Thumbs up: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A hand gesture featuring a closed fist with the thumb extended straight upward, rendered in a medium-dark skin tone. It serves as a clear, non-verbal signal for approval or success.
Usage Context
This is the go-to way to acknowledge a message, agree with an idea, or give a quick nod of encouragement. It is frequently used in professional chats to confirm that a task is complete or to give a colleague the 'green light.' Unlike the more enthusiastic 🔥, this gesture is grounded and reliable.
History
While the thumbs-up sign has been used throughout history as a gesture of favor, it became a cornerstone of internet communication with the rise of social media platforms in the late 2000s. The ability to modify the skin tone of this emoji was added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015 to provide better representation across global digital communities.
Details
Glyph
👍🏾
Unicode
U+1F44D U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f44d_1f3fe:
HTML Entity
����
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-closed
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
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.
Related People Emojis
