| Submission | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| Submission [Line Items] | |
| Central Index Key | 0000750577 |
| Registrant Name | HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION |
| Form Type | S-8 |
| Submission Type | S-8 |
| Fee Exhibit Type | EX-FILING FEES |
| Offerings - Offering: 1 | Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($) shares |
| Offering: | |
| Other Rule | true |
| Security Type | Equity |
| Security Class Title | Common Stock, $3.33 par value |
| Amount Registered | shares | 1,400,000 |
| Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit | 59.57 |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 83,398,000 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01531% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 12,768.23 |
| Offering Note | (1) Amount to be registered consists of 1,400,000 shares of Hancock Whitney Corporation (the “Company”) common stock, $3.33 par value per share (“Common Stock”) that may be offered or sold under the Hancock Whitney Corporation 2020 Long Term Incentive (the “Plan”). Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be offered or issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on January 27, 2025. |
| Fees Summary | Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($) |
| Fees Summary [Line Items] | |
| Total Offering | $ 83,398,000 |
| Total Fee Amount | 12,768.23 |
| Total Offset Amount | 0 |
| Net Fee | $ 12,768.23 |
