👈U+1F448
Backhand index pointing left emoji
A hand with the index finger pointing left, seen from the back of the hand. It directs attention to something on the left or to the item before it, like a previous message. Lists, captions and jokes use it as an arrow.
- Unicode name
- backhand index pointing left
- Category
- People & body, Pointing fingers
- Added
- Emoji 0.6 in 2010
- Code points
- U+1F448
- Shortcode
:point_left:- Keywords
- backhand, finger, hand, index, left, point, pointing
How it looks
Skin tones
Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.
How to type 👈
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “backhand index pointing left”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “backhand index pointing left”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “backhand index pointing left”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “backhand index pointing left”.
- GitHub
- Type :point_left: in an issue, pull request or comment.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | dorso de mano con índice a la izquierda | dedo, dorso de mano con índice a la izquierda, índice, izquierda, mano |
| Français | main avec index pointant à gauche | doigt, gauche, index, index pointé vers la gauche, main, main avec index pointant à gauche |
| Deutsch | nach links weisender Zeigefinger | Finger, Handrückseite, links, weisen, Zeigefinger, zeigen |
| Italiano | indice verso sinistra | direzione, dito, dito verso sinistra, indicare, indice, indice verso sinistra, là, mano, sinistra |
| Português | dorso da mão com indicador apontando para a esquerda | costas, dedo, dorso, esquerda, indicador, mão |
| Nederlands | achterkant van hand met naar links wijzende wijsvinger | achterkant, hand, links, vinger, wijs, wijsvinger, wijzen |
| Svenska | vänsterpekande finger | peka åt vänster, pekfinger, vänsterpekande finger |
| Polski | dłoń z palcem wskazującym w lewo | dłoń z palcem wskazującym w lewo, lewa strona, palec, palec w lewo, ręka, tam, w lewo, wskazujący |
| Türkçe | elinin tersiyle solu gösteren işaret parmağı | el, elin arkası, elinin tersiyle solu gösteren işaret parmağı, işaret parmağı, parmak, solu gösteren parmak |
| Русский | указывающий налево палец | влево, жест, налево, направление, палец, рука, тыльная, указательный, указывать, указывающий |
| Українська | палець тильним боком, що вказує вліво | вліво, палець, показувати, рука, тильний бік, що вказує |
| Ελληνικά | δείκτης χεριού προς τα αριστερά | δάχτυλο, δείκτης, δείκτης χεριού προς τα αριστερά, δείχνω, σώμα, χέρι, χτύπημα |
| العربية | إصبع لليسار | إشارة, إصبع, إصبع لليسار, السبابة, تأشير, يد, يسار |
| עברית | גב יד מצביעה שמאלה | אצבע, יד, להצביע, מצביעה, צד שמאל, שמאלה |
| فارسی | اشاره به چپ | اشاره, اشاره به چپ, انگشت, بدن, پشت دست, دست |
| हिन्दी | बाईं ओर इशारा करती तर्जनी | अंगुलि, उंगली, तर्जनी अंगुलि, पीछे का हाथ, बाईं ओर इशारा करती तर्जनी, बाएं अंगुलि, बाएं इशारा करती ऊंगली, बाएँ ओर इशारा करती ऊँगली, हाथ |
| বাংলা | বামে ইশারা করা উল্টো হাতের তর্জনী | আঙ্গুল, বামে ইশারা করা উল্টো হাতের তর্জনী, ব্যাকহ্যান্ড, শরীর, সূচক, হাত |
| Bahasa Indonesia | menunjuk ke arah kiri | badan, jari, kiri, menunjuk ke arah kiri, organ, tangan, telunjuk, tubuh, tunjuk |
| Tiếng Việt | ngón trỏ trái chỉ sang trái | chỉ, mu bàn tay, ngón tay, ngón trỏ, ngón trỏ trái chỉ sang trái, tay |
| ไทย | นิ้วชี้ทางซ้าย | ชี้, ซ้าย, ท่าทาง, ทิศ, นิ้ว, หลังมือ |
| 日本語 | 左指差し | 左, 左指差し, 手, 指, 指差し |
| 한국어 | 왼쪽을 가리키는 손등 | 검지손가락, 색인, 손, 손가락, 손가락 왼쪽으로, 손가락으로 왼쪽 가리키기, 왼쪽, 왼쪽을 가리키는 검지손가락, 왼쪽을 가리키는 손등, 인덱스 |
| 中文（简体） | 反手食指向左指 | 反手, 反手食指向左指, 向左指, 手, 指左, 食指 |
| 中文（繁體） | 左 | 反手, 左, 手, 手指向左, 指 |
Names in 101 more languages
| Afrikaans | wysvingerrughand wat links wys |
|---|---|
| Akan | nsaakyi indɛse a ɛkyerɛ benkum so |
| Albanian | gishti tregues që tregon majtas |
| Amharic | የግራ አይበሉባ እጅ የተቀሰረ አመልካች ጣት |
| Armenian | դեպի ձախ ուղղված ցուցամատ |
| Assamese | বাওঁহাতৰ তৰ্জনী আঙুলি বাওঁফালে নিৰ্দেশ কৰা |
| Azerbaijani | solu göstərən sol əlin işarə barmağı |
| Bashkir | һулға күрһәтеүсе ҡул арты |
| Basque | ezkerrera seinalatzen ari den hatz erakuslea |
| Belarusian | рука з указальным пальцам улева |
| Bosnian | pokazivanje kažiprstom ulijevo |
| Breton | dorn gant biz o vukañ a-gleiz |
| Bulgarian | показалец, сочещ наляво |
| Burmese | ဘယ်သို့ ညွှန်ပြနေသည့် လက်ပြန် အညွှန်း |
| Cantonese | 反手指向左邊 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 反手指向左边 |
| Catalan | dit índex que apunta cap a l’esquerra |
| Cherokee | ᎣᏂᏗᏜᎪᏯᏗ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᏎᎯ ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ |
| Chuvash | сулахаялла кӑтартакан пӳрне |
| Croatian | kažiprst koji pokazuje ulijevo |
| Czech | ruka s prstem ukazujícím vlevo |
| Danish | peger mod venstre |
| Estonian | vasakule osutav sõrm |
| European Portuguese | costas da mão com dedo indicador a apontar para a esquerda |
| Faroese | fremstifingur peikar til vinstru |
| Filipino | backhand ng hintuturo na nakaturo sa kaliwa |
| Finnish | kämmenselkä ja etusormi vasemmalle |
| Galician | índice apuntando á esquerda |
| Georgian | ხელის ზურგიდან მარხცნივ გაშვერილი საჩვენებელი თითი |
| Gujarati | ડાબી બાજુ ચીંધતી આંગળી |
| Hausa | ɗan ali na baya mai nunawa hagu |
| Hindi (Latin) | left mein point karti index finger |
| Hungarian | kéz balra mutató ujjal |
| Icelandic | fingur bendir til vinstri |
| Igbo | àzụaka na-arụ aka akaèkpè |
| Irish | cúl corrmhéire ag díriú ar chlé |
| Javanese | geger tangan nuding ngiwa |
| Kalaallisut | venstre |
| Kannada | ಹಿಮ್ಮುಖ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕ ಎಡಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ |
| Kazakh | сол жаққа саусақпен қолды сыртқа қаратып көрсету |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | سول جاققا ساۋساقپەن قولدى سىرتقا قاراتىپ كورسەتۋ |
| Khmer | ចង្អុលទៅឆ្វេង |
| Kinyarwanda | urutoki rutunze ibumoso |
| Konkani | तर्जनी दाव्यान दाखोवपी हाताची फाट |
| Kyrgyz | сол тарапты көрсөткөн сөөмөй |
| Kʼicheʼ | k’utwiq’ab’ Kuk’ut pa Moxq’ab’ |
| Lao | ນິ້ວຊີ້ໄປຊ້າຍ |
| Latvian | pa kreisi vērsts rādītājpirksts |
| Lithuanian | į kairę pirštu rodanti ranka |
| Lower Sorbian | nalěwo pokazujucy drugi palc |
| Luxembourgish | no lénks weisende Fanger vun hanne gesinn |
| Macedonian | показалец свртен налево |
| Malay | jari telunjuk tunjuk kiri |
| Malayalam | ഇടത്തേക്ക് ചൂണ്ടുന്ന ചൂണ്ടുവിരൽ |
| Maltese | indiċi b’lura iipponta lejn ix-xellug |
| Marathi | मुठ्ठीच्या मागील बाजूने तर्जनी डावीकडे दर्शविणे |
| Mexican Spanish | mano apuntando índice a la izquierda |
| Mongolian | зүүн зүг зааж байгаа |
| Māori | kōroa tāmuri tohu mauī |
| Nepali | बायाँतिर देखाइरहेको उल्टो हातको चोर औंला |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Bakhánd Niá-Tọ́mb-Fínga De Pọínt Lẹft |
| Northern Sotho | letsogo la ka morago le šupile ka go le letshadi |
| Norwegian | peker mot venstre – bakhånd |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | peikar mot venstre – bakhand |
| Odia | ବାମକୁ ସୂଚାଉଥିବା ବାମ ତର୍ଜନୀର ପଛ ପଟ |
| Oromo | dugda harkaa bitatti akeeku |
| Pashto | د لاس شا له اړخه د اشاره ګوته چپ لور ته اشاره کوي |
| Punjabi | ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਉਂਗਲ |
| Punjabi (Arabic) | ہتھ دے مخالف پاسیوں شہادت دی انگلی نال اوتے کھبے اشارہ کردیاں ہوئیاں |
| Quechua | tʼupsi rukʼanawan lluqʼiman chimpuy |
| Romanian | dos de mână cu arătătorul spre stânga |
| Romansh | dies dal maun cun det che mussa a sanestra |
| Scottish Gaelic | druim na làimhe, colgag a’ tomhadh clì |
| Serbian | кажипрст који показује улево |
| Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | кажипрст који показује улијево |
| Serbian (Latin) | kažiprst koji pokazuje ulevo |
| Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | kažiprst koji pokazuje ulijevo |
| Shan | လင်မိုဝ်းၸီႉသၢႆႉ |
| Sindhi | کاٻي هٿ جي آڱر کاٻي طرف اشارو ڪندي |
| Sinhala | වමට යොමු වූ අත පිටුපස දබරැඟිල්ල |
| Slovak | ukazovák doľava |
| Slovenian | hrbtna stran dlani s kazalcem, ki kaže levo |
| Somali | Gacan tilmaamaysa bidix |
| Swahili | kidole cha shahada kinachoelekeza kushoto |
| Tajik | ангушти ишорат ба тарафи чап ишора карда истода |
| Tamil | இடது நோக்கி காட்டும் விரல் |
| Telugu | ఎడమ చూపుడు వేలు |
| Tigrinya | ናብ ጸጋም ዝሕብር መመልከቲ ናይ ድሕሪት ኢድ |
| Tongan | tuhu tuʻanima tonu ki hema |
| Tswana | lemorago la monwana o o supang o supile molemeng |
| Turkmen | çepi görkezýän el-arkasy süýem barmak |
| Upper Sorbian | pokazowak, kiž pokazuje dolěwa |
| Urdu | بائیں اشارہ کرتی بیک ہینڈ شہادت کی انگلی |
| Uyghur | ئارقىچە سولنى كۆرسەتكەن كۆرسەتكۈچ بارماق |
| Uzbek | ko‘rsatkich barmoq chapga |
| Welsh | mynegfys yr wrthlaw yn pwyntio i’r chwith |
| Wolof | ginaaw loxo buy joxoñ càmmoñ |
| Xhosa | isalathiso somva wesandla esalatha ekhohlo |
| Yoruba | Ẹyin Ọwọ Ti O Tọka Si Apa Osi |
| Yoruba (Benin) | Ɛyin Ɔwɔ Ti O Tɔka Si Apa Osi |
| Zulu | ukukhomba ngengemuva lesandla sokunxele ngomunwe wokukhomba |
Codes
- Code points
U+1F448- HTML
👈- CSS
\1F448- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F448}- Python
\U0001F448- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 91 88- UTF-16
D83D DC48- URL encoded
%F0%9F%91%88
Questions
What does the 👈 backhand index pointing left emoji mean?
A hand with the index finger pointing left, seen from the back of the hand. It directs attention to something on the left or to the item before it, like a previous message. Lists, captions and jokes use it as an arrow.
How do I type the 👈 emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “backhand index pointing left”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :point_left:.
When was the 👈 emoji added?
👈 was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.
What is the Unicode code point for 👈?
U+1F448. In HTML you can write 👈, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F448}.
Does 👈 come in different skin tones?
Yes. It comes in five skin tones: 👈🏻 light, 👈🏼 medium-light, 👈🏽 medium, 👈🏾 medium-dark and 👈🏿 dark.