Meaning
This emoji depicts a woman with arm raised high in the air, capturing that same moment of eager participation and readiness. She's shown with feminine features and often longer hair, conveying enthusiasm and the desire to contribute or answer a question.
It's used for volunteering, raising your hand in discussions, showing eagerness to help, or claiming responsibility (either earnestly or playfully). The female presentation is purely a matter of identity and choice—the meaning and usage are identical to the gender-neutral and male versions. It works equally well for serious contexts like work meetings and casual moments in group chats.
This version became particularly popular in educational and professional settings where people want their participation to feel more personally representative. The energy is always positive—enthusiasm, readiness, and engagement dominate how it lands.
Added as part of Unicode Emoji 4 in 2016, this gendered version allows more personalization in how people express their eagerness to participate and contribute.
Common Uses
- • Volunteering or raising hand enthusiastically
- • Expressing eagerness to help or answer
- • Claiming responsibility playfully
- • Showing readiness and engagement
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
In educational settings, studies show that emoji depicting raised hands significantly increase engagement in digital learning environments—people are more likely to participate when they see relatable hand-raising imagery.
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Platform Shortcodes
:raising_hand_woman: :woman-raising-hand: :raising_hand_woman: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🙋‍♀️ |
| HTML (hex) | 🙋‍♀️ |
| CSS | \1F64B\200D\2640\FE0F |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDE4B\u200D\u2640\uFE0F |
| Python | \U0001F64B\U0000200D\U00002640\U0000FE0F |
| Java | \uD83D\uDE4B\u200D\u2640\uFE0F |
| Perl | \x{1F64B}\x{200D}\x{2640}\x{FE0F} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F64B}\x{200D}\x{2640}\x{FE0F} |
| Punycode | xn--2r7v-6bx-7k0-1e6n |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%99%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%99%80%EF%B8%8F |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x99 0x8B 0xE2 0x80 0x8D 0xE2 0x99 0x80 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
🙋♀️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | মেয়েদের হাত তোলা |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 女生举手 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 女生舉手 |
| Danish | kvinde med løftet hånd |
| Dutch | vrouw met opgeheven hand |
| English | woman raising hand |
| English (UK) | woman raising hand |
| Estonian | kätt tõstev naine |
| Finnish | viittaava nainen |
| French | femme qui lève la main |
| German | Frau mit erhobenem Arm |
| Hindi | हाथ उठाई हुई महिला |
| Hungarian | vidáman intő nő |
| Italian | donna con mano alzata |
| Japanese | 手を挙げる女 |
| Korean | 한 손 든 여자 |
| Lithuanian | ranką iškėlusi moteris |
| Malay | perempuan mengangkat tangan |
| Norwegian | kvinne som rekker opp hånden |
| Polish | kobieta podnosząca rękę |
| Portuguese | mulher levantando a mão |
| Russian | женщина с поднятой рукой |
| Spanish | mujer con la mano levantada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | mujer con la mano levantada |
| Swedish | kvinna som räcker upp handen |
| Thai | ผู้หญิงยกมือ |
| Ukrainian | жінка з піднятою рукою |
| Vietnamese | người phụ nữ giơ cao tay |