What does ☝️ mean?
An index finger pointing up: 'one moment', 'listen up', an important point, or the number one.
Its official Unicode name is WHITE UP POINTING INDEX and its CLDR short name is "index pointing up" (in Hungarian: "kéz felfelé mutató ujjal"). It belongs to the People & Body group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- finger
- hand
- index
- point
- pointing
- this
- up
In Hungarian: felfelé, kéz, mutat, mutatóujj, test, ujj
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws ☝️ in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+261D U+FE0F. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
The trailing U+FE0F (emoji variation selector) asks the system to draw a colour emoji instead of a black-and-white text symbol. It is included when you copy it from here.
Technical details
- Official name
- WHITE UP POINTING INDEX
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- kéz felfelé mutató ujjal
- English name (CLDR)
- index pointing up
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- People & Body · hand single finger
- Length
- 2 code points · 6 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :point_up:
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Frequently asked questions
What does the ☝️ emoji mean?
An index finger pointing up: 'one moment', 'listen up', an important point, or the number one.
How do I type the ☝️ emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "finger".
When was the ☝️ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Does ☝️ come in skin tones?
Yes, it comes in five skin tones: your device adds a Unicode skin tone modifier (U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF) after the emoji. You can copy all five variants above.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.