# 👍 Thumbs up emoji

👍 Thumbs up is an emoji in the closed hands set of People & body. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010 and comes in five skin tones. Related words: +1, good, hand, like, thumb and yes.

- Emoji: 👍
- Unicode name: thumbs up
- Code points: U+1F44D
- Category: People & body, Closed hands
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :+1:, :thumbsup:
- Keywords: +1, good, hand, like, thumb, up, yes
- Page: https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-emoji

## What it means

A fist with the thumb raised. It signals approval, agreement, good job and 'okay'. People use it to say yes, confirm plans, like a post or acknowledge a message, though in a few countries the gesture is considered rude.

## Skin tones

- 👍🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44D U+1F3FB
- 👍🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44D U+1F3FC
- 👍🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44D U+1F3FD
- 👍🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44D U+1F3FE
- 👍🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44D U+1F3FF

## How to type 👍

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “thumbs up”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “thumbs up”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “thumbs up”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “thumbs up”.
- GitHub: Type :+1: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | pulgar hacia arriba | arriba, mano, pulgar, pulgar hacia arriba, señal |
| Français (fr) | pouce vers le haut | +1, bien, compris, d’accord, génial, haut, OK, oui, super |
| Deutsch (de) | Daumen hoch | Daumen, Daumen hoch, einverstanden, Finger, gut, Hand, in Ordnung, jawohl, klar, klasse, like, nach oben, ok, super, top |
| Italiano (it) | pollice in su | +1, bene, capito, certo, d’accordo, dito, mi piace, ok, perfetto, pollice in su, sì, va bene |
| Português (pt) | polegar para cima | beleza, cima, concordo, dedão, joia, mão, ok, polegar, sim, sinal, valeu |
| Nederlands (nl) | duim omhoog | +1, duim, goed, hand, ja, leuk, omhoog |
| Svenska (sv) | tummen upp | bra, gillar, ok, okej, tumme, tummen upp, upp |
| Polski (pl) | kciuk w górę | brawo, kciuk, kciuk w górę, lubię, lubię to, OK, okej, podoba mi się, ręka, tak, w porządku, zgoda |
| Türkçe (tr) | baş parmak yukarıda | +1, anlaştık, beğendim, bence de, el, iyi, onay, tamam |
| Русский (ru) | большой палец вверх | вверх, договорились, жест, лайк, нравится, одобрение, отлично, палец, рука, супер, хорошо |
| Українська (uk) | великий палець угору | +1, гаразд, добре, домовилися, класно, круто, подобається, рука, супер, схвалення, так, файно, чудово |
| Ελληνικά (el) | σηκωμένος αντίχειρας | +1, αντίχειρας, ελκυστικός, εντάξει, επάνω, καλό, καταπληκτικό, κουλ, λάικ, μου αρέσει, ναι, ΟΚ |
| العربية (ar) | قبول | أعلى, أوكي, إبهام, إشارة, إصبع, الأشخاص والإبهام لأعلى, تمام, حلو, عظيم, علامة, قبول, كده, موافق, مية مية, نعم, يد |
| עברית (he) | אגודל למעלה | אגודל, אהבתי, אישור, טוב, כן, לייק, למעלה, מעולה, מצוין, סבבה |
| فارسی (fa) | پسندیدن | 1+, انگشت شست, ایول, باشه, بالا, بله, پرچم بالا, پسندیدن, حتما, حله, خوب, دست, شست, عالی, فوق‌العاده, قانونی, قبول, قطعا, گرفتم! |
| हिन्दी (hi) | थंब्स अप | अंगूठा, अच्छा है, ऊपर, चिह्न, ज़रूर, ठीक है, ठेंगा, थंब्स अप, बहुत खूब, बेहतरीन, शानदार, सही बात है, सही है, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | ভালো করেছো | +1, উর্দ্ধমুখী, একদম ঠিক, ঠিক আছে, থাম্বস আপ, দারুন, পছন্দ হয়েছে, বুড়ো আঙ্গুল, ভালো করেছো, হাতের ভঙ্গি |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | jempol ke atas | +1, atas, badan, bagus, baik, hebat, jempol, jempol ke atas, keren, ok, oke, tangan, tubuh, ya |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | dấu ra hiệu đồng ý | +1, dấu ra hiệu đồng ý, lên, ngón tay cái, tay |
| ไทย (th) | ชูนิ้วโป้งขึ้น | เก่ง, เจ๋ง, ชอบ, ชูนิ้วโป้ง, มือ, ยกขึ้น, เยี่ยม, สุดยอด, โอเค |
| 日本語 (ja) | サムズアップ | OK, いいね, オーケー, オッケー, グッド, サムズアップ, 上, 了解, 手, 親指 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 올린 엄지 | +1, 굿, 나이스, 당근, 따봉, 손, 엄지, 엄지 척, 예스, 오케이, 올린 엄지, 좋아, 좋아요, 최고 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 拇指向上 | 同意, 好, 手, 拇指, 拇指向上, 真棒, 赞, 赞成, 顶一下 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 讚 | OK, 好棒, 好耶, 我喜歡, 我愛, 拇指, 棒, 正點, 當然, 讚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): laaik baie
- Akan (ak): kokuromotie a ɛkɔ soro
- Albanian (sq): gishti i madh lart
- Amharic (am): አውራ ጣት ወደ ላይ
- Armenian (hy): բութ մատը վեր
- Assamese (as): ভাল কৰিছো
- Azerbaijani (az): baş barmaq yuxarı
- Bashkir (ba): баш бармаҡ өҫкә
- Basque (eu): erpurua gora
- Belarusian (be): вялікі палец уверх
- Bosnian (bs): palac gore
- Breton (br): biz-meud dʼan necʼh
- Bulgarian (bg): Палец нагоре
- Burmese (my): ထောင်ပြထားသည့် လက်မ
- Cantonese (yue): 豎起手指公
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 竖起手指公
- Catalan (ca): polze cap amunt
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏔᎾ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ ᎤᎵᏌᎳᏓ
- Chuvash (cv): пуҫ пӳрне ҫӳлелле
- Coptic (cop): ϯⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡϣⲱⲓ
- Croatian (hr): palac gore
- Czech (cs): palec nahoru
- Danish (da): tommelfinger op
- Estonian (et): meeldib
- Faroese (fo): tummil upp
- Filipino (fil): thumbs up
- Finnish (fi): peukalo ylös
- Galician (gl): polgar cara arriba
- Georgian (ka): ცერა ზემოთ
- Gujarati (gu): થમ્બ્સ અપ
- Hausa (ha): da kyau
- Hungarian (hu): felfelé mutató hüvelykujj
- Icelandic (is): þumall upp
- Igbo (ig): oboaka n’elu
- Irish (ga): ordóg suas
- Javanese (jv): jempol ngacung
- Kalaallisut (kl): tommelfinger op
- Kannada (kn): ಥಂಬ್ಸ್ ಅಪ್
- Kazakh (kk): тамаша
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تاماشا
- Khmer (km): មេដៃឡើងលើ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ibikumwe bireba hejuru
- Konkani (kok): आखाणो वयर
- Kyrgyz (ky): «сонун»
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Uwi q’ab’aj pa uwi’
- Lao (lo): ໂປ້ມືຂຶ້ນ
- Latvian (lv): augšupvērsts īkšķis
- Lithuanian (lt): nykštys į viršų
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): tłusty palc górjej
- Luxembourgish (lb): Daum no uewen
- Macedonian (mk): палец нагоре
- Malay (ms): simbol bagus
- Malayalam (ml): കൊള്ളാം
- Maltese (mt): behem ’il fuq
- Marathi (mr): थम्स अप
- Mongolian (mn): сайн
- Māori (mi): kōnui ake
- Nepali (ne): गजब
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Tọ́mb Ọp
- Northern Sotho (nso): monwana o mokoto godimo
- Norwegian (no): tommel opp
- Odia (or): ସଫଳ ହେବା ଚିହ୍ନ
- Oromo (om): angudduu ol qabuu
- Pashto (ps): ډیر ښه
- Punjabi (pa): ਥੰਮਸ ਅੱਪ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): انگوٹھا اوتے
- Quechua (qu): hanaqpi rukʼana
- Romanian (ro): semn de aprobare
- Romansh (rm): polesch che mussa ensi
- Santali (sat): ᱮᱝᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱩᱵ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): math fhèin
- Serbian (sr): палац нагоре
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): palac nagore
- Shan (shn): ပူၵ်းႁူဝ်မႄႈမိုဝ်း
- Sindhi (sd): مٿي انگوٺو
- Sinhala (si): මහපටැඟිල්ල ඉහළට
- Slovak (sk): palec nahor
- Slovenian (sl): palec gor
- Somali (so): suulka kor
- Swahili (sw): dole gumba juu
- Tajik (tg): хуб
- Tamil (ta): சூப்பர்
- Telugu (te): బొటని వేలు పైకి చూపే గుర్తు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኣጻብዕቲ ናብ ላዕሊ
- Tongan (to): motuʻatuhu ki ʻolunga
- Tswana (tn): bokgonojwe godimo
- Turkmen (tk): başam barmak ýokary
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): palc horje
- Urdu (ur): سب اچھا کا نشان بناتا انگوٹھا
- Uyghur (ug): قوللاش
- Uzbek (uz): tepaga qaragan bosh barmoq
- Welsh (cy): bys bawd i fyny
- Wolof (wo): baaraamu waaw
- Xhosa (xh): ubhontsi ojonge phezulu
- Yoruba (yo): Atanpako Loke
- Zulu (zu): ukumisa isithupha

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F44D` |
| HTML | `👍` |
| CSS | `\1F44D` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F44D}` |
| Python | `\U0001F44D` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 91 8D` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC4D` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%91%8D` |

## Questions

### What does the 👍 thumbs up emoji mean?

A fist with the thumb raised. It signals approval, agreement, good job and 'okay'. People use it to say yes, confirm plans, like a post or acknowledge a message, though in a few countries the gesture is considered rude.

### How do I type the 👍 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “thumbs up”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :+1:.

### When was the 👍 emoji added?

👍 was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for 👍?

U+1F44D. In HTML you can write 👍, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F44D}.

### Does 👍 come in different skin tones?

Yes. It comes in five skin tones: 👍🏻 light, 👍🏼 medium-light, 👍🏽 medium, 👍🏾 medium-dark and 👍🏿 dark.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-emoji