Emojion

πŸ«‚ people hugging

Meaning

πŸ«‚ (people hugging) is an emoji commonly used to express hello, thanks.

Keywords: comfort, embrace, farewell, friendship, goodbye, hello, hug, hugging, love, people, thanks

πŸ’‘ Did you know?

πŸ«‚ landed on phones in 2020 (Emoji 13.0) β€” the year hugging stopped. That timing shaped it: the hugging emoji is used less for celebration than as a reply to bad news, the thing you send when you cannot be there.

πŸ’‘ Did you know?

my grandmother passed away
πŸ«‚ I don't have the words, but I'm here

πŸ«‚ does a lot of work when words fail. πŸ€— is a bright, arms-open hug; πŸ«‚ is the silent kind you give someone standing still β€” which is why it suits condolences and hard days.