U+1FAAC · emoji since 2021
The hamsa is a palm-shaped amulet with an eye, a symbol of protection across many cultures. It means luck, blessings, and warding off evil.
It marks spirituality and good fortune, the open hand believed to guard against the evil eye.
In texting, 🪬 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🪬 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Hamsa emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the hamsa emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🪬 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.