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White Right Pointing Backhand Index

A symbol from the People & Hands collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

People & Hands collection
Symbol
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Unicode
U+1F449
HTML entity
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Category
People & Hands

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About the white right pointing backhand index symbol

Known officially as the White Right Pointing Backhand Index, this hand emoji belongs to the People and Hands category. It originates from the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and is part of the Common script used across various written languages. The symbol depicts the back of a right hand with the index finger extended toward the right. It is generally understood as a directional indicator rather than a phonetic character, acting as a visual cue to direct the reader's attention toward specific information or adjacent elements.

Users frequently employ this symbol in social posts and digital communication to emphasize links, captions, or important announcements. It often serves as a digital bullet point or a directional sign in signage and instructional texts to point toward specific buttons or physical locations. In the context of online tutorials and lists, it functions as a typographic gesture that highlights key takeaways or signifies the next step in a sequence.

How to type White Right Pointing Backhand Index

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options
  1. Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji & symbol picker.
  2. Or in Word: type 1F449 then Alt + X for the first codepoint.

Multi-codepoint sequence — emoji picker is the reliable option.

macOS

2 options
  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer.
  2. Search by name or paste the symbol — easiest path for multi-codepoint sequences.

Linux

1 step
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 1F449, then press Enter or Space.

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Skin tone variants

The white right pointing backhand index accepts a Fitzpatrick skin-tone modifier (U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF). Each variant is a distinct copyable sequence — click to copy.

Text vs emoji presentation

This codepoint has two standardized presentations. Append U+FE0E to force the monochrome text form, or U+FE0F to force the colorful emoji form. Default presentation: emoji.

Part of the Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs block

👉 white right pointing backhand index lives inside the Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs →

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