U+270B

Raised hand✋

Raised hand is a color emoji character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under Hands & Pointers. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "stop", "hand", "palm", "high".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+270B
Decimal
9995
Hex
0x270B
Octal
0o23413

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+270B
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RAISED HAND
DecimalBase 109995
HexadecimalBase 160x270B
OctalBase 80o23413
BinaryBase 20010011100001011
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2700–U+27BFDingbats
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)✋
HTML entity (hex)✋
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\270B
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%8B

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u270B
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u270B
Python\u270B
Java / C# / Kotlin\u270B

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C 8B
UTF-16 (BE)270B
UTF-32 (BE)0000270B

How to type Raised hand

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +270B with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 270B then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 270B. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Raised hand".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 270b, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ✋ in HTML, \270B in CSS, and \u270B in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RAISED HAND
Block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Dingbats block: U2700.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Raised hand symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ✋ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Raised hand?

Raised hand is U+270B (decimal 9995, hexadecimal 0x270B, octal 0o23413). It lives in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Raised hand?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "RAISED HAND". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Raised hand?

Use ✋ or ✋. In CSS, use content: "\270B".

How do I type Raised hand in code?

JavaScript: "\u270B". Python: "\u270B". JSON and Java: "\u270B". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C 8B.

Is Raised hand an emoji?

Yes. Raised hand has Emoji_Presentation in Unicode, so most platforms render it as a full-color emoji by default. Append U+FE0E to force a monochrome text glyph.

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