Thumbs up: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A cartoonish, upright thumb with a medium-light skin tone. The hand is closed into a fist, extending the thumb upward to signal approval or agreement.
Usage Context
This is the universal shorthand for 'good job,' 'I agree,' or 'message received.' It is the go-to reaction for acknowledging a post, confirming a plan, or giving a quick nod of approval without typing a full sentence. It is frequently used alongside ✅ to confirm that a task is complete or with 🎉 to celebrate a small win.
History
While the thumbs-up gesture has ancient roots in gladiatorial arenas, its digital presence exploded with the rise of social media 'Like' buttons in the late 2000s. The skin tone variants were added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015 to allow for better representation across the global user base.
Details
Glyph
👍🏼
Unicode
U+1F44D U+1F3FC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f44d_1f3fc:
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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