👇🏿
backhand index pointing down: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F447 1F3FF
Description
A downward-pointing hand with fingers extended, typically indicating 'down' or 'below,' combined with a dark skin tone modifier.
Group:
People & Body > hand-single-finger
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, directional. Used to indicate location, point to something below, or draw attention to text/content that follows.
Backstory
The pointing down emoji (1F447) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). The skin tone modifiers (1F3FF for dark skin tone) were added in Unicode 8.0 (2015) to allow for greater diversity and representation in emoji.
Usage Examples
- Indicating direction: 'The entrance is down here 👇🏿'
- Calling attention to content: 'More details below 👇🏿'
- Used in sequential content: 'Scroll down for part 2 👇🏿'
- Instructional: 'Tap here to continue 👇🏿'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used for 'scroll down,' 'look below,' 'next,' or pointing to content.
East Asian culture:
Similar directional use, less commonly associated with negative connotations than in some other cultures where pointing can be rude.