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What 🪬 means
An open blue palm facing upwards with an eye at the center. The Hamsa emoji represents the Hamsa; a sacred symbol mostly revered by Jews, Muslims, and Buddhists. It's also known as the Hand of Miriam amongst the Jewish community and the Hand of Fatima in Islam.
The 🪬 Hamsa emoji is believed to be divine, and capable of warding off evil or the evil eye, which is efficiently resisted by the 🧿 Nazar Amulet as well. This emoji signifies all the beliefs held by this symbol and the benefits it could offer, such as happiness, prosperity, good luck, and safety.
How and when to use it
- Given that the hamsa could protect from evil, you may apply this emoji as a gesture of goodwill. For example, "Safe journey, my love 🪬" or "Don't worry. It'll all be alright 🪬". You could also drop this emoji into any verbatim signifying a constant state of well-wishing.
- Similarly, this emoji can also be used as a symbol of good luck.
- You could also use 🪬 in the religious contexts we mentioned in the previous section. That is, while sharing content related to those religions via posts or text.
- If you're one to believe in the evil eye, then this emoji could be your virtual expression of protection against that eye. Besides, the 'evil eye' doesn't always indicate a villainish eye, it could also be evil intentions.
- The hamsa is also a popular tattoo idea. So, if you're suggesting it to someone or announcing your own tattoo on social media, then you could use this emoji.
Other Names
- 🪬 Hamsa Hand
- 🪬 Hand of Fatima
- 🪬 Hand of Miriam
- 🪬 Helping Hand
- 🪬 Protection
- 🪬 Evil Eye Resistant
- 🪬 Hand Amulet
At a glance
- Category
- Objects › other-object
- Codepoints
U+1FAAC- Emoji version
- Emoji 14.0
- Shortcodes
:hamsa:- Keywords
- amulet, Fatima, fortune, guide, hamsa, hand, Mary, Miriam, palm, protect, protection
How it looks across platforms
