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Thumbs Down Sign

A symbol from the People & Hands collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

People & Hands collection
Symbol
👎
Unicode
U+1F44E
HTML entity
👎
Category
People & Hands

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About the thumbs down sign symbol

Known formally as the Thumbs Down Sign, this character depicts a closed hand with the thumb extended downwards. As part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, it serves as a non-verbal gesture representing disapproval or rejection. It is categorized within People and Hands on this site and is generally read aloud as thumbs down or No in speech-to-text contexts. Because it belongs to the Common script, the symbol remains recognizable across different languages and digital platforms without needing translation.

In modern writing, this symbol frequently appears in social media posts to express a negative opinion or a vote against a specific comment. It is often used in messaging apps to quickly decline an invitation or to signal that something is of poor quality. Beyond interpersonal communication, the character is sometimes found in customer review systems and gaming interfaces where users provide feedback or indicate a fail state during play.

How to type Thumbs Down Sign

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options
  1. Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji & symbol picker.
  2. Or in Word: type 1F44E then Alt + X for the first codepoint.

Multi-codepoint sequence — emoji picker is the reliable option.

macOS

2 options
  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer.
  2. Search by name or paste the symbol — easiest path for multi-codepoint sequences.

Linux

1 step
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 1F44E, then press Enter or Space.

Copy in every format

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Skin tone variants

The thumbs down sign accepts a Fitzpatrick skin-tone modifier (U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF). Each variant is a distinct copyable sequence — click to copy.

Text vs emoji presentation

This codepoint has two standardized presentations. Append U+FE0E to force the monochrome text form, or U+FE0F to force the colorful emoji form. Default presentation: emoji.

Part of the Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs block

👎 thumbs down sign lives inside the Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs →

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