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THE FOLDED HANDS EMOJI 🙏

What Does 🙏 Mean in a Text?

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The Quick Answer

🙏 Means "Thanks," "Prayer," "Please," "You're Welcome," and "High Five."

The Expert Answer

The 🙏 emoji, known as "Folded Hands," is most often used as an expression of thanks, regularly used to symbolize prayer, sometimes used to say please or you're welcome, and occasionally used to represent a high five. No wonder people are confused by it! Fear not, Cyber Defs is here to tell you everything you need to know about this useful little emoji.

Saying Thanks

The most popular way to use 🙏 is to express gratitude. It's a sincere way of saying thanks. For example:
  • "I don't know what I'd do without you 🙏"
  • "The parcel has arrived 🙏"
  • "Thanks for a great night 🙏"

Prayer

Among both secular and religious people, 🙏 is used to symbolize the act of praying. For example:
  • "Safe trip 🙏"
  • "If we win tonight they won't be able to catch us 🙏"
  • "#kamalaharris2024 🙏"

Please or You're Welcome

The 🙏 emoji is sometimes used to reinforce a request or to acknowledge thanks. For example:
  • "Can you lend me $25? 🙏"
  • "Please come along on Saturday 🙏"
  • "Don't mention it 🙏"
  • "🙏 Glad I could help."

High Five

Some people interpret each hand in 🙏 as belonging to two different people and use it to represent a high five. Most people don't agree. (Some people even get anal about it.) However, given that there isn't a better emoji to represent a high five, we say go for it! For example:
  • "They did it! 🙏"
  • "You're the best!🙏"
  • "🙏 We aced that!"

The Folded Hands emoji has its origins in a gesture that is significant in several cultures and religions, particularly in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity. The gesture itself, known as "Anjali Mudra" in Sanskrit, is used in India and other parts of Asia as a sign of respect, greeting, or prayer. In Japan, a similar gesture is used when making a polite request or expressing gratitude. The emoji was introduced as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It was included to represent this universal gesture, which could be interpreted in various ways depending on the context.

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meaning of Folded Hands Emoji

The Folded Hands emoji is most commonly used as an expression of thanks or to symbolize prayer.

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:
Folded Hands Emoji
Definition:Thanks, Prayer, Please, You're Welcome, and High Five
Type:Icon
Guessability:guessability level 3

3: Guessable

Typical Users:typical user

Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s

An Academic Look at 🙏

The Folded Hands symbol is an emoji. Emojis are small digital images or icons used to express emotions, ideas, objects, or symbols in electronic communication. They are widely used in text messages, social media posts, emails, and other forms of digital communication to add emotional nuance, clarify intent, or replace words altogether.

Example of Folded Hands Emoji Used in a Text

Folded Hands Emoji
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