Emojion๐ juichend omhooggestoken handen
Betekenis
Used to express joy, victory, or pure hype โ covers everything from party cheers to spiritual praise.
Trefwoorden: feest, gebaar, hand, handen, hoera, lof, omhoog, omhooggestoken
Deze emoji heeft varianten met verschillende huidskleuren.
Zo wordt hij wereldwijd gebruikt
JapanIn Japan this is the 'banzai' emoji, strongly linked to the traditional three-cheer victory shout at elections, sports wins, and New Year celebrations.
United StatesIn Black American digital spaces, it's widely used as 'praise hands' rooted in gospel worship tradition โ skin tone modifiers are commonly applied.
๐ก Wist je dat?
When added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010, its official name was 'Person Raising Both Hands in Celebration' โ the Japanese banzai gesture was the original inspiration. It was renamed 'Raising Hands' with Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
๐ก Wist je dat?
The sender meant 'hooray!' but the receiver read it as spiritual praise hands. This emoji shifts meaning more than most depending on cultural background.