✊

Raised Fist Emoji ✊

A closed fist held upright, the raised-fist emoji is a long-standing symbol of solidarity and resistance. It's tied historically to the Black Power salute and used broadly across protest movements, and also gets reached for casually to mean determination, grit, or 'staying strong.'

What ✊ means

A raised hand with the palm folded into a fist. Like most hand gestures, this hand sign too has been through a chronology of interpretations and significance over the years.

The ✊ Raised Fist emoji signifies accomplishment and a sense of victory. It emits a feeling of empowerment, togetherness, motivation, support, strength, and an unbridled need for equality and justice. It is available in the designated skin tones almost across all platforms.

How and when to use it

If you're a part of an online activist group, you can use the ✊ emoji to show support and motivation.
If someone's texting you about being nervous about something, send them an uplifting message and use ✊ emoji as a way of saying that "You've got this".
✊ emoji is also a great way to respond to powerful messages and posts that you come across on social media.
You can also use ✊ emoji in your captions when you're writing about hustling and having no chill whatsoever.

Other Names

✊ Support
✊ Solidarity
✊ Motivation
✊ Power
✊ Empowerment
✊ Activism
✊ Rebellion
✊ Fist Pump
✊ Rebel
✊ Unity
✊ Strength

✊ in real conversations

What does ✊ mean in texting?

Solidarity, resolve, or "stay strong" — sent to encourage someone through something hard, or to show support for a cause. "You've got this ✊" is quiet backing, no lecture attached.

Is ✊ different from 👊?

Yes — ✊ is a fist held upright, tied to protest and solidarity, while 👊 is a fist-bump gesture, used for celebration, agreement, or greeting a friend. Same closed hand, very different context.

What does ✊ mean in political posts?

It's a long-standing protest symbol, historically tied to the Black Power salute and used broadly across labor and civil-rights movements since. In a caption, it usually signals support for a cause rather than anything casual.

The lowdown

Category: People & Body › hand-fingers-closed
Codepoints: U+270A
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :fist::fist_raised: GitHub:raised_fist: Discord
Keywords: clenched, fist, hand, punch, raised, solidarity

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.