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White Up Pointing Backhand Index

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

People & Hands collection
Symbol
👆
Unicode
U+1F446
HTML entity
👆
Category
People & Hands

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About the white up pointing backhand index symbol

Commonly referred to as the backhand index pointing up, this emoji represents a human hand viewed from the back with the index finger extended upward. It belongs to the People and Hands category and is found within the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block. While it has no specific pronunciation, it functions as a non-verbal visual cue to direct a reader's attention toward information located above the symbol.

Real-world usage occurs mostly in digital communication and social media posts. Writers frequently place it underneath a link or a block of text to signal that users should look at the preceding message. In instructional contexts, it highlights specific lines of code or important warnings. It also serves as a gestural substitute for "number one" or to indicate that a person has a question or a point to make in a text-based discussion.

How to type White Up 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 1F446 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 1F446, then press Enter or Space.

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Skin tone variants

The white up 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 up 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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