Emojion👇️ backhand index pointing down
Meaning
Points readers to content right below — a link, image, or thread. On social media it doubles as the standard 'link in bio' call-to-action, typically dropped at the end of a caption.
Keywords: backhand, down, finger, hand, index, point, pointing
This emoji supports skin tone variations.
💡 Did you know?
The ancestor of this emoji is the medieval 'manicule' — a pointing-hand symbol drawn in manuscript margins to flag important passages. The earliest known example dates to the Domesday Book (1086), and it's also the direct ancestor of the web browser's hand cursor.
💡 Did you know?
Pointing with the index finger is considered rude in Japan, Malaysia, and Cambodia — but that cultural baggage doesn't carry over to the emoji. In those regions, 👇 is used just as freely to direct people to content below.