Thumbs down: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-toned hand making a downward-pointing gesture with the thumb extended. This graphic depicts a universal sign of disapproval or rejection.
Usage Context
Used to express disagreement, express a negative opinion, or indicate that something is incorrect or unwelcome. It serves as the direct antonym to 👍🏿 and is frequently used to vote down content in social media threads or highlight dissatisfaction with a product or idea.
History
While the standard thumbs down has existed since Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the ability to modify skin tones was added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015. This update allowed users to better represent diverse human characteristics across digital platforms, bringing nuance to non-verbal communication in messaging apps.
Details
Glyph
👎🏿
Unicode
U+1F44E U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f44e_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-closed
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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