👋

waving hand (U+1F44B)

The emoji "👋" is known as "waving hand." It is used to represent a friendly wave or greeting, either in-person or virtually. This emoji can convey a sense of warmth, cordiality, or saying goodbye to someone in a light-hearted way. It is also used in online conversations to indicate that the user is about to end the chat or close the application.

Skin tones

👋🏻

👋🏼

👋🏽

👋🏾

👋🏿

waving hand emoji popularity

Overall usage trend: increasing

waving hand emoji ranks 🥈 2nd among all 1950 emojis.

Ranks 🥈 2nd within people & body (384 emojis).

Ranks 🥇 1st within hand-fingers-open (11 emojis).

waving hand emoji text examples

1. "Goodbye, I'll see you later!" 👋
2. "I'm waving from across the room!" 👋
3. "Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it!" 👋
4. "I'm so excited to start this new adventure!" 👋
5. "I'm sending positive vibes your way!" 👋
Note: The emoji 👋 is a hand waving goodbye or hello, it can be used in various context to express farewell, greetings, appreciation, excitement, and sending positive vibes.