What does ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone mean?

๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ is the Backhand Index Pointing Down emoji (๐Ÿ‘‡) with a medium skin tone (๐Ÿฝ, Fitzpatrick type 4) modifier. It means the same as the default yellow version; the skin tone simply lets people represent themselves or the person they are talking about.

Pointing down, this finger directs eyes to whatever follows. It is a social media staple for โ€œlink belowโ€, โ€œcheck the commentsโ€ or โ€œread onโ€, and in chats it introduces a list, photo or announcement. Posts often end with โ€œthoughts? ๐Ÿ‘‡โ€ to invite replies. It can also single out the next person in a thread, or mean โ€œdown hereโ€ when giving directions.

๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: single finger), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about finger, hand and point.

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๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more

The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone looks on each platform.

Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad & Mac
Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid & Gmail
Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone emoji on Microsoft
MicrosoftWindows & Teams
Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone emoji on X / Twitter
X / TwitterTwemoji

Backhand Index Pointing Down in every skin tone

Default (yellow)
Light skin tone
Medium-light skin tone
Medium skin tone
Medium-dark skin tone
Dark skin tone
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Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers

How do I copy and paste the Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone emoji?

Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.

When was the Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone emoji added?

๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.

Does the Backhand Index Pointing Down emoji come in different skin tones?

Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐Ÿ‘‡, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.

Why does ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ look different on my phone?

Every platform draws its own artwork for Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F447 U+1F3FD) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโ€™s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.

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