Raising your hand in a webinar
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The raise hand feature in webinar allows attendees, panelists, co-hosts, and the host to raise their hand to indicate that they need something from the host, co-host, or other panelists. As a host, it may be helpful to inform your participants how you would like to use this feature at the start of the webinar. For example, many webinar hosts use this feature to know if an attendee has a question and would like to be unmuted to speak.
Note: If you're the webinar host, you can also disable the raise hand feature and manage participants that raise their hand.
Prerequisites for using the raise hand feature in a webinar
To raise your hand in a webinar:
- Zoom desktop client:
- Windows version 3.5.24604.0824 or higher
- macOS version 3.5.24604.0824 or higher
- Linux version 1.1.44485.0317 or higher
- Zoom mobile app:
- iOS version 3.5.31169.1102 or higher
- Android version 3.5.24588.0824 or higher
Note: Raise hand for hosts and co-hosts requires version 5.4.7 or higher
- Join via Zoom web client
To manage participants with raised hands:
- Webinar host, co-host, or panelist role
- Zoom desktop client:
- Windows version 3.5.24604.0824 or higher
- macOS version 3.5.24604.0824 or higher
- Linux version 1.1.44485.0317 or higher
- Zoom mobile app:
- iOS version 3.5.31169.1102 or higher
- Android version 3.5.24588.0824 or higher
How to raise your hand in a webinar
Windows | 
macOS- In the webinar controls, click Raise Hand
.
The host will be notified that you've raised your hand.
If the host allows you to talk, you may be prompted to unmute yourself. While unmuted, your profile picture and name is displayed to the host and panelists. Only your name is displayed to other attendees. - Click Raise Hand in the webinar controls to lower it, if needed. This will not mute yourself if you are unmuted.
Notes:
- Windows: You can also use the Alt+Y keyboard shortcut to raise or lower your hand.
- Mac: You can also use the Option+Y keyboard shortcut to raise or lower your hand.
Linux- In the webinar controls, click Raise Hand .
The host will be notified that you've raised your hand.
If the host allows you to talk, you may be prompted to unmute yourself. While unmuted, your profile picture and name is displayed to the host and panelists. Only your name is displayed to other attendees. - Click Raise Hand in the webinar controls to lower it, if needed.
This will not mute yourself if you are unmuted.
Android- In the webinar controls, tap Raise Hand .
The host will be notified that you've raised your hand. - If the host allows you to talk, you may be prompted to unmute yourself. While unmuted, your profile picture and name is displayed to the host and panelists. Only your name is displayed to other attendees.
- Tap More again, then Lower Hand to lower it, if needed.
This will not mute yourself if you are unmuted.
- In the webinar controls, tap Raise Hand .
The host will be notified that you've raised your hand. - If the host allows you to talk, you may be prompted to unmute yourself. While unmuted, your profile picture and name is displayed to the host and panelists. Only your name is displayed to other attendees.
- Tap Lower Hand to lower it, if needed.
This will not mute yourself if you are unmuted.
Web client- In the webinar controls, click Raise Hand .
The host will be notified that you've raised your hand.
If the host allows you to talk, you may be prompted to unmute yourself. While unmuted, your profile picture and name is displayed to the host and panelists.
Only your name is displayed to other attendees. - Click Lower Hand to lower it, if needed.
This will not mute yourself if you are unmuted.
TelephoneIf you join the webinar by phone, dial *9 to raise and lower your hand.
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