Back of the hand toward the viewer, index finger aimed straight down, this emoji points to whatever comes next. It's the go-to 'keep scrolling' or 'see below' cue — a link in a bio, an answer further down a thread, or the next line of text.
What 👇 means
A hand pointing downwards with just the forefinger and the thumb, while the rest of the fingers are folded into the palm. It suggests pointing downwards as the name and the emoji itself signify.
The 👇 Backhand Index Pointing Down emoji is directional and hence is really useful while navigating the receiver's eyes straight onto the message. It is available in the designated skin tones almost across all platforms.
How and when to use it
- Use 👇 emoji while trying to grab the receiver's attention to something that's below the emoji.
- 👇 can be used while sending a video, image, notice, link, anything.
- 👇 emoji is to be used as a way of saying "look below".
- You can also use 👇 emoji to replace the phrases "I want you to be here on time", "Be right here", "I want you here", etc.
Other Names
- 👇 Look Here
- 👇 Look Below
- 👇 Down
- 👇 Below
- 👇 Scroll Down
- 👇 Come Here
- 👇 Be Here
- 👇 Pointing Down
- 👇 Looking Down
- 👇 White Down Pointing Backhand Index
- 👇 See Below
The lowdown
- Category
- People & Body › hand-single-finger
- Codepoints
U+1F447- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:point_down:- Keywords
- backhand, down, finger, hand, index, point, pointing
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
Skin tone variations
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 👇 Backhand Index Pointing Down or 🧽 Sponge?
Runs with a crowd
👇 keeps company in hand emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.