# Is a thumbs-up emoji legally binding on a contract?

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**Created:** [February 21, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-thumbs-up-emoji-legally-binding-on-a-contract/1014622 "2025-02-21T12:54:51Z")\
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But would there even be a federal issue in an equivalent US case to justify a cert app? This case turned solely on a provincial statute, the _Sale of Goods Act_ (Sask) and the common law. (Our Supreme Court has a much broader appellate jurisdiction than the US Supreme Court.)

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**Author:** ![Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\
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Most likely not, in fact. You are right that whether there is a contract is overwhelmingly an issue of state law.

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