Index finger raised straight up, back of the hand in view, this emoji calls out whatever's above it. That's usually a previous tweet, an earlier message, or a point already made — the classic 'see above' or 'this' gesture in reply threads.
What 👆 means
A raised hand showing the tanned side of the hand with just the forefinger and the thumb held out while the rest of the fingers are folded into the palm.
The 👆 Backhand Index Pointing Up emoji signifies directing upwards. It can be used to point towards something that's on top of the emoji, like a picture, video, a link, anything. This emoji is available in the designated skin tones almost across all platforms.
How and when to use it
- If you're sending a video, picture or anything, use 👆 emoji to draw attention to the subject, as a way of pointing towards it.
- 👆 can be used to point at anything that is placed above this emoji, otherwise, it makes no sense.
- If someone's acting up and being all smart about something you didn't say, then reply to a message and use 👆 emoji to show them that it's otherwise.
- Use 👆 emoji as a way of saying "Here, look here".
Other Names
- 👆 Look Up
- 👆 Top
- 👆 On Top
- 👆 Pointing Up
- 👆 Above
- 👆 Up
- 👆 Here
- 👆 Point Upwards
- 👆 Point Up
- 👆 Scroll Up
The lowdown
- Category
- People & Body › hand-single-finger
- Codepoints
U+1F446- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:point_up_2:- Keywords
- backhand, finger, hand, index, point, pointing, up
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 Up or 🤹♀️ Woman Juggling?
Runs with a crowd
👆 keeps company in hand emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.