Hamsa

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Shortcode
:hamsa:
Unicode
U+1FAAC
HTML
🪬
CSS
\1FAAC
JavaScript
"\u{1FAAC}"
URL
%F0%9F%AA%AC

FatimaMaryMiriamamuletfortuneguidehandpalmprotectprotection

What ๐Ÿชฌ means

The hamsa, an open hand amulet, often with an eye in the palm. It is a sign of protection and good luck.

People use it to wish safety and blessing, or to guard against envy, much like ๐Ÿงฟ. It is common in Jewish, Muslim and Middle Eastern families. It also appears in jewelry and spiritual aesthetics.

It is also called the Hand of Fatima or the Hand of Miriam.

Facts

Hamsa ๐Ÿชฌ is an emoji in the objects category, under other object. It became part of the emoji standard in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021. On GitHub, Slack and other apps you can type it as :hamsa:. People also look for it with words like โ€œFatimaโ€, โ€œMaryโ€, โ€œMiriamโ€, or โ€œamuletโ€.

Timeline

  1. 2021Added to the emoji standard (Emoji 14.0)

Design history

Google (Noto)

  1. hamsa, Google (Noto) design from 20212021
  2. hamsa, Google (Noto) design from 20252025

Twemoji (X, Discord)

  1. hamsa, Twemoji (X, Discord) design from 20222022

Google Noto Emoji images: Apache 2.0. Twemoji graphics by X Corp and contributors: CC-BY 4.0.

objects ยท Emoji 14.0