Thumbs Down

👎 is a thumbs down. It means disapproval or “no”.

Skin tones

Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.

thumbs down

thumbs down: light skin tone

thumbs down: medium-light skin tone

thumbs down: medium skin tone

thumbs down: medium-dark skin tone

thumbs down: dark skin tone

Common uses

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Disapproving of an idea or result
Saying no

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: THUMBS DOWN SIGN
CLDR short name: thumbs down
Codepoint: U+1F44E
Hex: 1F44E
Emoji version: 0.6
Unicode version: 6.0
First released: 2010
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: hand-fingers-closed
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:-1::thumbsdown:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

-1 · bad · dislike · down · good · hand · no · nope · thumb · thumbs

How it looks

Thumbs Down — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 👎. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 👎 thumbs down emoji mean?: 👎 is a thumbs down. It means disapproval or “no”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 👎?: U+1F44E, named THUMBS DOWN SIGN in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 👎 thumbs down emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 👎 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “thumbs down”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 👎 from this page with one click.
Does 👎 come in different skin tones?: Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: 👎🏻 👎🏼 👎🏽 👎🏾 👎🏿. They all mean the same thing; long-press 👎 on a phone keyboard to pick one.
What is the shortcode for 👎?: On GitHub, type :-1: or :thumbsdown: and it turns into 👎 — those codes come from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.