The emoji is used as a gesture of prayer, thanks, request and greeting. It can also be used to express hope, praise, gratitude, reverence and respect. Back in January 2012, there were many people ...

The folded hands emoji shows two hands placed firmly together, meaning please or thank you. A common alternative use for this emoji is for prayer, using the same gesture as praying hands.

As shown in the first screenshot below, the party popper now appears after the praying emoji. This lets you add it in two taps without searching through the full emoji list.