thumbs down 👎

If it’s disappointing enough, a Thumbs Down emoji is a way to go! The action of pointing your thumbs downward while curling the rest of your fingers has become a universal sign describing disapproval or disappointment regarding something, someone, or someplace. It is the direct opposite of the Thumbs Up emoji.

The thumbs up and down have been symbols of yes or no way back to the time of Ancient Rome, where the fate of gladiators hung on the balance of this very gesture. The thumbs down emoji belongs to a group of hand emojis, such as the Open Hands emoji and the Praying Hands emoji. There are different varieties of skin tones apart from the default yellow skin tone.

You can place the thumbs down emoji next to the Nauseated Face emoji to describe disapproval of something to the extent of vomiting at it. Using these two often pertains to a dish or rotten food.

An alternative way of using the thumbs down is to place it next to the Serious Face with Symbols Covering Mouth emoji to describe a heated discussion. You can also place the Face with Steam From Nose emoji with it to symbolize winning an argument between a person or collective.

The thumbs down with the Prohibited emoji refers to the sender prohibiting or disallowing an event or refusing permission. The Face with Rolling Eyes emoji as the thumbs down’s partner also gives a familiar meaning, with the exception of it implying that it has become frustrating to deal with the topic at hand.

👎 Thumbs Down is a fully-qualified emoji as part of Unicode 6.0 which was introduced in 2010.

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