👈 Meaning: The left or right backhand (the tanned side), bent towards the left side with the forefinger and the thumb sticking out and the rest of the fingers folded into the palm.
The 👈 Backhand Index Pointing Left emoji suggests pointing left, showing someone on the left side, indicating to look left, etc. It can also refer to a ‘finger gun‘ and a friendly way of saying “Pow pow, you dead”.
It can also be paired with the 👉 Backhand Index Pointing Right to make a finger bracket; like 👉 Check this out 👈. This emoji is available in all designated colors across almost every platform.
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How and When to Use the 👈 Backhand Index Pointing Left Emoji
- Use 👈 emoji while pointing to the other person in the conversation.
- 👈 emoji can also be used while sending a link, as a way of directing the receiver towards the link.
- 👈 is a navigating emoji, so you can use 👈 to pull the receiver’s attention to the left side.
- You can also pair it up with the 👉 Backhand Index Pointing Left emoji to highlight a message, a phrase, or even a link between 👉 and 👈 emojis.
- 👈 emoji can be used as a finger gun to casually show that you want to kill someone in the chat, maybe even yourself (its casually and friendlily, ugh. Please).
Other Names
- 👈 Left Hand Pointer
- 👈 Point
- 👈 Navigator
- 👈 Showing Finger
- 👈 Pointing Finger
- 👈 Pointing Left
- 👈 White Left Pointing Backhand Index
- 👈 Left Index
- 👈 Show Left
- 👈 Finger Gun