Backhand index pointing left: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A cartoonish hand depicted in a medium skin tone, extending its index finger to point directly to the left. The design features a realistic knuckle structure and a visible fingernail, highlighting the finger's directional motion.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to tool for drawing attention to text, images, or links placed to the left of a message. It is frequently used in digital marketing or casual chat to nudge readers toward a specific point or to indicate that someone should look in that direction, similar to the 👉 emoji.
History
Pointing finger gestures have been used in typography for centuries as 'manicules' to lead the reader's eye across a page. This specific digital version arrived with the expansion of skin tone modifiers in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, bringing human diversity to the standard set of hand gestures.
Details
Glyph
👈🏽
Unicode
U+1F448 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f448_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory hand-single-finger
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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