# 👍🏾 Thumbs up emoji: medium-dark skin tone

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

- Emoji: 👍🏾
- Unicode name: thumbs up: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F44D U+1F3FE
- 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-medium-dark-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)
- 👍🏻 [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
- 👍🏿 [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. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)

## How to type 👍🏾

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “thumbs up”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “thumbs up”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “thumbs up”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “thumbs up”, then pick medium-dark 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 oscuro medio | arriba, mano, pulgar, pulgar hacia arriba, señal, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | pouce vers le haut : peau mate | +1, bien, compris, d’accord, génial, haut, OK, oui, peau mate, super |
| Deutsch (de) | Daumen hoch: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Daumen, Daumen hoch, einverstanden, Finger, gut, Hand, in Ordnung, jawohl, klar, klasse, like, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, nach oben, ok, super, top |
| Italiano (it) | pollice in su: carnagione abbastanza scura | +1, bene, capito, carnagione abbastanza scura, certo, d’accordo, dito, mi piace, ok, perfetto, pollice in su, sì, va bene |
| Português (pt) | polegar para cima: pele morena escura | beleza, cima, concordo, dedão, joia, mão, ok, pele morena escura, polegar, sim, sinal, valeu |
| Nederlands (nl) | duim omhoog: donkergetinte huidskleur | +1, donkergetinte huidskleur, duim, goed, hand, ja, leuk, omhoog |
| Svenska (sv) | tummen upp: mellanmörk hy | bra, gillar, mellanmörk hy, ok, okej, tumme, tummen upp, upp |
| Polski (pl) | kciuk w górę: karnacja średnio ciemna | brawo, karnacja średnio ciemna, kciuk, kciuk w górę, lubię, lubię to, OK, okej, podoba mi się, ręka, tak, w porządku, zgoda |
| Türkçe (tr) | baş parmak yukarıda: orta koyu cilt tonu | +1, anlaştık, beğendim, bence de, el, iyi, onay, orta koyu cilt tonu, tamam |
| Русский (ru) | большой палец вверх: темный тон кожи | вверх, договорились, жест, лайк, нравится, одобрение, отлично, палец, рука, супер, темный тон кожи, хорошо |
| Українська (uk) | великий палець угору: помірно темний тон шкіри | +1, гаразд, добре, домовилися, класно, круто, подобається, помірно темний тон шкіри, рука, супер, схвалення, так, файно, чудово |
| Ελληνικά (el) | σηκωμένος αντίχειρας: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | +1, αντίχειρας, ελκυστικός, εντάξει, επάνω, καλό, καταπληκτικό, κουλ, λάικ, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, μου αρέσει, ναι, ΟΚ |
| العربية (ar) | قبول: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | أعلى, أوكي, إبهام, إشارة, إصبع, الأشخاص والإبهام لأعلى, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, تمام, حلو, عظيم, علامة, قبول, كده, موافق, مية مية, نعم, يد |
| עברית (he) | אגודל למעלה: גוון עור כהה בינוני | אגודל, אהבתי, אישור, גוון עור כהה בינוני, טוב, כן, לייק, למעלה, מעולה, מצוין, סבבה |
| فارسی (fa) | پسندیدن: پوست گندمی | 1+, انگشت شست, ایول, باشه, بالا, بله, پرچم بالا, پسندیدن, پوست گندمی, حتما, حله, خوب, دست, شست, عالی, فوق‌العاده, قانونی, قبول, قطعا, گرفتم! |
| हिन्दी (hi) | थंब्स अप: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | अंगूठा, अच्छा है, ऊपर, चिह्न, ज़रूर, ठीक है, ठेंगा, थंब्स अप, बहुत खूब, बेहतरीन, शानदार, सही बात है, सही है, हल्की साँवली त्वचा, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | ভালো করেছো: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | +1, উর্দ্ধমুখী, একদম ঠিক, ঠিক আছে, থাম্বস আপ, দারুন, পছন্দ হয়েছে, বুড়ো আঙ্গুল, ভালো করেছো, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, হাতের ভঙ্গি |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | jempol ke atas: warna kulit gelap-sedang | +1, atas, badan, bagus, baik, hebat, jempol, jempol ke atas, keren, ok, oke, tangan, tubuh, warna kulit gelap-sedang, ya |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | dấu ra hiệu đồng ý: màu da tối trung bình | +1, dấu ra hiệu đồng ý, lên, màu da tối trung bình, ngón tay cái, tay |
| ไทย (th) | ชูนิ้วโป้งขึ้น: โทนผิวสีแทน | เก่ง, เจ๋ง, ชอบ, ชูนิ้วโป้ง, โทนผิวสีแทน, มือ, ยกขึ้น, เยี่ยม, สุดยอด, โอเค |
| 日本語 (ja) | サムズアップ: やや濃い肌色 | OK, いいね, オーケー, オッケー, グッド, サムズアップ, やや濃い肌色, 上, 了解, 手, 親指 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 올린 엄지: 진한 갈색 피부 | +1, 굿, 나이스, 당근, 따봉, 손, 엄지, 엄지 척, 예스, 오케이, 올린 엄지, 좋아, 좋아요, 진한 갈색 피부, 최고 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 拇指向上: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 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：褐皮膚 | OK, 好棒, 好耶, 我喜歡, 我愛, 拇指, 棒, 正點, 當然, 褐皮膚, 讚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): laaik baie: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): kokuromotie a ɛkɔ soro: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): gishti i madh lart: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): አውራ ጣት ወደ ላይ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): բութ մատը վեր․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): ভাল কৰিছো: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): baş barmaq yuxarı: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): баш бармаҡ өҫкә: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): erpurua gora: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): вялікі палец уверх: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): palac gore: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Палец нагоре: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ထောင်ပြထားသည့် လက်မ − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce vers le haut : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 豎起手指公: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 竖起手指公: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): polze cap amunt: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏔᎾ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ ᎤᎵᏌᎳᏓ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 讚：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): пуҫ пӳрне ҫӳлелле: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): palac gore: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): palec nahoru: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): tommelfinger op: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): meeldib: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): polegar para cima: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): tummil upp: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): thumbs up: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): peukalo ylös: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): polgar cara arriba: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): ცერა ზემოთ: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): થમ્બ્સ અપ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): da kyau: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): thumbs up: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): felfelé mutató hüvelykujj: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): þumall upp: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): oboaka n’elu: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): ordóg suas: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): jempol ngacung: kulit sawo mateng
- Kabyle (kab): adebbuz d asawen: taglimt tubrikt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಥಂಬ್ಸ್ ಅಪ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): тамаша: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تاماشا: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): មេដៃឡើងលើ: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ibikumwe bireba hejuru: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
- Konkani (kok): आखाणो वयर: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): «сонун»: кара тору
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Uwi q’ab’aj pa uwi’: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ໂປ້ມືຂຶ້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): augšupvērsts īkšķis: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): dio gròsso in sciù: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): nykštys į viršų: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): tłusty palc górjej: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Daum no uewen: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): палец нагоре: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): simbol bagus: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): കൊള്ളാം: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): behem ’il fuq: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): थम्स अप: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): сайн: бордуу
- Māori (mi): kōnui ake: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
- Nepali (ne): गजब: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Tọ́mb Ọp: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monwana o mokoto godimo: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): tommel opp: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ସଫଳ ହେବା ଚିହ୍ନ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): angudduu ol qabuu: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): ډیر ښه: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਥੰਮਸ ਅੱਪ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): انگوٹھا اوتے: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): hanaqpi rukʼana: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): semn de aprobare: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): polesch che mussa ensi: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): math fhèin: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): палац нагоре: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): palac nagore: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ပူၵ်းႁူဝ်မႄႈမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): مٿي انگوٺو: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): මහපටැඟිල්ල ඉහළට: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): palec nahor: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): palec gor: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): suulka kor: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): dole gumba juu: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tajik (tg): хуб: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): சூப்பர்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): బొటని వేలు పైకి చూపే గుర్తు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኣጻብዕቲ ናብ ላዕሊ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): motuʻatuhu ki ʻolunga: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): bokgonojwe godimo: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): başam barmak ýokary: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): palc horje: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سب اچھا کا نشان بناتا انگوٹھا: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): قوللاش: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): tepaga qaragan bosh barmoq: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bys bawd i fyny: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Wolof (wo): baaraamu waaw: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): ubhontsi ojonge phezulu: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
- Yoruba (yo): Atanpako Loke: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Atanpako Loke: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ukumisa isithupha: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F44D U+1F3FE` |
| HTML | `👍🏾` |
| CSS | `\1F44D\1F3FE` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F44D}\u{1F3FE}` |
| Python | `\U0001F44D\U0001F3FE` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 91 8D F0 9F 8F BE` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC4D D83C DFFE` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%91%8D%F0%9F%8F%BE` |

## 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 medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

👍🏾 is the 👍 thumbs up emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 👍 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44D U+1F3FE.

### How do I type 👍🏾?

Find 👍 in your emoji keyboard by searching “thumbs up”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark 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+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 👍🏾

### When was 👍🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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