Backhand index pointing right: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A hand with a medium skin tone, showing a closed fist with the index finger extended sharply to the right. It acts as a directional pointer to draw the eye toward text, an image, or a link.
Usage Context
Widely used in digital messaging to direct someone's attention to a specific part of a post or a shared attachment. It frequently acts as a digital nudge, similar to how one might point a physical finger at a sign or document. It is often paired with emojis like 👇 or 👈 to create a map or trail for the reader to follow.
History
The pointing hand has been a staple of visual communication since the early days of typesetting, where it was known as a 'manicule' or 'printer's fist.' Its digital form was integrated into Unicode in 2010, and the ability to modify the skin tone was added in 2015 to better reflect the diverse population of internet users.
Details
Glyph
👉🏽
Unicode
U+1F449 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f449_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory hand-single-finger
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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