Thumb and pinky extended, the rest of the fingers curled in, the call-me-hand emoji mimics holding a phone to your ear — 'call me' or 'text me later.' It's also the Hawaiian shaka, a laid-back 'hang loose' greeting that surf culture spread well beyond the islands.
What 🤙 means
A hand sign with the thumb and the pinky (little) finger held out, while the rest of the fingers are folded into the palm. The hand gesture used in this emoji originated in Hawaii as the 'Shaka Sign'.
The 🤙 Call Me Hand emoji has gathered various interpretations and uses amongst different countries and cultures. Most commonly inspired by the nostalgic landline phone, it refers to asking someone to call you up.
However, it can also mean "Keep it Real", stay cool and positive, and all the good vibing stuff. This emoji is available in all the designated skin tones across almost all platforms.
How and when to use it
- The 🤙 emoji can be used as a way of greeting your homies.
- Use 🤙 to tell someone to call you.
- 🤙 can be used to also casually tell someone to catch up.
- Sprinkle a conversation with some chilled out and laid back vibes with 🤙 emoji.
- Use 🤙 emoji while sending something powerful, upbeat, and motivational to your buddies.
- 🤙 emoji can be used as a reaction to something 'mic-drop' worthy as well.
- 🤙 can be used as a farewell sign with your best friends as well, like "See ya later 🤙", "See ya soon 🤙", etc.
Other Names
- 🤙 Shaka Sign
- 🤙 Keep it Real
- 🤙 Call Me
- 🤙 Hey!
- 🤙 What Up
- 🤙 Positivity
- 🤙 Good Vibes
- 🤙 Phone Hand
- 🤙 Call Me Hand Sign
- 🤙 Call Me Maybe
- 🤙 Flirty
🤙 in real conversations
What does 🤙 mean in texting?
Call me — the thumb-to-ear, pinky-to-mouth phone shape means exactly what it looks like. 'Free tonight, 🤙 when you can' is a request for an actual phone call, not another text.
What does 🤙 mean from a guy?
Often the Hawaiian shaka — hang loose, no worries, everything's chill. Sent after plans fall through, it means he's not bothered rather than asking for a call.
Does 🤙 always mean 'call me'?
No — it does double duty as the shaka sign for easygoing and relaxed, especially in surf and beach culture. If nothing in the message needs a phone call, it's probably just good vibes.
The lowdown
- Category
- People & Body › hand-fingers-partial
- Codepoints
U+1F919- Emoji version
- Emoji 3.0
- Shortcodes
:call_me_hand::call_me:Discord- Keywords
- call, hand, hang, loose, me, Shaka
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
Skin tone variations
Pairs well with
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⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 🤙 Call Me Hand or 🧸 Teddy Bear?
Runs with a crowd
🤙 keeps company in cool emojis and hand emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.