Thumbs Down Emoji

Unicode: U+1F44E
Category: People & Body › hand fingers closed
Emoji version: 0.6

Skin tone variations

What does the Thumbs Down emoji mean?

👎 Thumbs Down is an official Unicode emoji in the People & Body category (hand fingers closed). It was added in Emoji 0.6 and its code point is U+1F44E. People use it in chats and social posts to show “thumbs down”.

How to copy and paste the Thumbs Down emoji

Click “Copy 👎” above, then paste it into WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, X, email or any app. It works on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac; the design looks a little different on each platform, but the meaning stays the same. This emoji supports five skin tones — pick one above to copy that version.

Related emojis

thumbs up
leftwards thumb sign
rightwards thumb sign
raised fist
oncoming fist
left-facing fist
right-facing fist