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White Up Pointing Index

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

People & Hands collection
Symbol
☝
Unicode
U+261D
HTML entity
☝
Category
People & Hands

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19 of 52 in the people & hands collection

About the white up pointing index symbol

Identified as the White Up Pointing Index, this character depicts a human hand with the forefinger extended upward and the palm facing the viewer. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and is categorized within the Common script, meaning it is not tied to a specific language or alphabet. While the visual design is an outlined silhouette, its name refers to the traditional typographic term for a pointing hand or "fist."

In modern digital communication and typography, this symbol is frequently used to draw attention to important information or to indicate a specific direction. You will often encounter it in social media posts to point toward a link or a previous comment. In printed signage and older instructional manuals, it serves as a bullet point or a marginal note to highlight critical warnings. Additionally, it is used in some specialized contexts to represent the number one or a gesture of agreement during online discussions.

How to type White Up Pointing Index

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

Windows

2 options
  1. In Word / Outlook: type 261D then press Alt + X.
  2. Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options
  1. Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 261D.
  2. Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.

Linux

1 step
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 261D, then press Enter or Space.

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Skin tone variants

The white up pointing 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: text.

Part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block

☝ white up pointing index lives inside the Miscellaneous Symbols Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Miscellaneous Symbols →

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