Backhand index pointing up Emoji
People
A cartoonish hand seen from the back, with the index finger extended upward. The hand is positioned as if it is drawing attention to something located directly above it.
Usage Context
Used to direct a reader's eyes to a previous message in a chat history, a link provided above, or to emphasize a specific point. It is the go-to signal for telling someone to 'read up.' It is frequently paired with the 👇 emoji when discussing a range of information or options.
History
Part of the early Unicode set, this emoji evolved from the graphical pointing hands used in 1990s desktop publishing and web design to highlight important text or links. It mirrors the 'pointing finger' cursor styles that were standard in early graphical user interfaces to guide user navigation.
Details
Glyph
👆
Unicode
U+1F446
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f446:
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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