# ☝️ Index pointing up emoji

☝️ Index pointing up 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, point and this.

- Emoji: ☝️
- Unicode name: index pointing up
- Code points: U+261D U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, Pointing fingers
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :point_up:
- Keywords: finger, hand, index, point, pointing, this, up
- Page: https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-up-emoji

## What it means

A hand with a single index finger pointing straight up. 'Number one', 'attention' and 'listen up' are its meanings, and it is used to stress a point or add a know-it-all tone. It can also refer to what was just said above.

## Skin tones

- ☝🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-up-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+261D U+1F3FB
- ☝🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-up-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+261D U+1F3FC
- ☝🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-up-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+261D U+1F3FD
- ☝🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-up-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+261D U+1F3FE
- ☝🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/index-pointing-up-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+261D U+1F3FF

## How to type ☝️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “index pointing up”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “index pointing up”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “index pointing up”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “index pointing up”.
- GitHub: Type :point_up: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | dedo índice hacia arriba | apuntar, arriba, dedo, dedo índice hacia arriba, mano |
| Français (fr) | index pointant vers le haut | doigt, haut, index, index pointant vers le haut, index pointé vers le haut, main, moi |
| Deutsch (de) | nach oben weisender Zeigefinger von vorne | Finger, Hand, Handvorderseite, hier, melden, oben, weisen, Zeigefinger, zeigen |
| Italiano (it) | indice verso l’alto | dito, dito verso l’alto, in alto, indicare, indice verso l’alto, io, sopra, tu |
| Português (pt) | indicador apontando para cima | dedo, dedo apontando para cima, eu, indicador, indicador apontando para cima, mão |
| Nederlands (nl) | omhoog wijzende wijsvinger | dit, hand, omhoog, vinger, wijs, wijsvinger, wijzen |
| Svenska (sv) | finger upp | finger, finger upp, förmaning, peka |
| Polski (pl) | palec wskazujący w górę | do góry, góra, palec, palec wskazujący w górę, ręka, w górę, wskazujący |
| Türkçe (tr) | yukarıyı gösteren işaret parmağı | beden, el, gösterme, işaret parmağı, izin isteme, parmak, yukarı, yukarıyı gösteren işaret parmağı |
| Русский (ru) | указательный палец вверх | вверх, внимание, направление, палец, послушайте, рука, указательный |
| Українська (uk) | вказівний палець, що вказує вгору | вгору, вказівний, зауважте, палець, рука, увага, угору, указувати, хвилинку, цей |
| Ελληνικά (el) | δείκτης χεριού προς τα επάνω | αυτό, δάχτυλο, δείκτης, δείκτης χεριού προς τα επάνω, δείχνω, επάνω, σώμα, χέρι |
| العربية (ar) | سبابة يشير لأعلى | أعلى, إشارة, إصبع, تأشير, جسد, سبابة, سبابة لأعلى, سبابة يشير لأعلى, فوق, يد |
| עברית (he) | יד מצביעה למעלה | אצבע, הכי טוב, יד, להצביע, למעלה, מצביעה, מקום ראשון |
| فارسی (fa) | اشاره به بالا | اشاره, اشاره به بالا, انگشت, بالا, بدن, دست |
| हिन्दी (hi) | ऊपर की ओर इशारा करती तर्जनी | उंगली, ऊपर, ऊपर इशारा करती हुई उंगली, ऊपर की ओर इशारा करती तर्जनी, पॉइंट, शरीर, सूचकांक, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | উপরের দিকে ইশারা করা | আঙ্গুল, আপ, উপরের দিকে ইশারা করা, উপরের দিকে দেখানো, পয়েন্ট, শরীর, হাত |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | menunjuk ke atas | atas, badan, jari, menunjuk ke atas, satu, tangan, telunjuk, tubuh, tunjuk |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | ngón trỏ chỉ lên trên | chỉ, lên, ngón tay, ngón trỏ, ngón trỏ chỉ lên trên, tay |
| ไทย (th) | นิ้วชี้ขึ้น | ขึ้น, ชี้, นิ้ว, บน, มือ, เหนือ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 上指差し | 上, 上指差し, 手, 指差し |
| 한국어 (ko) | 위쪽을 가리키는 손 | 가리키기, 검지, 색인, 손, 손가락, 위쪽을 가리키는 손, 이거, 인덱스 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 食指向上指 | 向上指, 手, 指上, 食指, 食指向上指 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 注意 | 提示, 提醒, 注意, 食指 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): wysvinger wat op wys
- Akan (ak): indɛse rekyerɛ soro
- Albanian (sq): gisht tregues që tregon lart
- Amharic (am): ወደ ላይ የተቀሰረ አመልካች ጣት
- Armenian (hy): վեր ուղղված ցուցամատ
- Assamese (as): তৰ্জনী ওপৰলৈ নিৰ্দেশ কৰা
- Azerbaijani (az): işarə barmağı
- Bashkir (ba): өҫкә күрһәтеүсе һуҡ бармаҡ
- Basque (eu): gora seinalatzen ari den hatz erakuslea
- Belarusian (be): указальны палец уверх
- Bosnian (bs): kažiprst pokazuje gore
- Breton (br): biz-yod o vukañ dʼan necʼh
- Bulgarian (bg): Показалец нагоре
- Burmese (my): အပေါ်သို့ ညွှန်ပြနေသည့် အညွှန်း
- Cantonese (yue): 指向上邊
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 指向上边
- Catalan (ca): índex que apunta cap amunt
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏎᎯ ᏩᏎᎯᎲᎢ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ
- Chuvash (cv): шӗвӗр пӳрне ҫӳлелле
- Croatian (hr): kažiprst pokazuje gore
- Czech (cs): ruka ukazující nahoru
- Danish (da): rækker finger op
- Estonian (et): üles osutav sõrm
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): dedo indicador a apontar para cima
- Faroese (fo): lógvi og fremstifingur peikar uppeftir
- Filipino (fil): hintuturo na nakaturo sa itaas
- Finnish (fi): ylös osoittava etusormi
- Galician (gl): índice apuntando cara arriba
- Georgian (ka): ზემოთ აშვერილი საჩვენებელი თითი
- Gujarati (gu): ઉપર ચીંધતી તર્જની
- Hausa (ha): ɗan ali mai nunawa sama
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): oopar point karti index finger
- Hungarian (hu): kéz felfelé mutató ujjal
- Icelandic (is): vísifingur bendir upp
- Igbo (ig): na-arụ aka n’elu
- Irish (ga): corrmhéar ag díriú suas
- Javanese (jv): driji panuduh ngacung
- Kalaallisut (kl): opadvendt pegefinger
- Kannada (kn): ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು
- Kazakh (kk): жоғарыға саусақпен көрсету
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): جوعارىعا ساۋساقپەن كورسەتۋ
- Khmer (km): ចង្អុលទៅលើ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): gutunga mukubitarukoko hejuru
- Konkani (kok): तर्जनी वयर दाखयता
- Kyrgyz (ky): өйдө жакты көрсөткөн сөөмөй
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): ch’ipel kuk’ut uwi’
- Lao (lo): ຝ່າມືນີ້ວຊີ້ຂຶ້ນ
- Latvian (lv): augšup vērsts rādītājpirksts
- Lithuanian (lt): delnu atsukta aukštyn pirštu rodanti ranka
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): górjej pokazujucy drugi palc wót prědka
- Luxembourgish (lb): no uewe weisende Fanger
- Macedonian (mk): показалец нагоре
- Malay (ms): jari telunjuk menunjuk ke atas
- Malayalam (ml): മുകളിലേക്ക് ചൂണ്ടുന്ന വിരൽ
- Maltese (mt): indiċi li jipponta ’l fuq
- Marathi (mr): वर दर्शविणारी तर्जनी
- Mongolian (mn): дээшээг зааж байгаа
- Māori (mi): kōroa tohu ake
- Nepali (ne): माथितिर देखाइरहेको चोर औंला
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Niá-Tọ́mb-Fínga De Pọínt Ọp
- Northern Sotho (nso): monwana wa bone o šupile godimo
- Norwegian (no): peker opp
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): peikar opp
- Odia (or): ଉପରକୁ ସୂଚାଉଥିବା ତର୍ଜନୀ ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି
- Oromo (om): akeektuu ol akeeku
- Pashto (ps): اشاره ګوته پورته لور ته اشاره کوي
- Punjabi (pa): ਉੱਪਰ ਵੱਲ ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਉਂਗਲ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): اوتے اشارہ کردی شہادت آلی اُنگل
- Quechua (qu): rukʼanawan hanaqman chimpuy
- Romanian (ro): deget arătător îndreptat în sus
- Romansh (rm): det mussader che mussa ensi
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): colgag a’ tomhadh suas
- Serbian (sr): кажипрст који показује нагоре
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): kažiprst koji pokazuje nagore
- Shan (shn): ၸီႉၶိုၼ်ႈ
- Sindhi (sd): آڱر مٿي طرف اشارو ڪندي
- Sinhala (si): ඉහළට යොමු වූ දබරැඟිල්ල
- Slovak (sk): ukazovák nahor
- Slovenian (sl): kazalec, ki kaže gor
- Somali (so): farta muujinta tilmaamaysa kor
- Swahili (sw): kidole cha shahada kinachoelekeza juu
- Tajik (tg): ангушти ишорат ба боло ишора карда истода
- Tamil (ta): மேல் நோக்கி காட்டும் விரல்
- Telugu (te): చూపుడు వేలు పైకి చూపుట
- Tigrinya (ti): ጠቋሚ ናብ ላዕሊ ዝሕብር
- Tongan (to): tuhu tonu ki ʻolunga
- Tswana (tn): monwana o o supang o supile sodimo
- Turkmen (tk): ýokaryny görkezýän süýem barmak
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): pokazowak, kiž pokazuje horje, wotprědka
- Urdu (ur): اوپر اشارہ کرتی شہادت کی انگلی
- Uyghur (ug): ئۈستىنى كۆرسەتكەن كۆرسەتكۈچ بارماق
- Uzbek (uz): ko‘rsatkich barmoq tepada
- Welsh (cy): mynegfys yn pwyntio i fyny
- Wolof (wo): baaraamu joxoñ buy joxoñ ci kaw
- Xhosa (xh): isalathiso esalatha phezulu
- Yoruba (yo): ìka kékeré tí ń tọ́ka sókè
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ìka kékeré tí ń tɔ́ka sókè
- Zulu (zu): umunwe wokukhomba okhombe phezulu

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+261D U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `☝️` |
| CSS | `\261D\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{261D}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\u261D\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 98 9D EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `261D FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%98%9D%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does the ☝️ index pointing up emoji mean?

A hand with a single index finger pointing straight up. 'Number one', 'attention' and 'listen up' are its meanings, and it is used to stress a point or add a know-it-all tone. It can also refer to what was just said above.

### How do I type the ☝️ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “index pointing up”. 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_up:.

### When was the ☝️ emoji added?

☝️ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for ☝️?

U+261D U+FE0F. In HTML you can write ☝️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{261D}\u{FE0F}.

### 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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