Agreeing with the previous commenter in a chat thread ('This 👆')
Agreeing with the previous commenter in a chat thread ('This 👆').
People & BodyHand Single Finger
👆 Backhand Index Pointing Up Emoji
The 👆 Backhand Index Pointing Up emoji points upward to draw attention to pinned posts, titles, or messages above.
QUICK FACTS
- Official name
- Backhand Index Pointing Up
- Category
- People & Body
- Subcategory
- Hand Single Finger
- Unicode
- U+1F446
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Unicode version
- 17.0
What Does Mean?
The 👆 Backhand Index Pointing Up emoji is widely used in chat threads and social comments to point toward the message, photo, or pinned announcement located directly above it.
Tone
ReferencingDirectingAgreeingClear
Quick Meaning
The 👆 Backhand Index Pointing Up emoji points upward to draw attention to pinned posts, titles, or messages above.
Use Cases
How People Use 👆
Common conversational contexts and messaging situations.
Directing eyes toward the photo or title above
Directing eyes toward the photo or title above.
Referencing a pinned message
Referencing a pinned message.
Real Messages
👆 Emoji Examples
Realistic message examples demonstrating natural placement for 👆.
“100% agree with what Sarah said 👆”
“Look at the photo in the main post 👆”
“Check out the headline above 👆”
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Lookup Data
Names, Keywords and Search Terms
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Official Name
Backhand Index Pointing Up
Subcategory: Hand Single FingerAliases & Common Names
- point up backhand
- this above
- pointing up
Keywords & Search Terms
- backhand index pointing up
- point up
- above
- this
- agree
- referencing
- directional
Developer Reference
👆 Emoji Codes
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FormatCode ValueAction
Unicode
U+1F446Code points
U+1F446UTF-8 bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0x86UTF-16
\uD83D\uDC46HTML decimal entity
👆HTML hexadecimal entity
👆JavaScript escape
\u{1F446}CSS escape
\1F446 Python string
\U0001F446Variations
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SIL Open Font License 1.1
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CC BY 4.0
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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FAQ
Questions About 👆
Frequently asked questions about meaning, copying, PNG export, and Unicode data.
The 👆 Backhand Index Pointing Up emoji points upward to draw attention to pinned posts, titles, or messages above.
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Yes. The surrounding words, relationship, and platform can change how 👆 is read, so add text when the intent matters.
The Unicode code point for 👆 is U+1F446.
👆 is usually the more general choice. ☝️ Index Pointing Up is different because shows the front of the hand making a point.
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