What does ๐ Backhand Index Pointing Down mean?
Pointing down, this finger directs eyes to whatever follows. It is a social media staple for โlink belowโ, โcheck the commentsโ or โread onโ, and in chats it introduces a list, photo or announcement. Posts often end with โthoughts? ๐โ to invite replies. It can also single out the next person in a thread, or mean โdown hereโ when giving directions.
๐ Backhand Index Pointing Down is an emoji from the People & Body category (hand gestures: single finger), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about finger, hand and point.
Example messages
๐ Backhand Index Pointing Down 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 looks on each platform.
Backhand Index Pointing Down in every skin tone
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Backhand Index Pointing Down emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Backhand Index Pointing Down emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :point_down:.
When was the Backhand Index Pointing Down emoji added?
๐ Backhand Index Pointing Down was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 ๐, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Backhand Index Pointing Down. The underlying code (U+1F447) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.