Backhand index pointing up: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A hand viewed from the back with the index finger extended straight upward, rendered in a medium-light skin tone. It serves as a digital equivalent to a person raising their hand to speak or pointing to something positioned above their current text.
Usage Context
Used to draw attention to a message above in a chat log or to emphasize a specific point. It functions much like a navigational arrow, directing the reader's gaze toward information already posted. It is frequently used in combination with emojis like 👇 to indicate vertical direction or ☝️ for a more neutral emphasis.
History
While the base pointing finger emoji has existed since early Unicode sets, the introduction of skin tone modifiers in 2015 allowed for the representation of diverse identities, reflecting the shift toward more personalized communication in social media messaging.
Details
Glyph
👆🏼
Unicode
U+1F446 U+1F3FC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f446_1f3fc:
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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