The backhand index pointing left is the universal “that one, right there” finger, deployed when you’re calling out the message above, the receipt you just posted, or the friend who’s definitely responsible for the group-chat chaos. It’s a staple in memes and subtweets: him ←, that take ←, the problem ←. It swings from playful to petty—great for a flirty “for you ←” or a dramatic “read this ←” when you’re serving evidence. Paired with its right-pointing twin, it becomes the classic emoji sandwich, framing words for comedic emphasis like 👈 dramatic pause 👉.
On Apple devices, it shows a bright yellow back-of-hand at a slight three-quarter angle, index finger extended crisply to the left while the other fingers tuck in with a curved thumb; soft gradients, knuckle creases, and a tidy silhouette make it instantly recognizable. It supports skin tone modifiers, but the default iOS look is that glossy, banana-yellow gradient you see across Apple’s hand set. People use it as a low-tech arrow in captions and stories—“see side panel ←”—or to steer attention up-thread when quote-tweeting. Offline, pointing can read as blunt or rude; online, this emoji is comedic punctuation, a spotlight, and sometimes a playful accusation all in one tiny hand.
Definition
→ 261C ☜ white left 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)
368 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_left:
Keywords
Previous Names:
White Left 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 LEFT POINTING BACKHAND INDEX Temporary Notes: Left Design Note: Similar to ☜ U+261C WHITE LEFT POINTING INDEX but showing the back of the hand instead of the palm side.
Symbol Information
U+1F448 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-B9B
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[←]
KDDI
#140 指差し確認左 「指差shi確認左」 U+E4FF SJIS-F6D8 JIS-765A
Softbank
#391 #old228 指差し(左) 「指差shi(左)」 U+E230 SJIS-F7D0
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)
e230
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E230
Decimal Code Point(s)
57904
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x88 0xB0
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 88 B0
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 210 260
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE230
UTF-16 Hex
e230
UTF-16 Dec
57904
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E230
UTF-32 Hex
E230
UTF-32 Dec
57904
Python Src
u"\uE230"
PHP Src
"\xee\x88\xb0"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE230"
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)
1f448
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F448
Decimal Code Point(s)
128072
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0x88
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 91 88
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 221 210
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDC48
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddc48
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56392
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F448
UTF-32 Hex
01F448
UTF-32 Dec
128072
Python Src
u"\U0001F448"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x91\x88"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDC48"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
