thumbs up Emoji
👍 · U+1F44D · Emoji 0.6
What does the thumbs up emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
The thumbs up emoji 👍 means approval, agreement or "okay". Note that younger users sometimes read it as passive-aggressive or dismissive.
thumbs up in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
How to copy the thumbs up emoji
To use the thumbs up emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F44D), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
More about thumbs up
Also known as
thumbs up emoji on different platforms
How the thumbs up emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
thumbs up Emoji Details
| Emoji | 👍 |
| Name | thumbs up |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F44D |
| Shortcode | :thumbs_up: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
thumbs up Emoji FAQ
The thumbs up emoji 👍 means approval, agreement or "okay". Note that younger users sometimes read it as passive-aggressive or dismissive.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 👍 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F44D, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :thumbs_up:.