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

&#xD83D;&#xDC4D;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory hand-fingers-closed

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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