vulcan salute
About this emoji
The vulcan salute emoji is part of the People & Body category (hand-fingers-open) since Unicode 1.0. It is associated with: finger, hand, hands, salute.
The vulcan salute emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the hand-fingers-open subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 1.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🖖 vulcan salute emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with finger, hand, hands, salute.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🖖 |
| Name | vulcan salute |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | hand-fingers-open |
| Unicode version | 1.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F596 |
| Shortcode alias | :vulcan_salute: |
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 :vulcan_salute: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “vulcan salute” 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.