Index pointing up: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A medium-dark skin tone hand with the index finger extended straight upward. The back of the hand is facing the viewer, highlighting the gesture of signaling toward something directly above or emphasizing a singular point.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to direct attention to a message written above in a chat thread or to clarify a specific instruction. It also doubles as a way to indicate the number one or to make a statement that demands focus, similar to the ☝️ or 👆 emojis.

History

The index pointing up emoji stems from early typographical symbols known as 'manicules' or 'printer's fists.' Historically, these hand symbols were used by typesetters in the margins of books and newspapers to draw the reader's eye to important information long before digital screens existed.

Details

Glyph

☝🏾

Unicode

U+261D U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u261d_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

☝&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;

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

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