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Victory Hand Symbol (✌)

The victory hand symbol ✌ is Unicode U+270C, the V-sign hand gesture representing victory, peace, and cheerful celebration. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard.

Unicode
U+270C
HTML
✌
Word
270C Alt+X

How to type the victory hand symbol (✌)

The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ✌ yourself, use the method for your device below.

Windows

  1. In Word or Outlook, type 270C and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
  2. Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then search for “victory hand”.

Mac

  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for victory hand and double-click it.
  2. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 270C.

Linux & ChromeOS

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 270c, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.

iPhone & iPad

  1. Open the emoji keyboard and search for “victory hand” to insert ✌️, the colour emoji. For the plain text ✌, copy it from this page.
  2. Copy ✌ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;vict. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.

Android

  1. In Gboard, tap the emoji key and search for “victory hand” to insert ✌️. For the plain text ✌, copy it from this page.
  2. Copy ✌ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.

Microsoft Word

  1. Type 270C, then press Alt + X.
  2. Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 270C in “Character code” and click Insert.

Google Docs

  1. Insert → Special characters, then search for “victory hand” or draw it in the box.

Excel & Google Sheets

  1. Enter =UNICHAR(9996) in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

HTML

  1. Write ✌ or ✌ in your HTML.

What does ✌ mean?

The victory hand symbol ✌ (Unicode name VICTORY HAND) depicts an open hand with the index and middle fingers held upright in a “V” shape while the thumb folds over the ring and little fingers. During World War II, Belgian politician Victor de Laveleye and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill popularized the gesture as the famous “V for Victory” campaign across occupied Europe.

In the late 1960s, the American anti-war and counterculture movements reimagined the V-sign as a universal symbol of peace, freedom, and love. Simultaneously, the gesture spread to Japan and wider East Asia, becoming the quintessential cheerful pose for personal photography and selfies. In text messaging, ✌ signifies harmony, goodbye (“peace out”), congratulations, or playful triumph. The glyph lives in the Dingbats block at U+270C and transforms into the colored emoji ✌️ when given the emoji presentation selector.

Common uses

  • Casual chat sign-offs: See you all next week ✌
  • Celebrating accomplishments and sporting triumphs: We won! ✌
  • Expressing peaceful intentions and mutual respect
  • Photo captions and festive social media updates

Victory Hand Symbol codes for HTML, CSS and programming

Every code below produces ✌. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.

Unicode code pointU+270C
HTML decimal✌
HTML hex✌
CSS contentcontent: "\270C";
JavaScript"\u270C"
Python"\u270C"
Python (by name)"\N{VICTORY HAND}"
Java / C#"\u270C"
UTF-8 bytesE2 9C 8C
UTF-16270C
URL encoded%E2%9C%8C

✌ vs look-alike characters

These characters look similar to ✌ but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.

CharNameWhen to use it
Peace Symbol
U+262E		Peace sign, the circular CND emblem designed by Gerald Holtom.
Victory hand
U+270C U+FE0F		Emoji presentation of the victory hand with colored skin tone.
Hand with Index and Middle Fingers Crossed
U+1F91E		Crossed fingers emoji, representing luck or hopeful wishing.
Sign of The Horns
U+1F918		Sign of the horns, representing rock music or approval.

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✌ character properties

Official Unicode name
VICTORY HAND
Also known as
peace sign hand, v sign, two fingers up, peace hand symbol
Code point
U+270C
Unicode block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
Other symbol (So)
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
Emoji
Has an emoji form: ✌️ (add U+FE0F)

Frequently asked questions

Is the victory hand the same as the peace sign?

Yes, in gesture form. The hand sign ✌ originated as the WWII V-for-victory gesture and was adopted in the 1960s as a peace sign.

Does the orientation of the palm matter?

Culturally, yes. In Britain and the Commonwealth, displaying the V-sign with the palm facing inward toward oneself has historically been an offensive insult, whereas palm outward signifies victory or peace.

Is there an alt code for the victory hand symbol?

No. ✌ is outside the Windows-1252 and code page 437 character sets, so no Alt + number code produces it. Copy it from this page, type 270C then Alt + X in Word, or find it in Character Map.

How do I type the victory hand symbol on a Mac?

There is no single Option shortcut for ✌ on the US layout. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “victory hand” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code for the victory hand symbol?

✌ has no named HTML entity. Use the numeric reference ✌ or ✌, or paste the character directly into a UTF-8 page.

What is the Unicode for the victory hand symbol?

✌ is U+270C, officially named VICTORY HAND, in the Dingbats block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).