Backhand index pointing down emoji ๐
Emoji 0.6 (2010) ยท U+1F447
Skin tones ยท Tap a tone to copy it.
What ๐ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ๐ are backhand, down, finger, hand, index, point, pointing. They show what people use it for.
Search for backhand or down on your emoji keyboard and ๐ is among the results.
You will find ๐ among the pointing fingers (7 emoji), part of people & body with 390 emoji in all. Its neighbours include โ๏ธ ๐ซต ๐ ๐.
Besides the default yellow, ๐ has 5 skin tones, from ๐๐ป light to ๐๐ฟ dark. Each one is a separate emoji you can copy above.
Will ๐ show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: ๐ is part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type ๐
Search for backhand in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ๐.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type backhand index pointing down.
- Mac: press Ctrl+โ+Space and type backhand index pointing down in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type backhand index pointing down.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ๐ is one code point (U+1F447), 4 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F447 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 👇 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 👇 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F447"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F447} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%91%87 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 91 87 |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ๐ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | backhand index pointing down |
| Portuguรชs | dorso da mรฃo com indicador apontando para baixo |
| Espaรฑol | dorso de mano con รญndice hacia abajo |
| Italiano | indice abbassato |
| Franรงais | main avec index pointant vers le bas |
| Deutsch | nach unten weisender Zeigefinger |
| Tรผrkรงe | elinin tersiyle aลaฤฤฑyฤฑ gรถsteren iลaret parmaฤฤฑ |
| Bahasa Indonesia | menunjuk ke bawah |
| Polski | dลoล z palcem wskazujฤ cym w dรณล |
| ะ ัััะบะธะน | ัะบะฐะทัะฒะฐััะธะน ะฒะฝะธะท ะฟะฐะปะตั |
| ๆฅๆฌ่ช | ไธๆๅทฎใ |
| ํ๊ตญ์ด | ์๋์ชฝ์ ๊ฐ๋ฆฌํค๋ ์๋ฑ |
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All people & body emoji โQuestions people ask
What does the backhand index pointing down emoji mean?
Unicode calls ๐ "backhand index pointing down" and links it with backhand, down, finger, hand. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the pointing fingers subgroup of people & body.
When was the backhand index pointing down emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
Can I change the skin tone of ๐?
Yes. ๐ has these skin tones: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Tap one on this page to copy it, or set a default skin tone on the emoji page so every emoji on this site uses it.