backhand index pointing down: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F447 1F3FE
Description
A downward pointing hand indicating 'down' or 'next', with a dark skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > hand-single-finger
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically expresses direction, agreement, or a sense of 'here it is below'. The dark skin tone adds specificity to the representation.
Backstory
The 'White Down Pointing Hand' emoji (U+1F447) was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The addition of Fitzpatrick skin tone modifiers (U+1F3FB to U+1F3FF) in Unicode 8.0 (2015) allowed for diverse skin color representations, including the dark skin tone variant (U+1F3FE).
Usage Examples
- To direct attention downwards: 'See the solution below 👇🏾'
- To indicate scrolling: 'Scroll down for more information 👇🏾'
- To show agreement with something mentioned above: 'Exactly like this 👇🏾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used to indicate direction, highlight something, or express a literal downward motion. May also imply disapproval or criticism in some contexts.
East Asian culture:
Sometimes used similarly to indicate direction, but may also carry a softer connotation, such as gently pointing or signaling.