People and body emoji

Hands, gestures, people, jobs and families.

This group holds hand gestures, body parts, people in many jobs and activities, and families. Many of them can be shown in different skin tones; the lists here show the default form, and the skin tones guide explains how to change it.

Hand gestures are the part that needs the most care. A gesture that means "good" in one country may be rude in another, and the same hand can mean thanks, prayer or a plea. When you write to people from other places, choose gestures you know are safe, and read our gesture guide.

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Hand fingers open Hand fingers partial Hand single finger Hand fingers closed Hands Hand prop Body parts Person Person gesture Person role Person fantasy Person activity Person sport Person resting Family Person symbol

Hand fingers open

Open hands: waving, stop and raised hand.

Hand fingers partial

Hands with some fingers: OK, pinch and peace.

Hand single finger

Pointing hands in every direction.

Hand fingers closed

Fists and thumbs: thumbs up, thumbs down, fist bump.

Hands

Two hands together: clapping, prayer and handshake.

Hand prop

Hands holding a writing item or other prop.

Body parts

Parts of the body: strong arm, eyes, ears and brain.

Person

Basic people: baby, child, adult and older people.

Person gesture

People making gestures: bow, shrug, face palm, no and OK.

Person role

People at work: doctor, teacher, farmer, cook, police and many more.

Person fantasy

Fantasy people: fairies, superheroes, genies and elves.

Person activity

People doing things: walking, dancing, getting a haircut.

Person sport

People playing sports and exercising.

Person resting

People resting: bath and bed.

Family

Family groups and couples.

Person symbol

Silhouettes and footprints.

Using these emoji

Tap an emoji to copy it, then paste it where you want it. Names come from Unicode and are what a screen reader says aloud. Read emoji and accessibility for how to keep messages easy to hear, and how to type emoji if you want to use your keyboard instead.

Questions people ask

How do I copy an emoji?

Tap or click the emoji. It is copied, and you can paste it into any app.

Why does an emoji look different on my friend's phone?

Each company draws its own pictures for the same emoji. The meaning stays the same, the style differs.

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