People & Body · Finger pointing
👈 Backhand Index Pointing Left
- Emoji
- 👈
- Unicode
- U+1F448
- Shortcode
- :point_left:
- HTML code
- 👈
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- People & Body
What does the 👈 emoji mean?
The 👈 emoji shows backhand index pointing left. It belongs to People & Body (finger pointing) and is used to talk about backhand, finger, hand and index, or to go along with messages about that person, gesture or activity.
Keywords: backhand, finger, hand, index, left, point, pointing.
Featured in: Hand emojis and gestures, Arrow emojis.
How 👈 looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.
Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
Skin tones
How to type 👈 on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “backhand index pointing left” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “backhand index pointing left”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “backhand index pointing left”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “backhand index pointing left”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :point_left: |
👈 emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | backhand index pointing left |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F448 |
| HTML decimal | 👈 |
| HTML hex | 👈 |
| CSS | \1F448 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F448} |
| Shortcode | :point_left: |
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What does the 👈 emoji mean?
The 👈 emoji shows backhand index pointing left. It belongs to People & Body (finger pointing) and is used to talk about backhand, finger, hand and index, or to go along with messages about that person, gesture or activity.
How do I copy and paste the backhand index pointing left emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “backhand index pointing left”.
When was the 👈 emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.
Does the 👈 emoji have skin tones?
Yes, it has 5 skin tone variants. You can copy all of them in the “Skin tones” section of this page.