Saluting Face 🫡

🫡 (U+1FAE1) 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: Saluting Face is part of the Symbols family (block: Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A). 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 SALUTING FACE depicts a gesture of greeting with a raised hand. In messaging, it can convey respect, acknowledgment, or a formal hello. It can also mark agreement or appreciation in a warm tone. Use it in UI prompts to signal a polite welcome, in chats to acknowledge a message, or in onboarding to greet new users. Be mindful that appearance can vary across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color and style may differ. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning and consider a text alternative if needed. If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome or text-style fallback may be shown.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1FAE1 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.