smiling face with open hands

🤗

smiling face with open hands

Shows warmth, comfort, or excitement — like offering someone a big virtual hug. You can use it to express affection, reassurance, or a cheerful “I’m happy for you!” moment. It’s friendly and comforting, not romantic by default.

  • Your friend texts you that they finally got the job they really wanted.

    I’m so proud of you 🤗 you totally deserve it!

  • After a long day, your boyfriend shows up with your favorite takeout and a goofy note on the bag.

    You’re ridiculously sweet 🤗 come here—I owe you the biggest hug.

Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F917
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E1.0
General

Sometimes used after someone shares good news or comfort is needed — the emoji feels like a warm, virtual squeeze.

Cross-cultural

There’s also a well-known machine learning and AI community called Hugging Face. In tech circles, this emoji may occasionally refer to that company or its open-source platform rather than an emotional gesture.

Heads-up

When chatting with developers or researchers, check the context! 🤗 might not be perceived as “sending hugs,” but as “discussing Hugging Face model checkpoints or training runs.”

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Differences between 🤗 (smiling face with open hands) and 🥰 (smiling face with hearts)

Both are affectionate faces that convey warmth and emotional openness. 🤗 conveys friendliness and comfort, a cheerful virtual hug that reassures or celebrates. 🥰 feels softer and more intimate, radiating tender affection and heartfelt appreciation. The mood of 🥰 is dreamy and enamored, with floating hearts that suggest deeper fondness. While 🤗 leans toward cheerful reassurance and platonic warmth, 🥰 carries a gentle, emotional intensity and romantic undertone. The difference is in nuance, one more buoyant and outward, the other more inward and smitten.

Usage

Use 🤗 for casual comfort, friendly support, cheerleading messages, or to offer a virtual hug without romantic intent. Use 🥰 to express tender affection, deep appreciation, being emotionally moved, or gentle romantic warmth toward someone or something.

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