The OK button emoji is the internet’s big blue stamp that says “all set” without breaking a sweat. Drop it to confirm plans, acknowledge instructions, or politely close a thread when you’ve got nothing else to add. Compared to a lone “k” (which can read like a dagger), 🆗 feels neutral-to-friendly, closer to a handshake than a shrug. Used dry or after a hot take, it flips into passive‑aggressive mode—basically “ok then…” with arched‑eyebrow energy. It also shows up in memes as the final click in life’s pop‑up window: “Error? Press 🆗 to continue anyway.”
On Apple/iOS, you’ll see a glossy, bright‑blue rounded square with a soft gradient and the bold white letters “OK” centered—no frills, just crisp, app‑icon vibes. That big blocky “OK” is the tell; it looks like a UI button ripped from a retro dialog box. People use it as a quick reaction in group chats, to green‑light a plan, or to end a debate with a tidy checkbox feeling. Not to be confused with the OK hand (👌): this one talks like software, not fingers. Perfect for “roger that,” “noted,” “I consent to these terms I didn’t read,” or to soften the blow of a one‑word reply.
Definition
A blue button with the text 'OK'. iEmoji old name: Blue Square OK Button.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
721 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:ok:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Squared OK OK Button
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement
Unicode Range
1F173–1F1FF
Unicode Subcategory
Squared Latin Letter Sequences
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory
Square Latin Letters
Names & Annotations
SQUARED OK Old name: OK SIGN Temporary Notes: a stamp, seal, button for approval
Symbol Information
U+1F197 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-B27
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
#135 'Accept' 決定 U+E70B SJIS-F9B0 JIS-784C
KDDI
#326 決定 U+E5AD SJIS-F7CA JIS-784C
Softbank
#435 #old257 OK U+E24D SJIS-F7ED
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
🆗
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
🆗
Decimal HTML Entity
🆗
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
🆗
Hex Code Point(s)
1f197
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F197
Decimal Code Point(s)
127383
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x86 0x97
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 86 97
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 206 227
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83C 0xDD97
UTF-16 Hex
d83cdd97
UTF-16 Dec
55356 56727
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F197
UTF-32 Hex
01F197
UTF-32 Dec
127383
Python Src
u"\U0001F197"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x86\x97"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83C\uDD97"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
