Namaste Symbol 🙏: Copy, Meaning and How to Use It

Meaning of the Namaste Symbol in India

Namaste (नमस्ते) and namaskar (नमस्कार) come from Sanskrit and are usually explained as "I bow to you". Joining the palms in front of the chest while saying it is a sign of respect. In the emoji 🙏, people in India read many meanings:

So the same namaskar symbol can greet, thank, request or pray. The words around it decide the meaning.

Is 🙏 a High Five or Folded Hands?

The official Unicode name of 🙏 is "Person With Folded Hands". It was taken from Japanese emoji, where it is used to say "please" or "thank you". Some people online thought it showed two hands giving a high five, but that is a myth: it shows one person's two hands pressed together.

Around the world it is read as prayer, hope ("fingers crossed") or thanks. In India it is almost always namaste or thanks, which makes it a perfect thank you symbol.

Thank You and Folded Hands Emoji 🙏

The folded hands emoji 🙏 is the most used thank you emoji in India. Its emoji name is "Folded hands" and it is one of the original emojis. People search for it as the pray emoji, praying hands emoji, namaskar emoji or thanks emoji, but all of these are the same character. Copying it copies the character, so each phone shows its own design.

The folded hands emoji meaning depends on the message: thanks, please, sorry, a greeting or a prayer. Outside India it is often read as prayer or hope. Here is the best emoji for thanks in common situations:

Thank you emoji text: there is no keyboard code that turns into 🙏 everywhere. In plain text people write "ty", "thx" or "tysm", and some draw a namaste with keyboard characters: _/\_ .

To send the emoji namaskar 🙏 on a phone, search "pray" or "folded" in the emoji keyboard. For more, see our Indian emoji page and the emoji hub.

Thank You Symbol for PPT and Cards

Students and office workers often end a presentation with a "Thank You" slide. To add a thank you symbol for PPT:

1. Copy 🙏 from this page and paste it next to the words "Thank You".
2. Or on Windows, place the cursor in a text box and press Windows+., then search "folded".
3. For a larger picture, use the Download PNG button and insert it with Insert > Pictures.

For thank you symbol images on greeting cards, try simple lines like "Dhanyavaad 🙏" or "Thank you 🙏🪔". You can also add a ✔ from the tick symbol page for a checklist slide.

Anjali Mudra and Other Greeting Symbols

In yoga, the namaste gesture is called the Anjali mudra, used at the start and end of practice. In temples, joined hands show devotion before the deity. Related symbols you can use:

• ॐ for prayer messages, see the om symbol page
• 🪔 diya for Diwali and puja wishes
• 🛐 place of worship
• 👋 waving hand for a casual hello, and 🤝 handshake for business

Find more hand gestures on the hand symbols page and other faith symbols on religious symbols.

How to Type the Emoji Namaste Symbol

There is no Alt code for 🙏. Use these ways:

1. Android: open the emoji keyboard and search "pray" or "folded". Long-press 🙏 to choose a skin tone on most keyboards.
2. iPhone: tap the emoji key and search "pray"; long-press for skin tones.
3. Windows: press Windows+. and search "folded hands".
4. Microsoft Word: type 1F64F and press Alt+X.
5. Mac: press Control+Command+Space and search "folded".

For namaste symbol text in Hindi, simply type नमस्ते with a Hindi keyboard and add 🙏.