenItalianmani giuntePortuguesemãos juntasRussianсложенные рукиJapanese祈りKorean기도Chinese双手合十Lithuaniansuglausti delnaiPolishzłożone ręce
Source: Unicode CLDR
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