# 👍🏼 Thumbs up emoji: medium-light skin tone

👍🏼 is the thumbs up emoji (👍) with medium-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: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F44D U+1F3FC
- 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-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)
- 👍🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/thumbs-up-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44D U+1F3FB
- 👍🏽 [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. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)

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

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): laaik baie: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): kokuromotie a ɛkɔ soro: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): gishti i madh lart: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): አውራ ጣት ወደ ላይ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): բութ մատը վեր․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): ভাল কৰিছো: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): baş barmaq yuxarı: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): баш бармаҡ өҫкә: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): erpurua gora: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): вялікі палец уверх: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): palac gore: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Палец нагоре: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ထောင်ပြထားသည့် လက်မ − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): pouce vers le haut : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 豎起手指公: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 竖起手指公: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): polze cap amunt: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏔᎾ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ ᎤᎵᏌᎳᏓ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): пуҫ пӳрне ҫӳлелле: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): palac gore: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): palec nahoru: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): tommelfinger op: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): meeldib: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): polegar para cima: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): tummil upp: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): thumbs up: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): peukalo ylös: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): polgar cara arriba: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): ცერა ზემოთ: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): થમ્બ્સ અપ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): da kyau: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): thumbs up: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): felfelé mutató hüvelykujj: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): þumall upp: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): oboaka n’elu: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): ordóg suas: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): jempol ngacung: kulit putih langsep
- Kabyle (kab): adebbuz d asawen: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಥಂಬ್ಸ್ ಅಪ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): тамаша: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تاماشا: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): មេដៃឡើងលើ: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ibikumwe bireba hejuru: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
- Konkani (kok): आखाणो वयर: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): «сонун»: буудай жүздүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Uwi q’ab’aj pa uwi’: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ໂປ້ມືຂຶ້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): augšupvērsts īkšķis: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): dio gròsso in sciù: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): nykštys į viršų: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): tłusty palc górjej: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Daum no uewen: mëttelhell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): палец нагоре: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): simbol bagus: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): കൊള്ളാം: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): behem ’il fuq: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): थम्स अप: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): сайн: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Māori (mi): kōnui ake: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
- Nepali (ne): गजब: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Tọ́mb Ọp: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monwana o mokoto godimo: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): tommel opp: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ସଫଳ ହେବା ଚିହ୍ନ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): angudduu ol qabuu: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): ډیر ښه: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਥੰਮਸ ਅੱਪ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): انگوٹھا اوتے: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): hanaqpi rukʼana: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): semn de aprobare: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): polesch che mussa ensi: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): math fhèin: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): палац нагоре: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): палац нагоре: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): palac nagore: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): palac nagore: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ပူၵ်းႁူဝ်မႄႈမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): مٿي انگوٺو: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): මහපටැඟිල්ල ඉහළට: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): palec nahor: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): palec gor: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): suulka kor: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): dole gumba juu: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tajik (tg): хуб: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): சூப்பர்: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): బొటని వేలు పైకి చూపే గుర్తు: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኣጻብዕቲ ናብ ላዕሊ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): motuʻatuhu ki ʻolunga: kili kelokelo
- Tswana (tn): bokgonojwe godimo: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): başam barmak ýokary: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): palc horje: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سب اچھا کا نشان بناتا انگوٹھا: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): قوللاش: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): tepaga qaragan bosh barmoq: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bys bawd i fyny: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): baaraamu waaw: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Xhosa (xh): ubhontsi ojonge phezulu: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Atanpako Loke: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Atanpako Loke: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ukumisa isithupha: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F44D U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `👍🏼` |
| CSS | `\1F44D\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F44D}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\U0001F44D\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 91 8D F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC4D D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%91%8D%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

## 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-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

👍🏼 is the 👍 thumbs up emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 👍 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44D U+1F3FC.

### How do I type 👍🏼?

Find 👍 in your emoji keyboard by searching “thumbs up”, then press and hold it and choose medium-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+1F3FC. 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-light-skin-tone-emoji