People & Body · Emoji 18.0
Rightwards Thumb Sign Emoji
is a thumb pointing right. It means “this way”, “next” or “that person there” — and, like its mirror 
, a neutral verdict that is neither 👍 nor 👎.
It shows a closed fist with the thumb stuck out to the right, the classic hitchhiker’s gesture.
- Unicode
- U+1FAFA
- 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 Rightwards Thumb Sign emoji mean?
is a thumb pointing right. It means “this way”, “next” or “that person there” — and, like its mirror , a neutral verdict that is neither 👍 nor 👎. 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.One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 6 of them.
People also look for it as thumb right emoji, hitchhiker thumb emoji.
02 — Platforms
Rightwards Thumb Sign emoji: the designs published so far
No phone draws U+1FAFA 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
Rightwards 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
Rightwards 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
Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1FAFA.
05 — How to type
How to type the Rightwards Thumb Sign emoji
The rightwards 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
Rightwards Thumb Sign emoji PNG and SVG
Grab the rightwards 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
Rightwards Thumb Sign emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around rightwards 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 rightwards 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.
mostly points forward: at the next message, the link she just dropped, the person she is tagging. Sent alone as an answer it is a polite “it’s fine” — she is not excited, and she is not objecting either. is a quick “over there” or “your turn” — passing the question along or pointing at the plan he already posted. As a reaction it means so-so: acceptable, nothing more., you could reply with: “On my way”, “Okay, who’s next?”, or “So-so? What would make it a 👍?”09 — Apps
What means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
Apps add a new emoji on their own schedule. Until they do, U+1FAFA travels fine as a character and shows as an empty box where the artwork is missing.
is a thumb pointing right. It means “this way”, “next” or “that person there” — and, like its mirror , a neutral verdict that is neither 👍 nor 👎. 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 Rightwards Thumb Sign emoji
Same family (hand-fingers-closed) — often confused with rightwards thumb sign or used alongside it.
People & Body →
Leftwards Thumb Sign
👍Thumbs Up
👎Thumbs Down
👉Backhand Index Pointing Right
👈Backhand Index Pointing Left
🫵Index Pointing at the Viewer
👊Oncoming Fist
✊Raised Fist
🤜Right-facing Fist
🤛Left-facing Fist
🫸Rightwards Pushing Hand
🫷Leftwards 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.
Rightwards Thumb SignUnicode name: Rightwards Thumb Sign
Code: U+1FAFA · added 2026
Shortcode: :rightwards_thumb_sign:
is a thumb pointing right.
Leftwards Thumb SignUnicode name: Leftwards Thumb Sign
Code: U+1FAF9 · added 2026
Shortcode: :leftwards_thumb_sign:
is a thumb pointing left.
12 — History
Where the Rightwards 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.
Rightwards Thumb Sign was approved as U+1FAFA 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
Rightwards Thumb Sign emoji — questions people actually ask
What does the Rightwards Thumb Sign emoji mean?
is a thumb pointing right. It means “this way”, “next” or “that person there” — and, like its mirror , a neutral verdict that is neither 👍 nor 👎.What does mean from a girl?
mostly points forward: at the next message, the link she just dropped, the person she is tagging. Sent alone as an answer it is a polite “it’s fine” — she is not excited, and she is not objecting either. 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 a quick “over there” or “your turn” — passing the question along or pointing at the plan he already posted. As a reaction it means so-so: acceptable, nothing more. 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: “On my way”, “Okay, who’s next?”, or “So-so? What would make it a 👍?”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 Rightwards 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.