# 👍🏻 Thumbs up emoji: light skin tone

👍🏻 is the thumbs up emoji (👍) with light skin tone. It's 👍 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 👍🏻
- Unicode name: thumbs up: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F44D U+1F3FB
- Category: People & body, Closed hands
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [👍 Thumbs up](https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-light-skin-tone-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.

## Other skin tones

- 👍 [Thumbs up](https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-emoji.md)
- 👍🏼 [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

## What it's made of

👍🏻 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 👍 [Thumbs up](https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-emoji.md) (U+1F44D)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)

## How to type 👍🏻

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “thumbs up”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “thumbs up”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “thumbs up”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “thumbs up”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

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

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): laaik baie: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): kokuromotie a ɛkɔ soro: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): gishti i madh lart: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): አውራ ጣት ወደ ላይ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): բութ մատը վեր․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): ভাল কৰিছো: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): baş barmaq yuxarı: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): баш бармаҡ өҫкә: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): erpurua gora: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): вялікі палец уверх: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): palac gore: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Палец нагоре: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ထောင်ပြထားသည့် လက်မ − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce vers le haut : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 豎起手指公: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 竖起手指公: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): polze cap amunt: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏔᎾ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ ᎤᎵᏌᎳᏓ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): пуҫ пӳрне ҫӳлелле: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): palac gore: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): palec nahoru: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): tommelfinger op: lys teint
- Estonian (et): meeldib: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): polegar para cima: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): tummil upp: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): thumbs up: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): peukalo ylös: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): polgar cara arriba: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): ცერა ზემოთ: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): થમ્બ્સ અપ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): da kyau: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): thumbs up: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): felfelé mutató hüvelykujj: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): þumall upp: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): oboaka n’elu: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): ordóg suas: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): jempol ngacung: kulit putih
- Kabyle (kab): adebbuz d asawen: taglimt taceɛlalt
- Kannada (kn): ಥಂಬ್ಸ್ ಅಪ್: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): тамаша: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تاماشا: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): មេដៃឡើងលើ: សម្បុរស
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ibikumwe bireba hejuru: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
- Konkani (kok): आखाणो वयर: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): «сонун»: акжуумал
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Uwi q’ab’aj pa uwi’: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ໂປ້ມືຂຶ້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): augšupvērsts īkšķis: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): dio gròsso in sciù: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): nykštys į viršų: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): tłusty palc górjej: swětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Daum no uewen: hell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): палец нагоре: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): simbol bagus: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): കൊള്ളാം: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): behem ’il fuq: ton ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): थम्स अप: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): сайн: цайвар
- Māori (mi): kōnui ake: kiri āhua māmā
- Nepali (ne): गजब: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Tọ́mb Ọp: Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monwana o mokoto godimo: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
- Norwegian (no): tommel opp: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ସଫଳ ହେବା ଚିହ୍ନ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): angudduu ol qabuu: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): ډیر ښه: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਥੰਮਸ ਅੱਪ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): انگوٹھا اوتے: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): hanaqpi rukʼana: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): semn de aprobare: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): polesch che mussa ensi: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): math fhèin: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): палац нагоре: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): палац нагоре: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): palac nagore: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): palac nagore: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ပူၵ်းႁူဝ်မႄႈမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): مٿي انگوٺو: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): මහපටැඟිල්ල ඉහළට: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): palec nahor: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): palec gor: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): suulka kor: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): dole gumba juu: ngozi nyeupe
- Tajik (tg): хуб: ранги равшани пӯст
- Tamil (ta): சூப்பர்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): బొటని వేలు పైకి చూపే గుర్తు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኣጻብዕቲ ናብ ላዕሊ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): motuʻatuhu ki ʻolunga: kili hinehina
- Tswana (tn): bokgonojwe godimo: letlalo le lesweu
- Turkmen (tk): başam barmak ýokary: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): palc horje: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سب اچھا کا نشان بناتا انگوٹھا: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): قوللاش: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): tepaga qaragan bosh barmoq: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bys bawd i fyny: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): baaraamu waaw: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Xhosa (xh): ubhontsi ojonge phezulu: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
- Yoruba (yo): Atanpako Loke: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Atanpako Loke: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): ukumisa isithupha: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F44D U+1F3FB` |
| HTML | `👍🏻` |
| CSS | `\1F44D\1F3FB` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F44D}\u{1F3FB}` |
| Python | `\U0001F44D\U0001F3FB` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 91 8D F0 9F 8F BB` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC4D D83C DFFB` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%91%8D%F0%9F%8F%BB` |

## Questions

### What does 👍🏻 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. 👍🏻 shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 👍🏻 and 👍?

👍🏻 is the 👍 thumbs up emoji with light skin tone. It's 👍 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44D U+1F3FB.

### How do I type 👍🏻?

Find 👍 in your emoji keyboard by searching “thumbs up”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 👍🏻?

U+1F44D U+1F3FB. In HTML you can write 👍🏻

### When was 👍🏻 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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