What does 👌 mean?
OK hand: fine, perfect. In some countries the gesture is offensive, so be aware.
Its official Unicode name is OK HAND SIGN and its CLDR short name is "OK hand" (in Hungarian: "ok jel"). It belongs to the People & Body group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- awesome
- bet
- dope
- fleek
- fosho
- got
- gotcha
- hand
- legit
- OK
In Hungarian: kéz, oké, perfekt, rendben, szuper, test, ujj
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws 👌 in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F44C. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- OK HAND SIGN
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- ok jel
- English name (CLDR)
- OK hand
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- People & Body · hand fingers partial
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :ok_hand:
Related emojis
- Victory hand
- Crossed fingers
- Love-you gesture
- Sign of the horns
- Call me hand
- Pinched fingers
- Pinching hand
- Hand with index finger and thumb crossed
Frequently asked questions
What does the 👌 emoji mean?
OK hand: fine, perfect. In some countries the gesture is offensive, so be aware.
How do I type the 👌 emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "awesome".
When was the 👌 emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Does 👌 come in skin tones?
Yes, it comes in five skin tones: your device adds a Unicode skin tone modifier (U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF) after the emoji. You can copy all five variants above.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.