🪬 Hamsa

Unicode lists 🪬 Hamsa among the everyday objects in the Objects group. People send it when the subject is amulet, fatima, fortune and guide. Further official keywords are hand, mary, miriam and palm.

🪬 works in messages, comments, captions and profile names. On SmileyZone it is filed under Symbols and Signs. Added in 2021 with Emoji 14.0, it displays correctly on every up-to-date system. Its code point is U+1FAAC.

• A single 🪬 is often enough to set the tone.
• Fits messages about amulet, fatima, fortune and guide.
• Often seen near 🗿 Moai, 🧿 Nazar Amulet and ⚱️ Funeral Urn.

The hamsa – also the Hand of Fatima or Hand of Miriam – is a protective symbol rooted in both Judaism and Islam and widespread across North Africa and the Middle East. Depending on the reading, its five fingers stand for the five books of Moses or the five pillars of Islam.

That a single sign is shared by two religions with otherwise little common symbolism is what makes it remarkable. Unicode added it in 2021.

• 🪬🗿 – Hamsa and Moai
• 🪬🪧 – Hamsa with Placard
• 🪬🪦 – Hamsa plus Headstone
• 🪬🪪 – Hamsa and Identification Card
• 🪬🚬 – Hamsa with Cigarette
• 🪬🧿 – Hamsa plus Nazar Amulet
• 🪬⚰️ – Hamsa and Coffin
• 🪬⚱️ – Hamsa with Funeral Urn

Easy to mix up with 🗿 Moai, 🧿 Nazar Amulet or ⚱️ Funeral Urn. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.