Thumbs up Emoji
People
A yellow hand with a closed fist pointing upward, featuring a bright, extended thumb. It serves as a universal gesture of approval, satisfaction, or confirmation.
Usage Context
This is the go-to response for quick acknowledgments in group chats and professional messaging platforms. It functions as a digital nod, often replacing words like 'got it' or 'sounds good.' It is frequently used alongside the ✅ check mark or 👌 okay hand to signal that a task is complete or a plan is confirmed.
History
While the gesture dates back to ancient Rome as a sign of life or death, its digital adoption exploded with the rise of social media 'like' buttons in the late 2000s. It was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, cementing its place as the foundational reaction for modern internet communication.
Details
Glyph
👍
Unicode
U+1F44D
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f44d:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hand-fingers-closed
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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