Waving Hand Sign 👋
👋 (U+1F44B) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Waving Hand Sign is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The WAVING HAND SIGN depicts a friendly greeting gesture used in messaging and interfaces to express hello or goodbye. In practical use, it can soften instructions or welcome new users, and it can mark acknowledgment in chats or interfaces when a quick nod is enough. It helps convey warmth beyond words in casual conversations and can signal openness in onboarding flows. Its appearance varies across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color, style, and detail may differ. Use emojis thoughtfully in UI and text; keep intent clear and avoid ambiguity in formal content. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning, and provide alt text or a label for screen readers to describe the gesture to users who cannot see colors or details.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F44B in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F44B - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 91 8B - UTF-16:
D83D DC4B - UTF-32:
0001F44B - HTML dec:
👋 - HTML hex:
👋 - JS escape:
\u{1F44B} - Python \N{}:
\N{WAVING HAND SIGN} - Python \U:
\U0001F44B - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%91%8B - CSS escape:
\1F44B
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F44B or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 👋 (hex) or 👋 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.