The backhand index pointing down is the universal internet way to shout "look down here." It’s the comment-section concierge, the "link in bio" wingman, and the go-to for "drop your hot takes below" prompts. In texting and memes, it doubles as a punchline device: "the bar? 👇", "my standards today 👇", or the classic "this you? 👇" before a damning screenshot. Creators plaster it on TikTok and Reels to send your eyeballs to the caption or pinned comment, and forum dwellers use it to steer you to the next message or a thread continuation.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a right hand shown from the back with a smooth, sunny yellow gradient; the index finger points straight down like a tiny elevator arrow, thumb curled across the palm, the other fingers tucked tight with soft knuckle creases and no sleeve in sight. The pose is unmistakably vertical, simple, and bold—perfect for attention-grabbing CTAs and a little dramatic flair. It can read flirty or playful ("you, come here 👇"), awkwardly self-owning ("instructions I ignored 👇"), or just bossy-in-a-cute-way when you’re herding replies. Essentially, it’s the internet’s neon sign for “read the thing under this,” with bonus sarcasm and meme energy baked in.
Definition
→ 261F ☟ white down pointing index Hand Symbols
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
39 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:point_down:
Keywords
Previous Names:
White Down Pointing Backhand Index
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Hand Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory
Hand Symbols
Names & Annotations
WHITE DOWN POINTING BACKHAND INDEX Temporary Notes: Down Design Note: Similar to ☟ U+261F WHITE DOWN POINTING INDEX but showing the back of the hand instead of the palm side.
Symbol Information
U+1F447 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-B9A
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[↓]
KDDI
#391 下指差し 「下指差shi」 U+EA8E SJIS-F361 JIS-7942
Softbank
#390 #old227 指差し(下) 「指差shi(下)」 U+E22F SJIS-F7CF
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 4 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
Decimal HTML Entity

Hexadecimal HTML Entity

Hex Code Point(s)
e22f
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E22F
Decimal Code Point(s)
57903
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x88 0xAF
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 88 AF
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 210 257
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE22F
UTF-16 Hex
e22f
UTF-16 Dec
57903
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E22F
UTF-32 Hex
E22F
UTF-32 Dec
57903
Python Src
u"\uE22F"
PHP Src
"\xee\x88\xaf"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE22F"
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
👇
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
👇
Decimal HTML Entity
👇
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
👇
Hex Code Point(s)
1f447
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F447
Decimal Code Point(s)
128071
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0x87
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 91 87
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 221 207
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDC47
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddc47
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56391
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F447
UTF-32 Hex
01F447
UTF-32 Dec
128071
Python Src
u"\U0001F447"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x91\x87"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDC47"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
