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Vulcan Salute emoji ๐Ÿ––

๐Ÿ–– is the Vulcan Salute emoji, in Smileys & People. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like spock, hand, fingers, star, trek.

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Every code for ๐Ÿ––

NameVulcan Salute
Shortcodes:spock-hand:
CategorySmileys & People
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordsspock, hand, fingers, star, trek
Code pointsU+1F596
HTML🖖
CSS\1F596
JavaScript\u{1F596}
Python\U0001f596
UTF-8 bytesF0 9F 96 96
URL encoded%F0%9F%96%96

How to type ๐Ÿ––

Without copying it, on every device.

WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :spock-hand: in any text box and it turns into ๐Ÿ––.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "vulcan salute" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "vulcan salute" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "vulcan salute".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "vulcan salute".
HTMLWrite 🖖 in the page source.

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About ๐Ÿ––

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What does ๐Ÿ–– mean?
๐Ÿ–– is the Vulcan Salute emoji, in Smileys & People. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like spock, hand, fingers, star, trek.
What is the shortcode for ๐Ÿ––?
:spock-hand:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type ๐Ÿ–– on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "vulcan salute". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ๐Ÿ––?
U+1F596, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write 🖖, in CSS "\1F596", and in JavaScript "\u{1F596}".

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