What does 👎 mean?
Thumbs down: dislike, bad, disapproval.
Its official Unicode name is THUMBS DOWN SIGN and its CLDR short name is "thumbs down" (in Hungarian: "lefelé mutató hüvelykujj"). 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).
- -1
- bad
- dislike
- down
- good
- hand
- no
- nope
- thumb
- thumbs
In Hungarian: elvetés, hüvelykujj lefelé, kéz, nem, rossz, test
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+1F44E. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- THUMBS DOWN SIGN
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- lefelé mutató hüvelykujj
- English name (CLDR)
- thumbs down
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- People & Body · hand fingers closed
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :-1: :thumbsdown:
Related emojis
- Thumbs up
- Raised fist
- Oncoming fist
- Leftwards thumb sign
- Rightwards thumb sign
- Left-facing fist
- Right-facing fist
Frequently asked questions
What does the 👎 emoji mean?
Thumbs down: dislike, bad, disapproval.
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 "-1".
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.