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Backhand Index Pointing Left emoji ๐
๐ is the Backhand Index Pointing Left emoji, in Smileys & People. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like point, direction, fingers, hand.
:point_left:
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Every code for ๐
| Name | Backhand Index Pointing Left |
|---|---|
| Shortcodes | :point_left: |
| Category | Smileys & People |
| Emoji version | Emoji 1.0 (2015) |
| Keywords | point, direction, fingers, hand |
| Code points | U+1F448 |
| HTML | 👈 |
| CSS | \1F448 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F448} |
| Python | \U0001f448 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 91 88 |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%91%88 |
How to type ๐
Without copying it, on every device.
| Where | How |
|---|---|
| Chrome, any website | With Use Emoji, type :point_left: in any text box and it turns into ๐. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "backhand index pointing left" and press Enter. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "backhand index pointing left" and press Return. |
| Chromebook | Press Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "backhand index pointing left". |
| iPhone and Android | Switch to the emoji keyboard and search for "backhand index pointing left". |
| HTML | Write 👈 in the page source. |
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Questions
About ๐
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What does ๐ mean?
๐ is the Backhand Index Pointing Left emoji, in Smileys & People. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like point, direction, fingers, hand.
What is the shortcode for ๐?
:point_left:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.How do I type ๐ on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "backhand index pointing left". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ๐?
U+1F448, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write 👈, in CSS "\1F448", and in JavaScript "\u{1F448}".
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