The pray emoji is Folded hands, U+1F64F: one tap copies it in any of five skin tones. For pray emoji copy and paste, start there. The list runs to 60, with Unicode's 12 religion symbols and amen in three scripts.
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Prayer, thanks or a high five
CLDR, the Unicode project's list of search words, files Folded hands under pray, please, thanks and bow, and under high and five too, so a keyboard finds it either way. Wikipedia's list of emoticons pairs it with o/\o, a high five.
Symbols and places, as Unicode files them
The 12 symbols are Unicode's whole religion subgroup apart from Place of worship, which sits in the first group, and the six buildings are its full list of religious places. Notes repeat only what Unicode and CLDR record, and search reads the same words: Sikh finds Khanda, hanukkah finds Menorah, dua finds Palms up together.
Tips
Pick a skin tone once: all 12 combos follow it, and so does the second hand in High five.
Palms up together is the open-handed prayer: Unicode's names list says it is used for prayer in some cultures.
The three spellings of amen are Hebrew, ancient Greek and Arabic, as Wikipedia's article on the word gives them.
Questions and answers
Is it praying hands or a high five?
The record says prayer. Unicode named the character PERSON WITH FOLDED HANDS, and its names list gives sorrow, regret, pleading, praying, bowing and thanking, with no mention of a high five. If you mean a high five, High five puts Raised hand in front.
Does the pray emoji belong to one religion?
Not by its record. Neither the character name nor CLDR's search words name a faith: they run from pray, please and thanks to bow and blessed. The 12 religion symbols and six places of worship do carry a tradition, and each note quotes CLDR's words.
Is there an amen emoji?
No emoji is filed under amen, which is why amen is here as text, in three scripts. The first group is every emoji with a CLDR search word that starts with pray. Five qualify: Clapping hands has prayed, and Prayer beads has prayer.
๐Clapping handsU+1F44F. Here on a technicality: CLDR lists prayed among its search words. The rest are applause, from congrats to yay. Emoji 0.6.
๐Folded handsU+1F64F. The pray emoji. Unicode's names list says it can indicate sorrow or regret, and also pleading, praying, bowing or thanking. CLDR lists pray, please and thanks for it, and high and five as well. Emoji 0.6.
๐คฒPalms up togetherU+1F932. Two open palms side by side. Unicode's names list says it is used for prayer in some cultures, and CLDR lists dua, prayer and wish. Emoji 5.0.
๐Place of worshipU+1F6D0. A sign, not a building. CLDR lists pray and worship, and Unicode files it in the religion subgroup with the 12 symbols further down. Emoji 1.0.
๐ฟPrayer beadsU+1F4FF. A string of beads. CLDR lists prayer and religion, though Unicode files it under clothing, and necklace is one of its search words. Emoji 1.0.
Show all 60 prayers, symbols and combos (55 more)
Bowing, kneeling and asking 7
๐ผBaby angelU+1F47C. A cherub. CLDR lists angel and church. Emoji 0.6.
๐คCrossed fingersU+1F91E. Hoping rather than praying. CLDR lists luck. Emoji 3.0.
๐Person bowingU+1F647. Unicode names it PERSON BOWING DEEPLY and notes that it is mostly drawn as a seated Japanese bow, dogeza. CLDR lists beg, sorry and meditate. Emoji 0.6.
๐งPerson in lotus positionU+1F9D8. Cross-legged and still. Unicode's names list glosses it as yoga, meditation, and CLDR adds serenity and zen. Emoji 5.0.
๐งPerson kneelingU+1F9CE. On both knees. CLDR lists only kneel, kneeling, knees and person, so the reason is yours to give. Emoji 12.0.
๐ฅบPleading faceU+1F97A. The please without the hands. CLDR lists begging and mercy. Emoji 11.0.
๐Smiling face with haloU+1F607. CLDR lists blessed for this face and for Folded hands, and for no other emoji. Emoji 1.0.
The 12 religion symbols 12
โ๏ธAtom symbolU+269B U+FE0F. Unicode files it with the religion symbols and CLDR lists atheist for it. The names list also gives its map meaning: nuclear installation. Emoji 1.0.
๐ฏDotted six-pointed starU+1F52F. Unicode names it SIX POINTED STAR WITH MIDDLE DOT. CLDR lists fortune beside Jewish. Emoji 0.6.
๐ชฏKhandaU+1FAAF. CLDR lists Sikh and Sikhism. The newest of the 12. Emoji 15.0.
๐MenorahU+1F54E. Unicode names it MENORAH WITH NINE BRANCHES and gives hanukiah as its other name. CLDR lists Hanukkah. Emoji 1.0.
๐๏ธOmU+1F549 U+FE0F. CLDR lists Hindu. Unicode notes that the symbol is generic and not tied to a Devanagari font. Emoji 0.7.
โฆ๏ธOrthodox crossU+2626 U+FE0F. CLDR lists Christian and orthodox. Emoji 1.0.
โฎ๏ธPeace symbolU+262E U+FE0F. CLDR lists peace and healing. Unicode files it with the religion symbols. Emoji 1.0.
โช๏ธStar and crescentU+262A U+FE0F. CLDR lists Islam, Muslim and Ramadan. Emoji 0.7.
โก๏ธStar of DavidU+2721 U+FE0F. CLDR lists Jewish and Judaism. Emoji 0.7.
โธ๏ธWheel of dharmaU+2638 U+FE0F. CLDR lists Buddhist and dharma. Emoji 0.7.
โฏ๏ธYin yangU+262F U+FE0F. CLDR lists tao and taoist. Emoji 0.7.
Places of worship 6
โชChurchU+26EA. CLDR lists chapel and bless. Emoji 0.6.
๐Hindu templeU+1F6D5. CLDR lists Hindu and temple. The newest of the six. Emoji 12.0.
๐KaabaU+1F54B. CLDR lists hajj and umrah. Emoji 1.0.
๐MosqueU+1F54C. CLDR lists masjid and Islam. Emoji 1.0.
โฉ๏ธShinto shrineU+26E9 U+FE0F. Unicode gives torii, the shrine gate, as its other name. CLDR lists shinto and shrine. Emoji 0.7.
๐SynagogueU+1F54D. CLDR lists Jewish, Judaism and temple. Emoji 1.0.
Candle, dove and lotus 6
๐ฏ๏ธCandleU+1F56F U+FE0F. For lighting one for somebody. CLDR lists light. Emoji 0.7.
๐Crescent moonU+1F319. CLDR lists Ramadan for it. Emoji 0.6.
๐ชDiya lampU+1FA94. An oil lamp. CLDR lists diya, oil and light. Emoji 12.0.
๐๏ธDoveU+1F54A U+FE0F. Unicode names the character DOVE OF PEACE, and CLDR lists peace. Emoji 0.7.
๐ชฌHamsaU+1FAAC. A hand-shaped amulet. CLDR lists protection, and the names Fatima, Mary and Miriam. Emoji 14.0.
๐ชทLotusU+1FAB7. CLDR lists Buddhism, Hinduism, purity and serenity. Emoji 14.0.
Text prayers and bows 12
(-ไบบ-)Eyes shut, with the Han character for person as two pressed palms
(๏ฟฃไบบ๏ฟฃ)The same pressed palms under flat macron eyes
_/\_Two slashes for pressed palms, in plain ASCII
ืึธืึตืAmen in Hebrew, with its vowel points
ุขู ููAmen in Arabic
แผฮผฮฎฮฝAmen in ancient Greek
็ฅThe Han character that Unihan defines as pray, entreat, beseech
๐น๐ป๐ช๐The word pray in mathematical bold script letters
๐๐ช๐ข๐ซThe word amen in mathematical Fraktur letters
m(_ _)mA bow to the floor, with an m for each hand
o/\oTwo figures slapping hands: a high five, not a prayer
orzA kneeling figure seen side on: o head, r arms, z legs
Prayer combos 12
๐๐ดBedtime prayerFolded hands, then sleeping face. CLDR lists bedtime and goodnight for the face.
๐๐Exam weekBooks, then folded hands. CLDR lists study and school for the books.
๐๐Feeling blessedSmiling face with halo, then folded hands. The only two emoji for which CLDR lists blessed.
๐๐ฝ๏ธGrace before dinnerFolded hands, then fork and knife with plate. CLDR lists dinner for the plate.
โ๐High fiveRaised hand, then folded hands. CLDR lists high and five for both of them. For when the hands were never praying.
๐ค๐Hoping and prayingCrossed fingers, then folded hands. Luck first, then prayer. Both hands follow the skin tone you pick.
๐ฏ๏ธ๐Light a candleCandle, then folded hands. For someone you are thinking of.
๐โ๏ธPraying for a snow dayFolded hands, then snowflake. For the night before school.
๐โค๏ธPraying for youFolded hands, then red heart. Hands, then a heart. The hands follow the skin tone you pick.
๐ฅบ๐Pretty pleasePleading face, then folded hands. CLDR lists please for both of them, and pretty for the face.
๐๐๐Triple thanksFolded hands 3 times. CLDR lists thanks and thx for the hands. All three follow the skin tone you pick.
๐๐๏ธWith sympathyFolded hands, then dove. CLDR lists peace for the dove.
How this list was compiled: Built by script on 2026-09-19, not typed by hand. The 36 emoji, their names, code points, skin tones and Emoji version numbers come from emoji-test.txt, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file, in sentence case. The search words quoted in the notes are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml, main branch). The group Filed under pray is every emoji with a search word in that file that starts with pray: 5 in all. The 12 religion symbols are the whole of the subgroup religion in emoji-test.txt except Place of worship, which is in the first group, and Places of worship is the whole of the subgroup place-religious; notes on them state only what Unicode and CLDR record. Character names are from UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and the remarks quoted from Unicode's names list are from NamesList.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt): for U+1F64F it says the character can indicate sorrow or regret and can also indicate pleading, praying, bowing, or thanking, and it does not mention a high five. Text forms come from emoji-variation-sequences.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt). Wikipedia's List of emoticons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emoticons) gives o/\o as a high five, beside Folded hands, and m(_ _)m as a kowtow as a sign of respect or a dogeza for apology; its article Emoticon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon) describes orz as a kneeling or bowing person with o the head, r the arms and z the legs. The three spellings of amen were copied by the script from Wikipedia's article Amen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen). The definition of U+7948 is the kDefinition field of the Unihan database (https://www.unicode.org/cgi-bin/GetUnihanData.pl?codepoint=7948). The styled words were generated from the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols and each letter name checked. The other emoji, the 12 text items and the 12 combos are this site's own choice, and the combo names are our own. All sources were checked on 2026-09-19. Licence: own work (the selection, the combo names and the wording are ours; emoji names, sequences and search words come from Unicode's data files and CLDR, under the Unicode License v3; facts from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, restated in our own words and credited in source)