{"id":6496,"date":"2026-05-25T06:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/emoji-directory\/crossed-fingers\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T06:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:24:13","slug":"crossed-fingers","status":"publish","type":"emoji","link":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/fr\/annuaire-demoji\/crossed-fingers\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\udd1e crossed fingers Emoji"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you want luck on your side, \ud83e\udd1e crossed fingers is the go-to. The emoji shows a hand with the index and middle fingers wrapped over each other, a gesture that&#039;s been used in Western culture for centuries to wish for good fortune or protect against bad luck. Added in Unicode 9.0, it&#039;s become a constant in messages about job interviews, exam results, weather forecasts, and any high-stakes wait.<\/p>\n<p>You&#039;ll see it everywhere: &#039;Fingers crossed for the audition \ud83e\udd1e&#039;, &#039;Hoping the package arrives today \ud83e\udd1e&#039;, or &#039;Praying it doesn&#039;t rain tomorrow \ud83e\udd1e&#039;. Beyond luck, the gesture has a sneakier meaning too \u2014 crossing your fingers behind your back is folkloric shorthand for telling a lie without consequence, so some people use it playfully when they&#039;re &#039;lying&#039; about something trivial (&#039;I&#039;m definitely not eating cookies for breakfast \ud83e\udd1e&#039;). On Twitter and Instagram, it&#039;s a friendly way to show support for someone facing uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>Because the gesture is hopeful but uncertain, it carries an emotional weight that words like &#039;good luck&#039; sometimes lack. Pair it with \ud83d\ude4f for extra prayer power, or with \ud83d\ude05 when the hope is more desperate than confident. Whether you&#039;re rooting for someone else or holding out for your own win, this emoji captures that nervous-but-optimistic feeling of waiting for something good to happen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83e\udd1e crossed fingers emoji meaning \u2014 the universal sign for good luck, hopeful wishes, and rooting for a positive outcome.<\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}"},"emoji_category":[1204],"class_list":["post-6496","emoji","type-emoji","status-publish","hentry","emoji_category-people-body"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emoji\/6496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emoji"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/emoji"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"emoji_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emoji_category?post=6496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}