What does ๐ Thumbs Down mean?
Thumb pointing to the ground, the opposite of ๐. It means no, I disagree, not good, or a vote against, and people use it to reject an idea, rate something poorly or react to disappointing news. It hits harder than a plain โnoโ, so many soften it with a laughing or apologetic face. In polls and quick reactions it acts as a simple dislike button.
๐ Thumbs Down is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: closed fingers), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about -1, bad, dislike, good, hand and no.
Example messages
๐ Thumbs Down on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Thumbs Down looks on each platform.
Thumbs Down in every skin tone
More hand gestures: closed fingers emojis
See all 8 โCollections with ๐
Thumbs Down emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Thumbs Down emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :-1:.
When was the Thumbs Down emoji added?
๐ Thumbs Down was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Thumbs Down emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Thumbs Down. The underlying code (U+1F44E) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.