Backhand index pointing up: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-toned hand shown from the back, with the index finger extended straight upward. The finger is aimed toward the top of the screen, acting as a clear visual anchor or directional marker.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to direct attention to text above a message, emphasize a point just made, or signify the number one. It is commonly found in social media threads to tell readers to 'look up' at a linked article or important announcement. It is often used in tandem with the 👇 emoji to navigate content or denote a list.
History
Hand-based gestures were among the earliest pictographs included in Unicode. The addition of diverse skin tones was introduced in 2015 as part of the Unicode 8.0 update, following significant user demand for more representative communication tools in global digital platforms.
Details
Glyph
👆🏿
Unicode
U+1F446 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f446_1f3ff:
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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