People & Body · Emoji 18.0
Leftwards Thumb Sign Emoji
is a thumb pointing left. It means “that one”, “over there” or “what they said” — and, set between 👍 and 👎, a neutral “could go either way”.
It shows a closed fist with the thumb stuck out to the left.
- Unicode
- U+1FAF9
- Released
- 2026
- Shortcode
- none yet
- Skin tones
- Yes
Approved in Emoji 18.0 (2026) and not on phones yet: vendors add new artwork in a system update, usually within a year. Until then it arrives as an empty box. The meanings on this page are the expected ones, drawn from its design and Unicode keywords — nobody can text it yet.
01 — Meaning
What does the Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji mean?
is a thumb pointing left. It means “that one”, “over there” or “what they said” — and, set between 👍 and 👎, a neutral “could go either way”. sits in hand emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in hand emojis and yellow emojis.
, it fills two old gaps at once: a casual way to point sideways at a message, a person or a direction, and a sideways thumb for verdicts that are neither a yes nor a no.People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 6.
People also look for it as thumb left emoji, sideways thumb emoji.
02 — Platforms
Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji: the designs published so far
No phone draws U+1FAF9 yet. These are the designs vendors have published ahead of their system updates, and so far they number 2.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Skin tones
Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji skin tones
supports all five Fitzpatrick skin tone modifiers. Each one is a separate character sequence — tap any to copy it.
04 — Copy & codes
Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji copy and paste
Tap any value to copy it. The character and its escapes are valid in code today; a chat shortcode will appear once Slack and Discord add the emoji.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the leftwards thumb sign, code point U+1FAF9.
05 — How to type
How to type the Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji
The leftwards thumb sign is not on any keyboard yet. Here is what works in the meantime, and where it will turn up once systems add it.
from this page and paste it. with a system update, not before it. Pasting the character already works.06 — Download
Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji PNG and SVG
Grab the leftwards thumb sign as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 2 of them.
Emoji PNG library →07 — Combinations
Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around leftwards thumb sign for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.
08 — In conversation
What means from a girl or a guy
Nobody has the leftwards thumb sign on a keyboard yet, so these are expected readings rather than observed ones — based on what it shows and how its closest neighbours are used.
is usually a pointer: at the message above, at the friend standing next to her in the photo, at the option she wants you to notice. On its own after a question it reads as “undecided” — not a no, but not the 👍 you were hoping for. is most often shorthand for “this guy” or “ask him” — a jerk of the thumb at whoever is to blame or whoever knows the answer. As a reply to a plan it means he is neutral and will go along with whatever is decided., you could reply with: “Which one, that one?”, “So is that a yes or a no?”, or “Got it, heading that way.”09 — Apps
What means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
Apps add a new emoji on their own schedule. Until they do, U+1FAF9 travels fine as a character and shows as an empty box where the artwork is missing.
is a thumb pointing left. It means “that one”, “over there” or “what they said” — and, set between 👍 and 👎, a neutral “could go either way”. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to. is not in it yet, so a pasted one arrives as an empty box on both sides. can only be pasted, and most members will see a box. or a box depends on their system, and today almost none can draw it.10 — Related
Emojis similar to the Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji
Same family (hand-fingers-closed) — often confused with leftwards thumb sign or used alongside it.
People & Body →
Rightwards Thumb Sign
👍Thumbs Up
👎Thumbs Down
👈Backhand Index Pointing Left
👉Backhand Index Pointing Right
🫵Index Pointing at the Viewer
👊Oncoming Fist
✊Raised Fist
🤛Left-facing Fist
🤜Right-facing Fist
🫷Leftwards Pushing Hand
🫸Rightwards Pushing Hand
Collections belongs to — every one of them
is a different way people go looking for it:
11 — Difference
vs — what is the difference?
Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.
Leftwards Thumb SignUnicode name: Leftwards Thumb Sign
Code: U+1FAF9 · added 2026
Shortcode: :leftwards_thumb_sign:
is a thumb pointing left.
Rightwards Thumb SignUnicode name: Rightwards Thumb Sign
Code: U+1FAFA · added 2026
Shortcode: :rightwards_thumb_sign:
is a thumb pointing right.
12 — History
Where the Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji came from
It arrived with the 18.0 release of the standard in 2026, and phones have not caught up with it yet.
Leftwards Thumb Sign was approved as U+1FAF9 and shipped in Emoji 18.0 (2026). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so is redrawn by
Google, OpenMoji.
The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
13 — FAQ
Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji — questions people actually ask
What does the Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji mean?
is a thumb pointing left. It means “that one”, “over there” or “what they said” — and, set between 👍 and 👎, a neutral “could go either way”.What does mean from a girl?
is usually a pointer: at the message above, at the friend standing next to her in the photo, at the option she wants you to notice. On its own after a question it reads as “undecided” — not a no, but not the 👍 you were hoping for. That is the expected reading: the emoji is not on phones yet, so nobody has texted it for real.What does mean from a guy?
is most often shorthand for “this guy” or “ask him” — a jerk of the thumb at whoever is to blame or whoever knows the answer. As a reply to a plan it means he is neutral and will go along with whatever is decided. That is the expected reading: the emoji is not on phones yet, so nobody has texted it for real.How do you reply to the emoji?
, you could reply with: “Which one, that one?”, “So is that a yes or a no?”, or “Got it, heading that way.”What else is the emoji called?
What is the Unicode code for ?
How do I copy and paste the emoji?
goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. Until phones add Emoji 18.0, most screens will show an empty box where it lands.When will the Leftwards Thumb Sign emoji be on iPhone and Android?
shows as an empty box on most screens. Google and OpenMoji have already published artwork for it.