backhand index pointing down: medium-light skin tone
Unicode: 1F447 1F3FC
Description
A downward-pointing finger, typically used to point downwards or indicate something below the current view. The additional code point indicates a medium-light skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > hand-single-finger
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, directional. The skin tone modifier adds a specific human attribute.
Backstory
The 'White Down Pointing Backhand Index' (1F447) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The 'Emoji Modifier Fitzpatric Type-3' (1F3FC), for medium-light skin tone, was added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing for more diverse representation of human emojis.
Usage Examples
- Scroll down to see more 👇🏼
- It's just below this paragraph 👇🏼
- See the link 👇🏼 for details.
- The answer is right here 👇🏼
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used for pointing downwards, indicating something below, 'scroll down', or acknowledging something mentioned earlier in a thread.
East Asian culture:
Similar directional usage; less common as a direct pointer in face-to-face communication where other gestures might be preferred.