Backhand index pointing right emoji ๐
Emoji 0.6 (2010) ยท U+1F449
Skin tones ยท Tap a tone to copy it.
What ๐ means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Backhand index pointing right ๐ is tagged with these keywords: backhand, finger, hand, index, point, pointing, right.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing backhand or finger in the emoji search brings up ๐.
Backhand index pointing right ๐ is one of 7 emoji in the pointing fingers subgroup of people & body (390 emoji), next to ๐ ๐ ๐ โ๏ธ.
๐ comes in 5 skin tones, from ๐๐ป to ๐๐ฟ, plus the default yellow. Tap a tone above to copy it.
Will ๐ show on my friend's phone?
๐ is one of the original emoji: it comes from the Japanese phone sets and is listed in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Every phone, computer and app shows it.
How to type ๐
Any emoji picker finds ๐ when you search for backhand.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type backhand index pointing right.
- Mac: press Ctrl+โ+Space and type backhand index pointing right in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type backhand index pointing right.
Codes for developers
Backhand index pointing right ๐ is a single code point, U+1F449. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 2.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F449 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 👉 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 👉 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F449"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F449} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%91%89 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 91 89 |
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 right |
| Portuguรชs | dorso da mรฃo com indicador apontando para a direita |
| Espaรฑol | dorso de mano con รญndice a la derecha |
| Italiano | indice verso destra |
| Franรงais | main avec index pointant ร droite |
| Deutsch | nach rechts weisender Zeigefinger |
| Tรผrkรงe | elinin tersiyle saฤฤฑ gรถsteren iลaret parmaฤฤฑ |
| Bahasa Indonesia | menunjuk ke arah kanan |
| Polski | dลoล z palcem wskazujฤ cym w prawo |
| ะ ัััะบะธะน | ัะบะฐะทัะฒะฐััะธะน ะฝะฐะฟัะฐะฒะพ ะฟะฐะปะตั |
| ๆฅๆฌ่ช | ๅณๆๅทฎใ |
| ํ๊ตญ์ด | ์ค๋ฅธ์ชฝ์ ๊ฐ๋ฆฌํค๋ ์๋ฑ |
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All people & body emoji โQuestions people ask
What does the backhand index pointing right emoji mean?
Unicode calls ๐ "backhand index pointing right" and links it with backhand, finger, hand, index. 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 right 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.