Thumbs Up Emoji

Unicode: U+1F44D
Category: People & Body › hand fingers closed
Emoji version: 0.6

Skin tone variations

What does the Thumbs Up emoji mean?

👍 Thumbs Up 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+1F44D. People use it in chats and social posts to show “thumbs up”.

How to copy and paste the Thumbs Up 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.

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