emoji ✌︎ victory hand svg

✌︎” meaning: victory hand, air quotes Emoji

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  • 2.2+

    iOS ✌︎Minimum display requirements

  • 4.3+

    Android ✌︎Minimum display requirements

  • 8.0+

    Windows ✌︎Minimum display requirements

✌︎Meaning and Description

This iconic "Victory Hand" emoji, is a symbol that radiates peace, goodwill, and positive vibes! This emoji features a hand with the index and middle fingers extended in a "V" shape, while the thumb, ring, and little fingers are clenched together. The design of the emoji can vary across platforms, but all offer a range of skin tones to reflect the diversity of users.

The victory hand emoji has a long and rich history. In January 1941, Victor de Laveleye, a Belgian BBC broadcaster, proposed that the V sign should become a symbol of victory and unity for the Allied forces. This was because the French word for victory (victoire) and the Dutch word for freedom (vrijheid) both begin with the letter "V". The symbol gained popularity first in Belgium, the Netherlands, and England, and later throughout Europe. Eventually, it became a universal symbol of peace and non-violence🙅 when it was adopted by Vietnam War protesters in the 1970s.

In everyday chat and on social media platforms, the peace hand is a widely recognized symbol of peace and harmony that often conveys goodwill, agreement, or a friendly disposition. Whether you're using it to show solidarity with a cause, celebrate a milestone🎉, or just to say "hello👋," the peace sign emoji remains a beloved and enduring symbol of hope, unity, and love. However, in Britain, the backhand of the emoji when rotated 180° represents a rude gesture (similar to that F word in the language sense). It's essential to be aware of this potential cultural misunderstanding to avoid giving offense inadvertently🤔.

In the broader context of the emoji language, adds an element of positivity and unity to digital communication, enriching conversations with its symbolic meaning.
💡Extended reading and popular science

The current ✌︎ is a variant Emoji (text style, displaying black and white symbols on some old platforms), and it has two corresponding Emojis: (basic Emoji without variant symbols) and ✌️ (emoji style, displaying colored symbols on most new platforms). ✌︎ (text style) = (base style) + text style


The meaning of emoji symbol ✌︎ is victory hand, it is related to hand, v, victory, it can be found in emoji category: "👌 People & Body" - "👌 Hand Gesture".

✌︎Examples and Usage

🔸 Always find time for the things that make you feel happy to be alive. Go for a swim.✌︎
🔸 ✌︎ (270C FE0E) = (270C) + text style (FE0E)

✌︎Basic Information

Emoji: ✌︎
Shortname: victory hand
Known as: Air Quotes | V Sign | Peace Sign
Codepoint: U+270C FE0E Copy
Shortcode: :v: Copy
Decimal: ALT+9996 ALT+65038
Unicode Version: None
Emoji Version: None
Categories: 👌 People & Body
Sub Categories: 👌 Hand Gesture
Keywords: hand | v | victory
Proposal: L2/13‑207, L2/14‑093

👨‍💻Unicode Information (Advanced Usage)

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✌︎More Languages

Language Short Name & Link
Arabic✌︎ علامة النصر
Bulgarian✌︎ Жест за победа
Chinese, Simplified✌︎ 胜利手势
Chinese, Traditional✌︎ 勝利
Croatian✌︎ ruka sa znakom pobjede
Czech✌︎ gesto vítězství
Danish✌︎ v-tegn
Dutch✌︎ winnende hand
Filipino✌︎ peace sign
Finnish✌︎ voitonmerkki
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