U+1FAF9
Leftwards thumb sign emoji
A hand with the thumb pointing to the left. One of the newest emoji, it points at something to the left, such as an earlier message or an option beside it, or shows a direction like left or back.
- Unicode name
- leftwards thumb sign
- Category
- People & body, Closed hands
- Added
- Emoji 18.0 in 2026
- Code points
- U+1FAF9
- Keywords
- grip, left, neutral, point, that, this
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 “leftwards thumb sign”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “leftwards thumb sign”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “leftwards thumb sign”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “leftwards thumb sign”.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | pulgar hacia la izquierda | agarrar, eso, esto, izquierda, neutral, señalar |
| Français | pouce vers la gauche | ça, gauche, neutre, poing, stop |
| Deutsch | Daumen nach links | Daumen nach links, geschlossene Finger, neutral, zeigen |
| Italiano | segno del pollice a sinistra | indicare, neutro, presa, quello, questo, sinistra |
| Português | sinal de polegar para a esquerda | apontar, aquele, aquilo, esquerda, essa, esse, esta, este, isso, isto, lado, neutro |
| Nederlands | duim naar links | dat, dit, grip, links, neutraal, wijzen |
| Svenska | tumme åt vänster | där, dit, grepp, peka |
| Polski | gest kciuka w lewo | chwyt, lewo, neutralny, punkt, ten, to |
| Türkçe | baş parmak solda | bu, gösterme, kavrama, nötr, sol, şu |
| Русский | большой палец влево | влево, нейтральный, там, туда, указывать, хват, это |
| Українська | великий палець ліворуч | вліво, ліворуч, нейтральний, рука, сюди, той, туди, указувати, уліво, хватка, цей |
| Ελληνικά | αντίχειρας στραμμένος αριστερά | αριστερά, αυτό, δείχνω, εκείνο, κρατάω, ουδέτερο |
| العربية | إشارة الإبهام إلى اليسار | إشارة, الشمال, اليسار, ذلك, عادي, قبضة, هذا |
| עברית | אגודל שמאלה | הצבעה שמאלה, מחזיק, מחזיקה, מפנה, ניטרלי, ניטרלית, שמאלה |
| فارسی | شست به سمت چپ | آن, اشاره, این, چپ, خنثی, گرفتن |
| हिन्दी | बाईं ओर इशारा करता अँगूठे का निशान | न्यूट्रल, प्वॉइंट, बायाँ, मुट्ठी की पकड़, यह, वह |
| বাংলা | বাম দিক নির্দেশকারী বুড়ো আঙুল | ইশারা, এদিকে, ওদিকে, নিরপেক্ষ, বাম, মুঠো |
| Bahasa Indonesia | isyarat jempol ke kiri | genggaman, ini, itu, kiri, netral, tunjuk |
| Tiếng Việt | biểu tượng ngón tay cái chỉ sang trái | cầm, chỉ, đó, này, trái, trung lập |
| ไทย | ชี้นิ้วโป้งไปด้านซ้าย | ชี้, ซ้าย, ทางนั้น, ทางนี้, ทางโน้น |
| 日本語 | 左向きの親指 | あれ, これ, 中立, 左, 指差す, 握る |
| 한국어 | 왼쪽을 향한 엄지 | 가리키다, 왼쪽, 이것, 저것, 중립, 쥐다 |
| 中文（简体） | 拇指左指 | 中性, 四指握住, 左侧, 指向, 这, 那 |
| 中文（繁體） | 拇指向左指 | 中立, 左, 握把, 這, 那, 點 |
Names in 73 more languages
| Afrikaans | links duimgooi |
|---|---|
| Akan | benkum so kokuromoti nsεnkyerεne |
| Albanian | shenja e gishtit të madh majtas |
| Amharic | የግራ አውራ ጣት ምልክት |
| Armenian | բութ մատը ձախ նշան |
| Assamese | বাওঁফালে টোঁওৱা বুঢ়া আঙুলিৰ চিন |
| Azerbaijani | sola baxan baş barmaq işarəsi |
| Basque | ezkerreranzko erpuruaren zeinua |
| Belarusian | вялікі палец улева |
| Bosnian | palac pokazuje ulijevo |
| Bulgarian | палец наляво |
| Burmese | ဘယ်ညွှန် လက်မသင်္ကေတ |
| Cantonese | 拇指向左指 |
| Catalan | polze cap a l’esquerra |
| Cherokee | ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ ᏗᏜ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ |
| Chuvash | сулахаялла пӑрӑннӑ пуҫ пӳрне палли |
| Croatian | znak ulijevo palcem |
| Czech | gesto palcem doleva |
| Danish | tommelfinger til venstre |
| Estonian | vasakule suunatud pöidla märk |
| Filipino | pakaliwang thumb sign |
| Finnish | peukalo vasemmalle |
| Galician | polgar cara á esquerda |
| Georgian | მარცხნივ მიმართული ცერი |
| Gujarati | ડાબી તરફ અંગૂઠો |
| Hausa | alamar babban ɗan yatsa ɓangaren hagu |
| Hungarian | balra mutató hüvelykujj |
| Icelandic | þumall til vinstri |
| Igbo | akara mkpịsị aka akaekpe |
| Irish | ordóg ag díriú ar chlé |
| Javanese | tandha jempol ngiwa |
| Kannada | ಎಡಕ್ಕೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಎಡಗೈ ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು |
| Kazakh | солға қаратылған бас бармақ белгісі |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | سولعا |
| Khmer | សញ្ញាមេដៃទៅឆ្វេង |
| Konkani | डावे वटेन आंगठो चिन्न |
| Kyrgyz | Солду көрсөткөн бармак |
| Lao | ສັນຍາລັກນິ້ວໂປ້ໄປທາງຊ້າຍ |
| Latvian | pa kreisi vērsts īkšķis |
| Lithuanian | nykštys į kairę |
| Lower Sorbian | wjeliki palc dolěwa |
| Macedonian | знак за палец налево |
| Malay | simbol ibu jari ke kiri |
| Malayalam | ഇടത്തോട്ടുള്ള തംബ് അടയാളം |
| Marathi | डावी बाजू दाखवणारा अंगठा |
| Mongolian | зүүн тийш заасан эрхий хуруу |
| Nepali | बायाँतर्फ देखाउने बुढीऔँला |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Lẹ́ftsáid tọmbs sáin |
| Norwegian | tommelfinger til venstre |
| Odia | ବାମ ପଟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଉଥିବା ବୁଢ଼ା ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି ସଙ୍କେତ |
| Pashto | چپ لورته ته د بټي ګوتي اشاره |
| Punjabi | ਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਨਾਲ ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ |
| Quechua | leftwards thumb sign |
| Romanian | semn cu degetul mare spre stânga |
| Romansh | polesch che mussa a sanestra |
| Scottish Gaelic | soidhne òrdag clì |
| Serbian | палац налево |
| Serbian (Latin) | palac nalevo |
| Sindhi | کاٻي طرف آڱوٺي جو اشارو |
| Sinhala | වමට යොමු වූ මාපටැඟිලි සලකුණ |
| Slovak | palec vľavo |
| Slovenian | znak palca, ki kaže v levo |
| Somali | calaamada suul-taaga gacanta bidix |
| Swahili | ishara ya dole gumba inayoelekea kushoto |
| Tamil | இடதுபுறம் நோக்கிய பெருவிரல் குறியீடு |
| Telugu | ఎడమవైపు చూపే బొటనవేలి గుర్తు |
| Turkmen | başam barmak çepe |
| Upper Sorbian | palc dolěwa |
| Urdu | بائیں طرف مڑے ہوئے انگوٹھے کا نشان |
| Uzbek | chapga qaragan bosh barmoq |
| Welsh | bawd i’r chwith |
| Yoruba | àmì àtàǹpàkò sí apá òsì |
| Zulu | uphawu lwesithupha lwesobunxele |
Codes
- Code points
U+1FAF9- HTML
🫹- CSS
\1FAF9- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1FAF9}- Python
\U0001FAF9- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F AB B9- UTF-16
D83E DEF9- URL encoded
%F0%9F%AB%B9
Questions
What does the leftwards thumb sign emoji mean?
A hand with the thumb pointing to the left. One of the newest emoji, it points at something to the left, such as an earlier message or an option beside it, or shows a direction like left or back.
How do I type the emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “leftwards thumb sign”. 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.
When was the emoji added?
was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026.
What is the Unicode code point for ?
U+1FAF9. In HTML you can write 🫹, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1FAF9}.
Does come in different skin tones?
Yes. It comes in five skin tones: 🏻 light, 🏼 medium-light, 🏽 medium, 🏾 medium-dark and 🏿 dark.
Why can't I see the emoji?
is new in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026. Phones and computers get new emoji through system updates, so until yours updates it may show a box. The pictures on this page show how it's meant to look.