Index pointing at the viewer Emoji
People
A hand with an extended index finger pointing directly forward, as if accusing, selecting, or calling someone out. It is often used to grab a reader’s attention or signal that a specific person is being addressed.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to emphasize personal accountability, recruit someone for a task, or identify a specific individual in a chat. It is the direct visual equivalent of a classic 'I Want You' propaganda poster. It is often paired with 👉 to indicate direction or 👆 to draw attention to preceding text.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2022, this gesture was long requested by users as a digital way to replicate the 'pointing finger' motion used in face-to-face communication to highlight or single out a specific person in a crowd.
Details
Glyph
🫵
Unicode
U+1FAF5
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faf5:
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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