folded hands
About this emoji
The folded hands emoji is part of the People & Body category (hands) since Unicode 0.6. It is associated with: appreciate, ask, beg, blessed.
The folded hands emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the hands subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 0.6 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🙏 folded hands emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with appreciate, ask, beg, blessed.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🙏 |
| Name | folded hands |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | hands |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F64F |
| Shortcode alias | :folded_hands: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :folded_hands: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “folded hands” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.