# 👉🏻 Backhand index pointing right emoji: light skin tone

👉🏻 is the backhand index pointing right emoji (👉) with light skin tone. It's 👉 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 👉🏻
- Unicode name: backhand index pointing right: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F449 U+1F3FB
- Category: People & body, Pointing fingers
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [👉 Backhand index pointing right](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-right-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-right-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand with the index finger pointing right, seen from the back of the hand. It directs attention to something on the right or next, as in lists, links and calls to action. Paired with the left-pointing hand, it also forms a shy, bashful pose of two fingertips nervously tapping together.

## Other skin tones

- 👉 [Backhand index pointing right](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-right-emoji.md)
- 👉🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-right-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F449 U+1F3FC
- 👉🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-right-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F449 U+1F3FD
- 👉🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-right-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F449 U+1F3FE
- 👉🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-right-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F449 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

👉🏻 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 👉 [Backhand index pointing right](https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-right-emoji.md) (U+1F449)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)

## How to type 👉🏻

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “backhand index pointing right”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “backhand index pointing right”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “backhand index pointing right”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “backhand index pointing right”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | dorso de mano con índice a la derecha: tono de piel claro | dedo, derecha, dorso de mano con índice a la derecha, índice, mano, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | main avec index pointant à droite : peau claire | doigt, droite, index, index pointé vers la droite, main, main avec index pointant à droite, peau claire |
| Deutsch (de) | nach rechts weisender Zeigefinger: helle Hautfarbe | Finger, Handrückseite, helle Hautfarbe, rechts, weisen, Zeigefinger, zeigen |
| Italiano (it) | indice verso destra: carnagione chiara | a destra, carnagione chiara, destra, di là, dito, dito indice, dito verso destra, indicare, indice verso destra, mano |
| Português (pt) | dorso da mão com indicador apontando para a direita: pele clara | apontar, costas, dedo, direita, dorso, indicador, mão, pele clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | achterkant van hand met naar rechts wijzende wijsvinger: lichte huidskleur | achterkant, hand, lichte huidskleur, rechts, vinger, wijs, wijsvinger, wijzen |
| Svenska (sv) | högerpekande finger: ljus hy | högerpekande finger, ljus hy, peka åt höger, pekfinger |
| Polski (pl) | dłoń z palcem wskazującym w prawo: karnacja jasna | dłoń z palcem wskazującym w prawo, karnacja jasna, palec, palec w prawo, prawa strona, ręka, tam, w prawo, wskazujący |
| Türkçe (tr) | elinin tersiyle sağı gösteren işaret parmağı: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, el, elin arkası, elinin tersiyle sağı gösteren işaret parmağı, işaret parmağı, parmak, sağı gösteren parmak |
| Русский (ru) | указывающий направо палец: очень светлый тон кожи | вправо, жест, направление, направо, очень светлый тон кожи, палец, рука, тыльная, указательный, указывать, указывающий |
| Українська (uk) | палець тильним боком, що вказує вправо: світлий тон шкіри | вказівний, палець, палець тильним боком, палець тильним боком, що вказує вправо, показувати, рука, світлий тон шкіри, указувати, управо, що вказує вправо |
| Ελληνικά (el) | δείκτης χεριού προς τα δεξιά: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, δάχτυλο, δείκτης, δείκτης χεριού προς τα δεξιά, δείχνω, δείχνω ότι είναι σωστό, δείχνω το σωστό, δεξιά, σώμα, σωστός, χέρι, χτύπημα |
| العربية (ar) | إصبع لليمين: بشرة بلون فاتح | إشارة, إصبع, إصبع لليمين, السبابة, بشرة بلون فاتح, تأشير, يد, يمين |
| עברית (he) | גב יד מצביעה ימינה: גוון עור בהיר | אצבע, גוון עור בהיר, יד, ימינה, להצביע, מצביעה, צד ימין |
| فارسی (fa) | اشاره به راست: پوست سفید | اشاره, اشاره به راست, انگشت, بدن, پشت دست, پوست سفید, دست |
| हिन्दी (hi) | दाईं ओर इशारा करती तर्जनी: गोरी त्वचा | अंगुलि, उंगली, गोरी त्वचा, तर्जनी अंगुलि, दाईं ओर इशारा करती तर्जनी, दाएं अंगुलि, दाएं इशारा करती ऊंगली, दाएँ ओर इशारा करती ऊँगली, पीछे का हाथ, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | ডানে ইশারা করা উল্টো হাতের তর্জনী: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | আঙ্গুল, আঙ্গুল দিয়ে দেখানো, ডানদিকে ইশারা করা, ডানে ইশারা করা উল্টো হাতের তর্জনী, পয়েন্ট, ব্যাকহ্যান্ড, শরীর, সূচক, হাত, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | menunjuk ke arah kanan: warna kulit cerah | badan, jari, kanan, menunjuk ke arah kanan, organ, tangan, telunjuk, tubuh, tunjuk, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | ngón trỏ trái chỉ sang phải: màu da sáng | chỉ, màu da sáng, mu bàn tay, ngón tay, ngón trỏ, ngón trỏ trái chỉ sang phải, tay |
| ไทย (th) | นิ้วชี้ทางขวา: โทนผิวสีขาว | ขวา, ชี้, โทนผิวสีขาว, นิ้ว, นิ้วชี้ทางขวา, มือ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 右指差し: 薄い肌色 | 右, 右指差し, 手, 指, 指差し, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 오른쪽을 가리키는 손등: 하얀 피부 | 검지손가락, 색인, 손, 손가락, 손가락 오른쪽으로, 손가락으로 오른쪽 가리키기, 손등, 오른쪽, 오른쪽을 가리키는 검지손가락, 오른쪽을 가리키는 손등, 인덱스, 하얀 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 反手食指向右指: 较浅肤色 | 反手, 反手食指向右指, 向右指, 手, 指右, 较浅肤色, 食指 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 右：白皮膚 | 右, 手, 指, 指向右方, 白皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): wysvingerrughand wat regs wys: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsaakyi indɛse a ɛkyerɛ nifa so: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): gisht tregues i drejtuar djathtas: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): የቀኝ አይበሉባ እጅ የተቀሰረ አመልካች ጣት: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): դեպի աջ ուղղված ցուցամատ․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): বাওঁহাতৰ তৰ্জনী আঙুলি সোঁফালে নিৰ্দেশ কৰা: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sağı göstərən sol əlin işarə barmağı: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): уңға күрһәтеүсе ҡул арты: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): eskuinera seinalatzen ari den hatz erakuslea: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): рука з указальным пальцам управа: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): pokazivanje kažiprstom udesno: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): показалец, сочещ надясно: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ညာသို့ ညွှန်ပြနေသည့် လက်ပြန် အညွှန်း − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): main avec index pointant à droite : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 反手指向右邊: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 反手指向右边: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): dit índex que apunta cap a la dreta: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎣᏂᏗᏜᎪᏯᏗ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᏎᎯ ᎠᎦᏘᏏ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): сылтӑмалла кӑтартакан пӳрне: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): kažiprst koji pokazuje udesno: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): ruka s prstem ukazujícím vpravo: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): peger mod højre: lys teint
- Estonian (et): paremale osutav sõrm: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): costas da mão com dedo indicador a apontar para a direita: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): fremstifingur peikar til høgru: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): backhand ng hintuturo na nakaturo sa kanan: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kämmenselkä ja etusormi oikealle: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): índice apuntando á dereita: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): ხელის ზურგიდან მარჯვნივ გაშვერილი საჩვენებელი თითი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): જમણી બાજુ ચીંધતી આંગળી: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): ɗan ali na baya mai nunawa dama: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): right mein point karti index finger: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): kéz jobbra mutató ujjal: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): fingur bendir til hægri: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): àzụaka na-arụ aka akanri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): cúl corrmhéire ag díriú ar dheis: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): geger tangan nuding nengen: kulit putih
- Kabyle (kab): afus s udebbuz yerran s ayeffus: taglimt taceɛlalt
- Kannada (kn): ಹಿಮ್ಮುಖ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕ ಬಲಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): оң жаққа саусақпен қолды сыртқа қаратып көрсету: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): وڭ جاققا ساۋساقپەن قولدى سىرتقا قاراتىپ كورسەتۋ: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ចង្អុលទៅស្តាំ: សម្បុរស
- Kinyarwanda (rw): urutoki rutunze iburyo: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
- Konkani (kok): तर्जनी उजव्यान दाखोवपी हाताची फाट: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): оң тарапты көрсөткөн сөөмөй: акжуумал
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): k’utwiq’ab’ Kuk’ut pa Wikiq’ab’: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ນິ້ວຊີ້ໄປຂວາ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): pa labi vērsts rādītājpirksts: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): dorso da man ch’a mostra a-a drita: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): į dešinę pirštu rodanti ranka: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): napšawo pokazujucy drugii palc: swětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): no riets weisende Fanger vun hanne gesinn: hell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): показалец свртен надесно: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): jari telunjuk tunjuk kanan: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): വലത്തേക്ക് ചൂണ്ടുന്ന ചൂണ്ടുവിരൽ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): indiċi b’lura li jipponta lejn il-lemin: ton ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): मुठ्ठीच्या मागील बाजूने तर्जनी उजवीकडे दर्शविणे: उजळ त्वचा
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): mano apuntando índice a la derecha: tono de piel claro
- Mongolian (mn): баруун зүг зааж байгаа: цайвар
- Māori (mi): kōroa tāmuri tohu matau: kiri āhua māmā
- Nepali (ne): दायाँतिर देखाइरहेको उल्टो हातको चोर औंला: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Bakhánd Niá-Tọ́mb-Fínga De Pọínt Rait: Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): letsogo la ka morago le šupile ka go le letona: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
- Norwegian (no): peker mot høyre – bakhånd: hudtype 1–2
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): peikar mot høgre – bakhand: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ଡାହାଣକୁ ସୂଚାଉଥିବା ହାତର ପଛପଟ ତର୍ଜନୀ ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dugda harkaa mirgatti akeeku: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): د لاس شا له اړخه د اشاره ګوته ښي لور ته اشاره کوي: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਸੱਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਉਂਗਲ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ہتھ دے مخالف پاسیوں شہادت دی انگلی نال سجے اشارہ کردیاں ہوئیاں: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tʼupsi rukʼanawan pañaman chimpuy: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): dos de mână cu arătătorul spre dreapta: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): dies dal maun cun det che mussa a dretga: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): druim na làimhe, colgag a’ tomhadh deas: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): кажипрст који показује удесно: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): кажипрст који показује удесно: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): kažiprst koji pokazuje udesno: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): kažiprst koji pokazuje udesno: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): လင်မိုဝ်းၸီႉၶႂႃ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): کاٻي هٿ جي آڱر ساڄي طرف اشارو ڪندي: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): දකුණට යොමු වූ අත පිටුපස දබරැඟිල්ල: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): ukazovák doprava: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): hrbtna stran dlani s kazalcem, ki kaže desno: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): gacan tilmaamaysa midig: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): kidole cha shahada kinachoelekeza kulia: ngozi nyeupe
- Tajik (tg): ангушти ишорат ба тарафи рост ишора карда истода: ранги равшани пӯст
- Tamil (ta): வலது நோக்கி காட்டும் விரல்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): కుడి చూపుడు వేలు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ናብ የማን ዝሕብር መመልከቲ ንድሕሪት፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tuhu tuʻanima tonu ki mataʻu: kili hinehina
- Tswana (tn): lemorago la monwana o o supang o supile mojeng: letlalo le lesweu
- Turkmen (tk): sagy görkezýän el-arkasy süýem barmak: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): pokazowak, kiž pokazuje doprawa: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): دائیں اشارہ کرتی بیک ہینڈ شہادت کی انگلی: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئارقىچە ئوڭنى كۆرسەتكەن كۆرسەتكۈچ بارماق: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): ko‘rsatkich barmoq oʻngga: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): mynegfys yr wrthlaw yn pwyntio i’r dde: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): ginaaw loxo buy joxoñ ndijoor: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Xhosa (xh): isalathiso somva wesandla esalatha ekunene: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
- Yoruba (yo): Ẹyin Ọwọ Ti O Tọka Si Apa Ọtun: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ɛyin Ɔwɔ Ti O Tɔka Si Apa Ɔtun: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): ukukhomba ngengemuva lesandla sokudla ngomunwe wokukhomba: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F449 U+1F3FB` |
| HTML | `👉🏻` |
| CSS | `\1F449\1F3FB` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F449}\u{1F3FB}` |
| Python | `\U0001F449\U0001F3FB` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 91 89 F0 9F 8F BB` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC49 D83C DFFB` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%91%89%F0%9F%8F%BB` |

## Questions

### What does 👉🏻 mean?

A hand with the index finger pointing right, seen from the back of the hand. It directs attention to something on the right or next, as in lists, links and calls to action. Paired with the left-pointing hand, it also forms a shy, bashful pose of two fingertips nervously tapping together. 👉🏻 shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 👉🏻 and 👉?

👉🏻 is the 👉 backhand index pointing right emoji with light skin tone. It's 👉 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F449 U+1F3FB.

### How do I type 👉🏻?

Find 👉 in your emoji keyboard by searching “backhand index pointing right”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 👉🏻?

U+1F449 U+1F3FB. In HTML you can write 👉🏻

### When was 👉🏻 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/backhand-index-pointing-right-light-skin-tone-emoji