What does 👍 mean?
OK, got it, I like it. Neutral for many, but some younger users read a lone thumbs-up as curt or passive-aggressive.
Its official Unicode name is THUMBS UP SIGN and its CLDR short name is "thumbs up" (in Hungarian: "felfelé 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
- good
- hand
- like
- thumb
- up
- yes
In Hungarian: cool, hüvelykujj, hüvelykujj felfelé, jó, kéz, like, megbeszéltük, ok, oké, rendben
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+1F44D. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- THUMBS UP SIGN
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- felfelé mutató hüvelykujj
- English name (CLDR)
- thumbs up
- 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: :thumbsup:
Related emojis
- Thumbs down
- Raised fist
- Oncoming fist
- Leftwards thumb sign
- Rightwards thumb sign
- Left-facing fist
- Right-facing fist
Frequently asked questions
What does the 👍 emoji mean?
OK, got it, I like it. Neutral for many, but some younger users read a lone thumbs-up as curt or passive-aggressive.
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.