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
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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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