Pointing emoji

What the pointing emoji means

The pointing hands direct attention. 👉 and 👈 point right and left; 👆 and 👇 up and down; ☝️ is the raised index finger (“one thing”, “actually”); 🫵 (Emoji 14.0) points straight at the reader — “you”. 👇 is the standard “see below”, and 👉👈 pressed together is the shy gesture from the 🥺👉👈 meme. All have five skin tones; ☝️ is a text-style symbol that may render plain.

Unicode name: backhand index pointing right · U+1F449 · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: People & Body.

How people use it

• See below: 👇
• Link in bio: 👆
• “You”: 🫵 — playful or accusing
• Actually…: ☝️🤓 — see the nerd emoji guide
• Shy: 🥺👉👈 — see the pleading emoji guide

Compare the options

Emoji	Name	Use it for	Watch out for
	backhand index pointing right / backhand index pointing leftU+1F449 · U+1F448	Right, left; together, shy	Common
	backhand index pointing up / backhand index pointing downU+1F446 · U+1F447	Up, down; “see below”	Common
	index pointing upU+261D U+FE0F	One, attention, “actually”	May render plain
	index pointing at the viewerU+1FAF5	“You”	Newer; may not render

Chat examples

Real messages with 👉, and a reply that fits.

1. 👉 this one

   got it

2. 👇 read below

   seen

3. look up 👆

   wow

Questions people ask