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👍 Thumbs Up Sign
Also known as: Thumbs Up, Like, Yes
Unicode: U+1F44D
Description
A thumbs-up gesture indicating approval. In certain contexts, the use of the Thumbs Up emoji can be construed as being passive aggressive or sarcastic. Despite this possible use, it remains a popular means of quickly and earnestly expressing approval.
Image Variants

3D
Color
Flat
High Contrast
Version Information
Emoji Version:1.0
Unicode Version:6.0
Keywords
+1handthumbthumbs upup
Shortcodes
Platform | Shortcode | Action |
---|---|---|
Emojipedia | :thumbs_up: | |
GitHub | :+1: | |
GitHub | :thumbsup: | |
Slack | :+1: | |
Slack | :thumbsup: | |
Discord | :thumbsup: | |
Discord | :+1: | |
Discord | :thumbup: |
Additional Information
Category:Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs -> Hand symbols
Definition:
A thumbs-up gesture indicating approval. Thumbs Up was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name “Thumbs Up Sign” and added to http://emojipedia.org/thumbs-up-sign/
Adjectives:
- Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
- On a higher level.
- Established by authority; given authoritative approval
- Extending or moving toward a higher place
- Moving up, directed toward a higher place.
- Directed toward a higher place.
- Accepted.
- Having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- Having desired or positive qualities.
- Performed well.
- Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder- Melville
- Causing astonishment in; causing to be astonished.
Verbs:
- To increase or raise.
- Raise
- To be in accord in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be united or consistent.
- To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur.
- To unite or agree.
- Be in accord; be in agreement
- To be in accord.
- To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.
Nouns:
- Acceptance in human psychology is a person's assent to the reality of a situation, recognizing a process or condition without attempting to change it, protest.
- (commerce) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn.
- A person's assent to the reality of a situation
- Acceptance in human psychology is an assent to the reality of a situation, recognizing a process or condition, often a unpleasant or uncomfortable one, without attempting to change, deny, protest or resent it.
- The mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true.
- The mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
- An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance.
- An affirmative
- An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- Answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- A thumbs-up or thumbs-down is a common hand gesture achieved by a closed fist held with the thumb extended upward or downward in approval or disapproval, respectively.
- A gesture signifying approval or okay; a thumb pointing up out of a fist.