Raise your hand in a Teams meeting

Raise your hand

In the meeting controls at the top of the screen, select Raise your hand . Everyone in the meeting will see that your hand is raised.

Meeting presenters will also receive a notification that your hand is raised. In meetings where attendees can't unmute themselves, a presenter can allow you to unmute.

See who has their hand raised

Select People  in the meeting controls at the top of the screen to see a list of everyone in the meeting. Anyone whose hand is raised will have a hand icon next to their name. If multiple people have their hands up, their names will be numbered to show, in order, who raised their hand earlier.

Lower your hand

Teams can detect when you've spoken in the meeting, and you'll be prompted to lower your hand or keep it raised. A notification will inform you that your hand will automatically be lowered once you've spoken, unless you choose to select Keep it raised.

If you haven't yet spoken but want to lower your hand, return to the meeting controls at the top of your meeting view and select Raise your hand  to put your hand down.

If you're a presenter or organizer of the meeting, you can lower everyone's hand at once:

1. Select People  .

2. Next to Participants, choose More options  .

3. Select Lower all hands.