Index pointing at the viewer: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A hand with a medium-dark skin tone held in a direct, forward-facing point. The index finger is extended straight out, creating the impression of someone addressing the person reading the message.

Usage Context

This emoji is the digital equivalent of an accusatory finger or a direct call-out. It is widely used to catch someone’s attention, demand accountability, or single out a specific individual in a conversation. It carries more intensity than the standard 👉 and is often used alongside expressions of surprise or urgency.

History

Part of the expansion of diverse skin tone modifiers introduced in Unicode 13.0 in 2020, this icon draws inspiration from the famous 'I Want You' Uncle Sam recruitment posters. It was added to provide users with a more aggressive and personalized way to interact within messaging threads.

Details

Glyph

🫵🏾

Unicode

U+1FAF5 U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1faf5_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEF5;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory hand-single-finger

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

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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