🆙 UP! Button Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🆙 UP! Button emoji mean?

In plain english

Usually, it just means “up” or “good.” People use it to show they’re feeling positive or that something is progressing well. It’s a simple way to express enthusiasm. 🆙 sits in blue emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

The 🆙 emoji is basically an up arrow, like a button you push to go up. People use it to show they’re feeling good, excited, or that something is improving. It’s often used when something is going up – like a level in a game, a grade, or a good mood. You might also see it used to express a desire for something to get better or to indicate a general feeling of upliftment.

Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

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02 — Platforms

UP! Button emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+1F199 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your up! button looks like to the person on the other side.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

UP! Button emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :up:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1F199.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🆙 UP! Button emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F199 when there is no key at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “up! button”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “up! button”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :up: and it converts to 🆙 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🆙, in CSS \1F199, in JavaScript \u{1F199}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

UP! Button emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

UP! Button emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around up! button for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →

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Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that with 🆙, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — Emoji Kitchen

UP! Button Emoji Kitchen stickers

Google's sticker mixer has drawn 617 mixes with this one. Here are 12 of them. Tap any to open it full size.

Mix it yourself →

UP! Button mixed with Face with Tears of Joy — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 😂

UP! Button mixed with Red Heart — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + ❤️

UP! Button mixed with Rolling on the Floor Laughing — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 🤣

UP! Button mixed with Thumbs Up — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 👍

UP! Button mixed with Loudly Crying Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 😭

UP! Button mixed with Folded Hands — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 🙏

UP! Button mixed with Face Blowing a Kiss — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 😘

UP! Button mixed with Smiling Face with Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 🥰

UP! Button mixed with Smiling Face with Heart-eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 😍

UP! Button mixed with Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 😊

UP! Button mixed with Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 😁

UP! Button mixed with Two Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🆙 + 💕

08 — In conversation

What 🆙 means from a girl or a guy

Who sent the up! button and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl

When a girl sends you the 🆙 emoji, it often means she’s feeling happy, confident, or proud. Sometimes it can be a subtle compliment – like she thinks you’re doing well. It’s generally a positive signal from her.

From a guy

A guy sending you the 🆙 emoji is usually just showing he’s happy to see you, or that things are going well. It can be a simple acknowledgment that something is good, or just a friendly gesture. Don't overthink it!

How to reply

If someone sends you 🆙, you could reply with: “You too! 🆙”, “Feeling good too! 😊”, “That’s awesome 🆙🎉”, or “Glad to hear it! 👍🆙”.

Used in a sentence

09 — Apps

What 🆙 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

One code point, several readings — where the up! button lands changes how it is taken.

TikTok & Instagram

Usually, it just means “up” or “good.” People use it to show they’re feeling positive or that something is progressing well. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 🆙 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🆙 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :up:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🆙 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🆙 from the copy button above.

10 — Related

Emojis similar to the UP! Button emoji

Same family (alphanum) — often confused with up! button or used alongside it.

Symbols →

🆔Id Button 🉑Japanese “acceptable” Button 🈶Japanese “not Free of Charge” Button 🈚️Japanese “free of Charge” Button 🈸Japanese “application” Button 🈺Japanese “open for Business” Button 🈷️Japanese “monthly Amount” Button 🆚Vs Button 🉐Japanese “bargain” Button ㊙️Japanese “secret” Button ㊗️Japanese “congratulations” Button 🈴Japanese “passing Grade” Button

Collections 🆙 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

blue emojis

11 — Difference

🆙 vs 🙃 — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

🆙 UP! Button

Unicode name: UP! Button

Code: U+1F199 · added 2010

Shortcode: :up:

Usually, it just means “up” or “good.”

🙃 Upside-down Face

Unicode name: Upside-down Face

Code: U+1F643 · added 2015

Shortcode: :upside_down_face:

Generally, 🙃 means you’re being a little sarcastic or silly.

Open 🙃 Upside-down Face →

12 — History

Where the 🆙 UP! Button emoji came from

This one is older than Unicode emoji: Japanese carriers were drawing it on their handsets years before the standard existed, which it finally joined in 2010.

SoftBankJ-Phone, 2000s

UP! Button emoji, SoftBank, J-Phone — J-Phone

AppleiOS

UP! Button emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

UP! Button emoji, Apple, iOS 26 — iOS 26

GoogleAndroid

UP! Button emoji, Google, Blob, 2017 — Blob, 2017

UP! Button emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

UP! Button emoji, Google, Android 2018 — Android 2018

UP! Button emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

UP! Button emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

UP! Button emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F199 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

1997–2008

Japanese carrier phones

Long before Unicode had emoji, Japanese carriers shipped their own picture sets. 🆙 existed there as KDDI au E50F, SoftBank E213. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010

Added to the standard

UP! Button was approved as U+1F199 and shipped in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original 2010 batch that came over from the Japanese sets.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🆙 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

13 — FAQ

UP! Button emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🆙 UP! Button emoji mean?

Usually, it just means “up” or “good.” People use it to show they’re feeling positive or that something is progressing well. It’s a simple way to express enthusiasm.

What does 🆙 mean from a girl?

When a girl sends you the 🆙 emoji, it often means she’s feeling happy, confident, or proud. Sometimes it can be a subtle compliment – like she thinks you’re doing well. It’s generally a positive signal from her.

What does 🆙 mean from a guy?

A guy sending you the 🆙 emoji is usually just showing he’s happy to see you, or that things are going well. It can be a simple acknowledgment that something is good, or just a friendly gesture. Don't overthink it!

How do you reply to the 🆙 emoji?

If someone sends you 🆙, you could reply with: “You too! 🆙”, “Feeling good too! 😊”, “That’s awesome 🆙🎉”, or “Glad to hear it! 👍🆙”.

What else is the 🆙 emoji called?

UP! Button is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “button emoji”, “mark emoji”, “UP! emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F199.

What is the Unicode code for 🆙?

The UP! Button emoji is U+1F199, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 🆙, and in CSS as \1F199.

How do I copy and paste the 🆙 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🆙 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :up: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🆙 look the same on every phone?

No. UP! Button is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F199. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🆙UP! Button Emoji

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