# 🫵🏽 Index pointing at the viewer emoji: medium skin tone

🫵🏽 is the index pointing at the viewer emoji (🫵) with medium skin tone. It's 🫵 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 14.0 in 2021.

- Emoji: 🫵🏽
- Unicode name: index pointing at the viewer: medium skin tone
- Code points: U+1FAF5 U+1F3FD
- Category: People & body, Pointing fingers
- Added: Emoji 14.0 (2021)
- Base emoji: [🫵 Index pointing at the viewer](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-at-the-viewer-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-at-the-viewer-medium-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand with the index finger pointing straight at the viewer. It means 'you', as in calling someone out, picking them or saying 'I'm talking to you'. Writers use it to address the reader directly, challenge them or playfully accuse them.

## Other skin tones

- 🫵 [Index pointing at the viewer](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-at-the-viewer-emoji.md)
- 🫵🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-at-the-viewer-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF5 U+1F3FB
- 🫵🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-at-the-viewer-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF5 U+1F3FC
- 🫵🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-at-the-viewer-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF5 U+1F3FE
- 🫵🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-at-the-viewer-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1FAF5 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🫵🏽 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🫵 [Index pointing at the viewer](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-at-the-viewer-emoji.md) (U+1FAF5)
2. 🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)

## How to type 🫵🏽

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | dedo índice apuntándote a ti: tono de piel medio | apuntar, dedo índice apuntándote a ti, ti, tono de piel medio, tú |
| Français (fr) | index pointant vers l’utilisateur : peau légèrement mate | index pointant vers l’utilisateur, peau légèrement mate, pointer, toi |
| Deutsch (de) | auf Betrachter zeigender Zeigefinger: mittlere Hautfarbe | deuten, du, Finger, Fingerzeig, Hand, Handgeste, mittlere Hautfarbe, Sie, stupsen, Zeigefinger, zeigen |
| Italiano (it) | indice verso l’osservatore: carnagione olivastra | carnagione olivastra, dito puntato, indicare, indice puntato, indice verso l’osservatore, mano, puntare, tu |
| Português (pt) | indicador apontando para o visualizador: pele morena | aí, apontar, cutucar, dedo, indicador, indicador apontando para o visualizador, mão, pele morena, tu, você |
| Nederlands (nl) | wijsvinger die naar de kijker wijst: getinte huidskleur | aanwijzen, getinte huidskleur, hand, jij, vinger, wijsvinger die naar de kijker wijst, wijzen |
| Svenska (sv) | finger som pekar på mig: mellanfärgad hy | du, finger som pekar mot tittaren, finger som pekar på mig, mellanfärgad hy, mig, peka |
| Polski (pl) | palec wskazujący skierowany na patrzącego: karnacja średnia | karnacja średnia, palec wskazujący skierowany na patrzącego, ty, wskazywanie |
| Türkçe (tr) | karşıyı işaret eden işaret parmağı: orta cilt tonu | dürtmek, el, göstermek, işaret, işaret parmağı, karşıyı işaret eden işaret parmağı, onlar, orası, orta cilt tonu, parmak, sen |
| Русский (ru) | указательный палец на себя: средний тон кожи | жест, палец, показать, рука, средний тон кожи, ты, указательный, указывать |
| Українська (uk) | вказівний палець, що вказує на глядача: помірний тон шкіри | ви, вказівний палець, вказівний палець, що вказує на глядача, палець, показувати, помірний тон шкіри, рука, ти, тикати, указувати, що вказує на глядача |
| Ελληνικά (el) | δείκτης που δείχνει προς τον θεατή: μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος | δάχτυλο, δείκτης που δείχνει προς τον θεατή, δείχνω, εσύ, κατάδειξη, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية (ar) | إصبع السبابة يشير إلى الناظر: بشرة بلون معتدل | أنت, إشارة, إصبع, إصبع السبابة يشير إلى الناظر, السبابة, الناظر, بشرة بلون معتدل, وكز, يد |
| עברית (he) | אצבע מצביעה: גוון עור בינוני | אצבע, את, אתה, גוון עור בינוני, הצבעה עליך, להצביע, מצביע |
| فارسی (fa) | اشاره به بیننده: پوست طلایی | اشاره, اشاره به بیننده, اشاره کردن, افراد, انگشت, بدن, پوست طلایی, تو, دست, سقلمه, سیخونک زدن, شما |
| हिन्दी (hi) | दर्शक की ओर इशारा करती हुई तर्जनी उंगली: गेहुँआ त्वचा | आप, इशारा, इशारा करना, उंगली दिखाना, गेहुँआ त्वचा, तुम, दर्शक की ओर इशारा करती हुई तर्जनी उंगली, पोक, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | দর্শকদের দিকে উদ্দ্যেশ্য করে তর্জনী: মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ | আঙ্গুল, উদ্দেশ্য, এই যে, খোঁচা মারা, তুমি, দর্শকদের দিকে উদ্দ্যেশ্য করে তর্জনী, পয়েন্ট, মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | jari telunjuk menunjuk penonton: warna kulit sedang | Anda, jari, jari telunjuk menunjuk penonton, kamu, menunjuk, telunjuk, tunjuk, warna kulit sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | ngón trỏ chỉ vào người xem: màu da trung bình | bạn, màu da trung bình, ngón trỏ chỉ vào người xem, trỏ |
| ไทย (th) | นิ้วชี้ไปที่ผู้ดู: โทนผิวสีเหลือง | คุณ, จิ้ม, ชี้หน้า, โทนผิวสีเหลือง, นิ้ว, ไปที่, ผู้ดู, มือ, สั่ง |
| 日本語 (ja) | 人を指差している手: 中間の肌色 | おまえだ, 中間の肌色, 人を指差している手, 手, 指, 指差し, 指摘 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 보는 사람을 가리키는 검지: 갈색 피부 | 가리키기, 가리키다, 갈색 피부, 너, 당신, 보는 사람을 가리키는 검지, 상대방, 손, 손가락, 찌르다 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 指向观察者的食指: 中等肤色 | 中等肤色, 伸出手指, 你, 戳, 手指, 指, 指向, 指向观察者的食指 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 食指朝向觀眾：淺褐皮膚 | 你, 對準, 您, 戳, 手, 手指, 指, 指向, 淺褐皮膚, 食指朝向觀眾 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): wysvinger na kyker: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): indɛse rekyerɛ ɔhwɛfoɔ no so: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): gishti tregues nga shikuesi: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): ወደ ተመልካቹ በጣት መጠቆም: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): դիտողին ուղղված ցուցամատ․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): দৰ্শকৰ ফালে তৰ্জনী আঙুলি দেখুওৱা: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): tamaşaçıya işarə edən barmaq: orta dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ҡараусыға күрһәтеүсе бармаҡ: уртаса тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): ikusleari seinalatzen dion erakuslea: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): указальны палец накіраваны на гледача: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): kažiprst uperen u gledaoca: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): показалец, сочещ към гледащия: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): ကြည့်သူဘက်လှည့်ပြီး လက်ညှိုးထိုးခြင်း − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): index pointant vers l’utilisateur : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 食指指向觀眾: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 食指指向观众: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): índex que assenyala l’espectador: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᎦᏰᏌᏛ ᎠᏓᏚᎯᏍᏙᏗ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 食指指向觀眾：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): шӗвӗр пӳрне: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): kažiprst uperen prema gledatelju: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): ukazováček namířený na diváka: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): peger på seeren: medium teint
- Estonian (et): vaataja poole osutav nimetissõrm: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): indicador a apontar para o espetador: tipo de pele 4
- Faroese (fo): peikar eftir tær: miðal húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): hintuturong nakaturo sa tumitingin: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): etusormi osoittaa katsojaa: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): dedo índice apuntando de fronte: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): საჩვენებელი თითი თავისკენ მიუთითებს: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): દર્શક તરફ નિર્દેશ કરતી તર્જની: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): yatsa yana nuna mai kallo: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): viewer ki taraf pont karti index finger: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): felhasználóra mutató ujj: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): vísifingur bendir á áhorfandann: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): mkpịsị aka na-atu na mmadu: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): corrmhéar ag díriú ar an mbreathnóir: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): driji panuduh seng ngewasi: kulit kuning
- Kabyle (kab): ccahed iwehhan ɣer useqdac: taglimt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ವೀಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ತೋರುಬೆರಳು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): тіке қаратылған қол: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تىكە قاراتىلعان قول: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាចង្អុលម្រាមចង្អុលទៅអ្នកមើល: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Konkani (kok): पळोवप्याकडेन दाखोवपी बोट: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): көрүүчүгө багытталган сөөмөй: орточо
- Lao (lo): ນີ້ວຊີ້ຊີ້ຜູ້ຊົມ: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): rādītājpirksts pret sevi: vidējs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): dio longâ ch’o ponta à l’osservatô: carnaxon cô d’öiva
- Lithuanian (lt): į žiūrovą rodantis smilius: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): pokazowaŕ, wusměrjony na glědajucego: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): показалец покажува кон гледачот: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): jari telunjuk menunjuk ke arah pemandang: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): കാഴ്ചക്കാരന് നേരെ ചൂണ്ടുന്ന വിരൽ: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Marathi (mr): समोरच्या व्यक्तिकडे बोट दाखविणारा हात: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): үзэгч рүү долоовор хуруугаар заах: дунд зэргийн
- Nepali (ne): दर्शकतर्फ चोर औँला देखाएको: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Sẹ́kọ́n Fínga De Pọínt Di Pẹ́sin Wé De Luk: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): pekefinger peker på leseren: hudtype 4
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): peikefinger peiker på lesaren: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ଦର୍ଶକଙ୍କୁ ସୂଚାଉଥିବା ସୂଚକାଙ୍କ: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): quba akeektuu gara isa ilaaluutti qiyyaafate: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): اشاره ګوته د لیدونکي لور ته اشاره کوي: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਦਰਸ਼ਕ ਵੱਲ ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਉਂਗਲ: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): indice rukanawan chimpusqa qawaqman: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): deget arătător îndreptat spre privitor: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): det mussader che mussa sin mai: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): colgag a’ tomhadh ort: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): кажипрст који показује према гледаоцу: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): кажипрст који показује према гледаоцу: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): kažiprst koji pokazuje prema gledaocu: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): kažiprst koji pokazuje prema gledaocu: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ၸီႉတေႃႇၵူၼ်းတူၺ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): ڏسڻي آڱر ڏسڻ واري ڏانھن اشارو ڪندي: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): නරඹන්නා දෙසට යොමු කළ දබරැඟිල්ල: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): ukazovanie ukazovákom: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): kazalec, usmerjen v opazovalca: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): tusmo tilmaame daawadaha: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): kidole cha shahada kinachomwelekea mtazamaji: ngozi ya kahawia
- Tamil (ta): பார்வையாளரைச் சுட்டிக்காட்டும் ஆள்காட்டி விரல்: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): వీక్షకులను చూపుతున్న చూపుడు వేలు: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ጠቋሚ ናብ ተዓዛቢ ዝሕብር፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): tuhu tonu ki muʻa: kili melomelo
- Turkmen (tk): tomaşaça gönükdirilen süýem barmak: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): pokazowak, wusměrjeny na hladaceho: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): دیکھنے والے کی طرف اشارہ کرتی انگلی: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): tomoshabinga qaragan koʻrsatkich barmoq: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bys mynegai yn pwyntio at y gwyliwr: arlliw croen canolog
- Yoruba (yo): títọ́ka sí olùwòran: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): títɔ́ka sí olùwòran: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): umunwe ukhomba umbukeli: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FAF5 U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `🫵🏽` |
| CSS | `\1FAF5\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FAF5}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001FAF5\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AB B5 F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DEF5 D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AB%B5%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## Questions

### What does 🫵🏽 mean?

A hand with the index finger pointing straight at the viewer. It means 'you', as in calling someone out, picking them or saying 'I'm talking to you'. Writers use it to address the reader directly, challenge them or playfully accuse them. 🫵🏽 shows it with medium skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🫵🏽 and 🫵?

🫵🏽 is the 🫵 index pointing at the viewer emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🫵 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1FAF5 U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 🫵🏽?

Find 🫵 in your emoji keyboard by searching “index pointing at the viewer”, then press and hold it and choose medium 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+1FAF5 U+1F3FD. In HTML you can write 🫵🏽

### When was 🫵🏽 added?

It was added in Emoji 14.0, released in 2021.

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