Angled left with the knuckles facing the viewer, this emoji flags whatever sits to its left. That's often literal, aimed at the previous message or an item in a list, though it turns self-referential too, jabbing sideways at the sender.
What đ means
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 đ 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 đ Backhand Index Pointing Right to make a finger bracket; like đ Check this out đ. This emoji is available in all designated colors across almost every platform.
How and when to use it
- Use đ emoji while pointing to the other person in the conversation.
- đ emoji can also be used while sending a link, as a way of directing the receiver towards the link.
- đ is a navigating emoji, so you can use đ to pull the receiver's attention to the left side.
- You can also pair it up with the đ Backhand Index Pointing Left emoji to highlight a message, a phrase, or even a link between đ and đ emojis.
- đ 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
- đ Left Hand Pointer
- đ Point
- đ Navigator
- đ Showing Finger
- đ Pointing Finger
- đ Pointing Left
- đ White Left Pointing Backhand Index
- đ Left Index
- đ Show Left
- đ Finger Gun
đ in real conversations
What does đđ mean when someone sends it before a confession?
It's the visual version of someone shuffling their feet and mumbling â two fingers pointed at each other but not quite touching, the gap doing the nervous work. It shows up right before an admission that feels like a big deal to the sender, even a small one, like a crush or an apology they're embarrassed to say plainly.
What does đ mean by itself?
Pointing back at something already said â a previous message, an earlier photo, or the person who just spoke a second ago. "That one đ" settles which option someone meant without anyone having to retype the whole thing over again.
Does đ ever mean pointing at yourself?
Yes â placed right after someone's own name or claim, it means "me." "Whoever ate the last slice đ" is a confession, the finger doing the pointing a person would do at their own chest in real life.
The lowdown
- Category
- People & Body âē hand-single-finger
- Codepoints
U+1F448- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:point_left:- Keywords
- backhand, finger, hand, index, left, 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 â đ Backhand Index Pointing Left or đ°đ Flag: Cambodia?
Runs with a crowd
đ keeps company in hand emojis â tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.