Emoji for a hug
The typical emoji for a hug is also known as the jazz hands emoji or the hugging face emoji (🤗). Another emoji that also represents hugging is the less commonly used people hugging emoji (🫂).
Begging for a hug emoji
There’s no separate asking for a hug emoji. Instead, try combining the hugging emoji (🤗) with the pleading face emoji (🥺) which shows a face with large ‘puppy dog eyes’ that is often used to show begging or pleading.
To show that you’re asking for a hug, you can also use a question mark emoji. The question mark emojis come in two colors: red (❓) and white (❔). For example, 🤗❓ or 🤗🥺❔.
You can go one step further and combine the pleading face emoji with two pointing hands to further suggest begging or pleading. For example, 🥺👉👈.
If you’re not a fan of the pleading face emoji, you could instead use the hands pressed together emoji (🙏) to present praying.
Emoji for virtual hug
Want to represent a virtual hug through emojis? Try combining the hugging emoji (🤗) with an emoji for technology. Potential emojis include the mobile phone (📱), the mobile phone with an arrow (📲), or the satellite dish (📡) to show you’re ‘transmitting’ the hug virtually.