{"id":40565,"date":"2022-07-30T15:30:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=40565"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:30:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:30:07","slug":"why-is-the-like-button-on-facebook-pink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-the-like-button-on-facebook-pink","title":{"rendered":"Why is the Like Button on Facebook Pink?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a02034390659\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a02034390659\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a02034390659\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-the-like-button-on-facebook-pink\/#Why_is_the_Like_Button_on_Facebook_Pink\" title=\"Why is the Like Button on Facebook Pink?\">Why is the Like Button on Facebook Pink?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-the-like-button-on-facebook-pink\/#Color_of_like_button_on_facebook\" title=\"Color of like button on facebook\">Color of like button on facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-the-like-button-on-facebook-pink\/#Origin\" title=\"Origin\">Origin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-the-like-button-on-facebook-pink\/#Mothers_Day\" title=\"Mother&#8217;s Day\">Mother&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-the-like-button-on-facebook-pink\/#Change_from_blue_to_purple\" title=\"Change from blue to purple\">Change from blue to purple<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-the-like-button-on-facebook-pink\/#Privacy_concerns\" title=\"Privacy concerns\">Privacy concerns<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_the_Like_Button_on_Facebook_Pink\"><\/span>Why is the Like Button on Facebook Pink?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-height:391px; max-width:33%\" alt=\"why is the like button on facebook pink\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/VXk7zTu.jpg\" align=\"right\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering why the &#8220;like&#8221; button on Facebook is pink, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. Read on to discover the history of the pink like button, why Facebook changed it to pink, and why it&#8217;s a cute Easter tradition. If you&#8217;re wondering why the like button is pink now, Mother&#8217;s Day may be the answer. But did you know that it used to be blue?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Color_of_like_button_on_facebook\"><\/span>Color of like button on facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The &#8220;like&#8221; button on Facebook has gone pink for U.S. users to mark Mother&#8217;s Day. However, this change is temporary, and the blue version will likely return soon. Some people say they&#8217;ve never noticed the change, and others claim it&#8217;s not an actual change. The pink version is a flower with light and dark pink petals, with a white thumbs up in the middle. There are many reasons why Facebook made the change, and it&#8217;s only a matter of time before this feature reaches everyone.<\/p>\n<p>The new color of the like button on Facebook has caught the attention of users and triggered a series of reactions on Twitter and elsewhere. A few users joked on Twitter, while others expressed their views. However, Facebook hasn&#8217;t commented on the reasons behind the change, and we can&#8217;t help but speculate that the new color is related to Mother&#8217;s Day. Regardless, Facebook&#8217;s new pink like button is a welcome change.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origin\"><\/span>Origin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The pink like button on Facebook is a recent phenomenon, but the origins aren&#8217;t so clear. It&#8217;s likely that Facebook changed its button to reflect the change to Mother&#8217;s Day, which falls on different dates across the world. As a result, users in the U.S. aren&#8217;t the only ones affected by the change. Users from other countries may not have noticed the change as it&#8217;s been a while since Facebook changed its button to reflect Mother&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, Facebook&#8217;s buttons were blue. Although blue drove more clicks, the dark color didn&#8217;t really match the thumb, which is made up of light and dark elements. This led to the pink color. Fortunately, the change was eventually made in the name of user privacy. But, while this change may seem unwelcome to many, others have been less than happy about the switch. Nevertheless, it&#8217;s unclear when all users will get the new &#8220;like&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mothers_Day\"><\/span>Mother&#8217;s Day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Did you notice that the like button on Facebook turned pink on Mother&#8217;s Day? It happened only in the U.S., but other countries may not have noticed the change. Although the company hasn&#8217;t announced the change, Newsweek reported that the &#8220;Like&#8221; button is now pink in honor of the day that celebrates mothers. The change is also a promotional campaign to promote Portal, Facebook&#8217;s social network.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the change, many users have defended the change. Several users have made the connection between Mother&#8217;s Day and the change. Some users even guessed that the pink like button was related to Mother&#8217;s Day. Others, however, are skeptical. If you&#8217;re a Facebook user, you should know that the new button doesn&#8217;t reflect the company&#8217;s opinions. This new color is purely for the sake of promoting its new page.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_from_blue_to_purple\"><\/span>Change from blue to purple<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Recently, Facebook changed the color of its &#8220;like&#8221; button from blue to purple to show support for the LGBT community. The color purple has long been associated with pride in the LGBT community. The like button was introduced in 2009, and before the color change, users could only like a post or comment if their friends already liked it. The new color is more fitting for the LGBT community, who often use purple as their symbol of self-acceptance.<\/p>\n<p>The like button on Facebook gets clicked 22 billion times a day, which is more than any other social media site. Facebook&#8217;s redesign will make the button more prominent by reducing the width and height. In the past, the button was only eighteen to twenty-two pixels tall, and developers often clipped the bottom of it. This new design will make Facebook&#8217;s button look cleaner. This change will have a lasting impact on the way people engage with the social network.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privacy_concerns\"><\/span>Privacy concerns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a U.S. user, you&#8217;ve probably noticed that the like button on Facebook has changed to a pink daisy. The thumbs up symbolizes the number of people who have liked a post or status. While Facebook hasn&#8217;t explained why they changed the button, Newsweek reports that it&#8217;s a Mother&#8217;s Day-themed change. However, Facebook hasn&#8217;t provided an explanation for the color change.<\/p>\n<p>The new button lets publishers add tags, customize content, and send it to the public. 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