Copy and paste the Thumbs Up emoji (👍) in one click. Explore its People & Fantasy meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) developer codes (U+1F44D).
Unicode Definition: A hand with the thumb pointed upward.
Context & Expression: Approval, agreement, confirmation, acknowledgment, and a job well done.
Context Tip: Pairing Thumbs Up (👍) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
While older generations and workplace platforms (Slack/Teams) use 👍 as a standard 'acknowledged / okay', Gen-Z often perceives a single unadorned thumbs up as passive-aggressive, cold, or curt in personal 1-on-1 texts. Pairing it with a friendly word avoids this misunderstanding.
Combine 👍 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Thumbs Up emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
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Clean, universally recognized hand gesture across all platforms with support for 5 different skin tone modifiers.
High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'| Platform / Vendor | Glyph Preview | System Emoji Font | Rendering Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS / macOS | 👍 | Apple Color Emoji | High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting |
| Google Android | 👍 | Noto Color Emoji | Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry |
| Samsung One UI | 👍 | Samsung Color Emoji | Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling |
| Microsoft Windows | 👍 | Segoe UI Emoji | Fluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags) |
| X / Discord (Twemoji) | 👍 | Twitter Color Emoji | Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography |
Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.
| Character | 👍 |
|---|---|
| Official Unicode Name | Thumbs Up |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F44D |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 👍 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 👍 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F44D |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F44D} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 91 8D |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :thumbsup: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | People & Fantasy (hands) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Approval, agreement, confirmation, acknowledgment, and a job well done. It belongs to the People & Fantasy category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
While older generations and workplace platforms (Slack/Teams) use 👍 as a standard 'acknowledged / okay', Gen-Z often perceives a single unadorned thumbs up as passive-aggressive, cold, or curt in personal 1-on-1 texts. Pairing it with a friendly word avoids this misunderstanding.
Click the "Copy Emoji (👍)" button at the top of this page to copy the character to your clipboard, then press Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux), Cmd+V (macOS), or long-press Paste (iOS/Android) in any app.
The Unicode code point is U+1F44D (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 👍 or 👍; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F44D"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F44D}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :thumbsup:.
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