👆 Meaning – Backhand Index Pointing Up Emoji

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The image of a white hand pointing upwards with its index finger is the emoji used as an exclamation mark to emphasize a statement. It can also mean “I’m available!” or “Ask me if there are any unclarities! I am up for it!”. Pointing Up Emoji some cases it can also mean “positive”.

The Backhand Index Pointing Up Emoji appeared in 2010, and now is mainly known as the Pointing Up Emoji, but also may be reffered as the Finger Pointing Up Emoji.

Pointing Up Emoji, Apple style
Apple
Pointing Up Emoji, Microsoft style
Microsoft
Backhand Index Pointing Up Emoji, Samsung style
Samsung
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Browser / Native
Backhand Index Pointing Up Emoji, Emoji One style
Emoji One
Pointing Up Emoji, Facebook style
Facebook Messenger
Backhand Index Pointing Up Emoji, LG style
LG
n/a
ASCII Emoticon

Pointing Up Emoji details

Symbol to copy
Uncode codepoint
U+1F446
Unicode name
Backhand Index Pointing Up
Category
Smileys & People / Body
Keywords
backhand, finger, hand, point, up, body, index
Windows Alt-code
Alt+1F446
Decimal HTML Entity
👆
Hex HTML Entity
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UTF-16 hex
0xD83D 0xDC46
Wikipedia
n/a
Version
Unicode 6.0
Year
2010 (see all emoji of 2010)

👆 emoji variants

🌐 Pointing Up Emoji translations

LanguageCLDR NameKeywords
Deutschnach oben weisender Zeigefinger von hintenaufwärts, Finger, Handrückseite
Françaismain avec index pointant vers le hautdoigt, index, main
Русскийуказывающий вверх палецвверх, наверх, палец, указательный
Españoldorso de mano con índice hacia arribaapuntar, arriba, dedo, mano
Italianoindice alzatodito alzato, dito in su, dito indice, indice in su
Portuguêsdorso da mão com dedo indicador apontando para cimacostas da mão, dedo, dedo apontado para cima, dedo indicador
Polskidłoń z palcem wskazującym w górędo góry, góra, palec, w górę, wskazujący

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How to type Backhand Index Pointing Up Emoji

There are number of methods to type Pointing Up Emoji. Easiest way is to copy & paste, but other methods, like windows alt-codes and HTML-entities (for web sites) are also popular enough.

You may use this Copy and Paste Emoji List to copy/type emoji one-by-one or this Online Emoji Keyboard to write all your message at one time and copy it when finished.

Copy and paste 👆 emoji

It's very easy to get Backhand Index Pointing Up Emoji both on computer and mobile without any emoji keyboard installed. All you need is to select, copy and paste this symbol: . Select this like a regular text, and copy to the clipboard. After doing that, switch to another website or application and paste emoji using context menu or keyboard. Hint: use Ctrl/Cmd+C keys to copy, and Ctrl/Cmd+V to paste emoji.

Even if emoji symbol or smiley looks like a black square or question mark, it most probably will be converted into appropriate image by web site or application where you paste it.

To avoid misunderstandings, first carefully read 👆 meaning and look at 👆 pictures before sending it to somebody: some emoji don't mean what you think they mean ;-)

Pointing Up Emoji HTML-entities

HTML entites are intended for using on websites. You can put Backhand Index Pointing Up Emoji html entity code in decimal or hexadecimal form right in your message, and it will be translated into graphical representation of Pointing Up Emoji after you submit.

👆 emoji Alt-codes for Windows

It's easy to type emoji or any other Unicode character with code value up to U+0ffff by it's alt-code in MS Windows. Here are instructions.

  1. Press and hold Alt key on keyboard.
  2. Hit the Plus (+) button on numeric keypad.
  3. Type the hexadecimal Unicode value digit-by-digit
  4. Now release the Alt key and you'll see your character.

Note 1. This method works only for unicode codepoints U+0ffff and bellow.

Note 2. If this trick does not work, you should check some settings in your Windows Registry. If you don't know what the Registry is, please don't try this! Run regedit.exe and navigate to the HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method branch. Add EnableHexNumpad key with type of REG_SZ and set it to "1". You may need to log off and back on to enable this input type.

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