Backhand index pointing up: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-toned hand shown from the back, with the index finger extended straight upward. The finger is aimed toward the top of the screen, acting as a clear visual anchor or directional marker.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to direct attention to text above a message, emphasize a point just made, or signify the number one. It is commonly found in social media threads to tell readers to 'look up' at a linked article or important announcement. It is often used in tandem with the 👇 emoji to navigate content or denote a list.

History

Hand-based gestures were among the earliest pictographs included in Unicode. The addition of diverse skin tones was introduced in 2015 as part of the Unicode 8.0 update, following significant user demand for more representative communication tools in global digital platforms.

Details

Glyph

👆🏿

Unicode

U+1F446 U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f446_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC46;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory hand-single-finger

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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