backhand index pointing right: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F449 1F3FE
Description
A rightwards pointing index finger with dark skin tone. It shows a hand with the index finger extended and pointing to the right.
Group:
People & Body > hand-single-finger
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral; primarily used for pointing, directing attention, or indicating something to the right.
Backstory
Various pointing hand emojis were introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). The skin tone modifiers (Emoji 2.0, 2015) allowed for more diverse representations, addressing a need for inclusivity in emoji communication. This specific combination denotes a rightward direction with a dark skin tone.
Usage Examples
- Directional: 'Click here for more info 👉🏿'
- Highlighting: 'This is the key point 👉🏿'
- Indicating Next: 'Swipe right for the next photo 👉🏿'
- Referring to something off-screen/to the right: 'My best friend is 👉🏿'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used as a directional indicator, to highlight text, or in lists. Can also be used to 'point out' or 'call out' someone/something.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture for direction and highlighting. Less common for 'calling out' in a critical sense compared to other gestures.
Digital Communication:
Often used to guide the viewer's eye to a specific element within a message or to suggest continuation 'to the right' (e.g., swipe right).