waving hand
About this emoji
The waving hand emoji is part of the People & Body category (hand-fingers-open) since Unicode 0.6. It is associated with: bye, cya, g2g, greetings.
The waving hand emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the hand-fingers-open 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 👋 waving hand emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with bye, cya, g2g, greetings.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 👋 |
| Name | waving hand |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | hand-fingers-open |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F44B |
| Shortcode alias | :waving_hand: |
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 :waving_hand: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “waving hand” 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.