# 👈 Backhand index pointing left emoji

👈 Backhand index pointing left is an emoji in the pointing fingers set of People & body. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010 and comes in five skin tones. Related words: finger, hand and point.

- Emoji: 👈
- Unicode name: backhand index pointing left
- Code points: U+1F448
- Category: People & body, Pointing fingers
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :point_left:
- Keywords: backhand, finger, hand, index, left, point, pointing
- Page: https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-left-emoji

## What it means

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.

## Skin tones

- 👈🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-left-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F448 U+1F3FB
- 👈🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-left-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F448 U+1F3FC
- 👈🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-left-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F448 U+1F3FD
- 👈🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-left-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F448 U+1F3FE
- 👈🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-left-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F448 U+1F3FF

## 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 (es) | dorso de mano con índice a la izquierda | dedo, dorso de mano con índice a la izquierda, índice, izquierda, mano |
| Français (fr) | main avec index pointant à gauche | doigt, gauche, index, index pointé vers la gauche, main, main avec index pointant à gauche |
| Deutsch (de) | nach links weisender Zeigefinger | Finger, Handrückseite, links, weisen, Zeigefinger, zeigen |
| Italiano (it) | indice verso sinistra | direzione, dito, dito verso sinistra, indicare, indice, indice verso sinistra, là, mano, sinistra |
| Português (pt) | dorso da mão com indicador apontando para a esquerda | costas, dedo, dorso, esquerda, indicador, mão |
| Nederlands (nl) | achterkant van hand met naar links wijzende wijsvinger | achterkant, hand, links, vinger, wijs, wijsvinger, wijzen |
| Svenska (sv) | vänsterpekande finger | peka åt vänster, pekfinger, vänsterpekande finger |
| Polski (pl) | dłoń z palcem wskazującym w lewo | dłoń z palcem wskazującym w lewo, lewa strona, palec, palec w lewo, ręka, tam, w lewo, wskazujący |
| Türkçe (tr) | elinin tersiyle solu gösteren işaret parmağı | el, elin arkası, elinin tersiyle solu gösteren işaret parmağı, işaret parmağı, parmak, solu gösteren parmak |
| Русский (ru) | указывающий налево палец | влево, жест, налево, направление, палец, рука, тыльная, указательный, указывать, указывающий |
| Українська (uk) | палець тильним боком, що вказує вліво | вліво, палець, показувати, рука, тильний бік, що вказує |
| Ελληνικά (el) | δείκτης χεριού προς τα αριστερά | δάχτυλο, δείκτης, δείκτης χεριού προς τα αριστερά, δείχνω, σώμα, χέρι, χτύπημα |
| العربية (ar) | إصبع لليسار | إشارة, إصبع, إصبع لليسار, السبابة, تأشير, يد, يسار |
| עברית (he) | גב יד מצביעה שמאלה | אצבע, יד, להצביע, מצביעה, צד שמאל, שמאלה |
| فارسی (fa) | اشاره به چپ | اشاره, اشاره به چپ, انگشت, بدن, پشت دست, دست |
| हिन्दी (hi) | 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 (bn) | বামে ইশারা করা উল্টো হাতের তর্জনী | আঙ্গুল, বামে ইশারা করা উল্টো হাতের তর্জনী, ব্যাকহ্যান্ড, শরীর, সূচক, হাত |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | menunjuk ke arah kiri | badan, jari, kiri, menunjuk ke arah kiri, organ, tangan, telunjuk, tubuh, tunjuk |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | ngón trỏ trái chỉ sang trái | chỉ, mu bàn tay, ngón tay, ngón trỏ, ngón trỏ trái chỉ sang trái, tay |
| ไทย (th) | นิ้วชี้ทางซ้าย | ชี้, ซ้าย, ท่าทาง, ทิศ, นิ้ว, หลังมือ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 左指差し | 左, 左指差し, 手, 指, 指差し |
| 한국어 (ko) | 왼쪽을 가리키는 손등 | 검지손가락, 색인, 손, 손가락, 손가락 왼쪽으로, 손가락으로 왼쪽 가리키기, 왼쪽, 왼쪽을 가리키는 검지손가락, 왼쪽을 가리키는 손등, 인덱스 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 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） (zh-Hant) | 左 | 反手, 左, 手, 手指向左, 指 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): wysvingerrughand wat links wys
- Akan (ak): nsaakyi indɛse a ɛkyerɛ benkum so
- Albanian (sq): gishti tregues që tregon majtas
- Amharic (am): የግራ አይበሉባ እጅ የተቀሰረ አመልካች ጣት
- Armenian (hy): դեպի ձախ ուղղված ցուցամատ
- Assamese (as): বাওঁহাতৰ তৰ্জনী আঙুলি বাওঁফালে নিৰ্দেশ কৰা
- Azerbaijani (az): solu göstərən sol əlin işarə barmağı
- Bashkir (ba): һулға күрһәтеүсе ҡул арты
- Basque (eu): ezkerrera seinalatzen ari den hatz erakuslea
- Belarusian (be): рука з указальным пальцам улева
- Bosnian (bs): pokazivanje kažiprstom ulijevo
- Breton (br): dorn gant biz o vukañ a-gleiz
- Bulgarian (bg): показалец, сочещ наляво
- Burmese (my): ဘယ်သို့ ညွှန်ပြနေသည့် လက်ပြန် အညွှန်း
- Cantonese (yue): 反手指向左邊
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 反手指向左边
- Catalan (ca): dit índex que apunta cap a l’esquerra
- Cherokee (chr): ᎣᏂᏗᏜᎪᏯᏗ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᏎᎯ ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ
- Chuvash (cv): сулахаялла кӑтартакан пӳрне
- Croatian (hr): kažiprst koji pokazuje ulijevo
- Czech (cs): ruka s prstem ukazujícím vlevo
- Danish (da): peger mod venstre
- Estonian (et): vasakule osutav sõrm
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): costas da mão com dedo indicador a apontar para a esquerda
- Faroese (fo): fremstifingur peikar til vinstru
- Filipino (fil): backhand ng hintuturo na nakaturo sa kaliwa
- Finnish (fi): kämmenselkä ja etusormi vasemmalle
- Galician (gl): índice apuntando á esquerda
- Georgian (ka): ხელის ზურგიდან მარხცნივ გაშვერილი საჩვენებელი თითი
- Gujarati (gu): ડાબી બાજુ ચીંધતી આંગળી
- Hausa (ha): ɗan ali na baya mai nunawa hagu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): left mein point karti index finger
- Hungarian (hu): kéz balra mutató ujjal
- Icelandic (is): fingur bendir til vinstri
- Igbo (ig): àzụaka na-arụ aka akaèkpè
- Irish (ga): cúl corrmhéire ag díriú ar chlé
- Javanese (jv): geger tangan nuding ngiwa
- Kalaallisut (kl): venstre
- Kannada (kn): ಹಿಮ್ಮುಖ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕ ಎಡಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
- Kazakh (kk): сол жаққа саусақпен қолды сыртқа қаратып көрсету
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): سول جاققا ساۋساقپەن قولدى سىرتقا قاراتىپ كورسەتۋ
- Khmer (km): ចង្អុលទៅឆ្វេង
- Kinyarwanda (rw): urutoki rutunze ibumoso
- Konkani (kok): तर्जनी दाव्यान दाखोवपी हाताची फाट
- Kyrgyz (ky): сол тарапты көрсөткөн сөөмөй
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): k’utwiq’ab’ Kuk’ut pa Moxq’ab’
- Lao (lo): ນິ້ວຊີ້ໄປຊ້າຍ
- Latvian (lv): pa kreisi vērsts rādītājpirksts
- Lithuanian (lt): į kairę pirštu rodanti ranka
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): nalěwo pokazujucy drugi palc
- Luxembourgish (lb): no lénks weisende Fanger vun hanne gesinn
- Macedonian (mk): показалец свртен налево
- Malay (ms): jari telunjuk tunjuk kiri
- Malayalam (ml): ഇടത്തേക്ക് ചൂണ്ടുന്ന ചൂണ്ടുവിരൽ
- Maltese (mt): indiċi b’lura iipponta lejn ix-xellug
- Marathi (mr): मुठ्ठीच्या मागील बाजूने तर्जनी डावीकडे दर्शविणे
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): mano apuntando índice a la izquierda
- Mongolian (mn): зүүн зүг зааж байгаа
- Māori (mi): kōroa tāmuri tohu mauī
- Nepali (ne): बायाँतिर देखाइरहेको उल्टो हातको चोर औंला
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Bakhánd Niá-Tọ́mb-Fínga De Pọínt Lẹft
- Northern Sotho (nso): letsogo la ka morago le šupile ka go le letshadi
- Norwegian (no): peker mot venstre – bakhånd
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): peikar mot venstre – bakhand
- Odia (or): ବାମକୁ ସୂଚାଉଥିବା ବାମ ତର୍ଜନୀର ପଛ ପଟ
- Oromo (om): dugda harkaa bitatti akeeku
- Pashto (ps): د لاس شا له اړخه د اشاره ګوته چپ لور ته اشاره کوي
- Punjabi (pa): ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਉਂਗਲ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ہتھ دے مخالف پاسیوں شہادت دی انگلی نال اوتے کھبے اشارہ کردیاں ہوئیاں
- Quechua (qu): tʼupsi rukʼanawan lluqʼiman chimpuy
- Romanian (ro): dos de mână cu arătătorul spre stânga
- Romansh (rm): dies dal maun cun det che mussa a sanestra
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): druim na làimhe, colgag a’ tomhadh clì
- Serbian (sr): кажипрст који показује улево
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): кажипрст који показује улијево
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): kažiprst koji pokazuje ulevo
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): kažiprst koji pokazuje ulijevo
- Shan (shn): လင်မိုဝ်းၸီႉသၢႆႉ
- Sindhi (sd): کاٻي هٿ جي آڱر کاٻي طرف اشارو ڪندي
- Sinhala (si): වමට යොමු වූ අත පිටුපස දබරැඟිල්ල
- Slovak (sk): ukazovák doľava
- Slovenian (sl): hrbtna stran dlani s kazalcem, ki kaže levo
- Somali (so): Gacan tilmaamaysa bidix
- Swahili (sw): kidole cha shahada kinachoelekeza kushoto
- Tajik (tg): ангушти ишорат ба тарафи чап ишора карда истода
- Tamil (ta): இடது நோக்கி காட்டும் விரல்
- Telugu (te): ఎడమ చూపుడు వేలు
- Tigrinya (ti): ናብ ጸጋም ዝሕብር መመልከቲ ናይ ድሕሪት ኢድ
- Tongan (to): tuhu tuʻanima tonu ki hema
- Tswana (tn): lemorago la monwana o o supang o supile molemeng
- Turkmen (tk): çepi görkezýän el-arkasy süýem barmak
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): pokazowak, kiž pokazuje dolěwa
- Urdu (ur): بائیں اشارہ کرتی بیک ہینڈ شہادت کی انگلی
- Uyghur (ug): ئارقىچە سولنى كۆرسەتكەن كۆرسەتكۈچ بارماق
- Uzbek (uz): ko‘rsatkich barmoq chapga
- Welsh (cy): mynegfys yr wrthlaw yn pwyntio i’r chwith
- Wolof (wo): ginaaw loxo buy joxoñ càmmoñ
- Xhosa (xh): isalathiso somva wesandla esalatha ekhohlo
- Yoruba (yo): Ẹyin Ọwọ Ti O Tọka Si Apa Osi
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ɛyin Ɔwɔ Ti O Tɔka Si Apa Osi
- Zulu (zu): ukukhomba ngengemuva lesandla sokunxele ngomunwe wokukhomba

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| 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.

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