The emoji is actually called the "hugging face" on Emojipedia, the same name the emoji is encoded as, said Burge. The description says "A face displayed with an open hands gesture, offering a hug." ...

The light behind the folded hands emoji was removed in the iOS 8.3 update in 2015. There are also varying versions of it depending on whether you use Apple, Android or Microsoft devices.

The expressive, oversized emoji —which some argue looks like it’s clapping—has a striking stare. That’s made it stand out as a funny canvas to make memes from. Origins of the Rubbing Hands ...

The clapping hands emoji: When used repetitively in a row, it signifies applause, but as any social media user by now understands, that is not the emoji's primary placement in the world of Twitter ...

While there was a tie for favorite emoji at CNET, one emoji received about 20% of the votes for most-used emoji, and that is the 🙏 folded hands emoji. While this emoji can be understood to mean ...