smiling face with open hands
About this emoji
The smiling face with open hands emoji is part of the Smileys & Emotion category (face-hand) since Unicode 1.0. It is associated with: face, hands, hug, hugging.
The smiling face with open hands emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically the face-hand subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 1.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🤗 smiling face with open hands emoji for expressing feelings, reactions, and emotions in messages and social media posts. It is often associated with face, hands, hug, hugging.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🤗 |
| Name | smiling face with open hands |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Subgroup | face-hand |
| Unicode version | 1.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F917 |
| Shortcode alias | :smiling_face_with_open_hands: |
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 :smiling_face_with_open_hands: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “smiling face with open hands” 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.