Emoji 1
thumbs down: medium-light skin tone
Also known as -1, bad, dislike, down, good
A right hand giving a thumbs down gesture with a medium-light skin tone.
Meaning
This emoji depicts a hand pointing downward with the thumb extended, commonly used to express disapproval, disagreement, or dissatisfaction. People frequently use it to indicate that something is poor quality or unwanted. The medium-light skin tone variant allows users to represent a specific demographic appearance when reacting negatively.
Unicode name
Unicode officially names this character a thumbs down sign combined with a medium light skin tone modifier.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple renders the emoji with smooth shading and a slightly rounded palm, showing the thumb pointing downward against a medium-light skin tone.
Google
Google displays the emoji with detailed knuckle lines and a natural finger curve, featuring a medium-light complexion on the downward-pointing thumb.
Twitter
Twitter presents the emoji with clean outlines and flat color fills, depicting a medium-light hand with the thumb angled toward the ground.
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