Index Pointing Up means "one moment," "this," or raising a point. ☝️ Index Pointing Up is an emoji from the People & Body category. Its Unicode code point is U+261D and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ☝️ Index Pointing Up mean?
Index Pointing Up means "one moment," "this," or raising a point. It is also used to count "number one" and appears in the "🤓☝️" meme mocking a know-it-all.
☝️ is the Index Pointing Up emoji, listed under People & Body → Finger Pointing in the Unicode emoji standard. It is commonly associated with finger, hand, index, point and pointing. Index Pointing Up has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. It supports five skin tones: ☝🏻 ☝🏼 ☝🏽 ☝🏾 ☝🏿. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :point_up: to insert it.
Index Pointing Up skin tones & variations
Click to copy a variation:
Index Pointing Up emoji codes
| Emoji | ☝️ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+261D |
| HTML entity (decimal) | ☝ |
| HTML entity (hex) | ☝ |
| CSS | \261D |
| JavaScript | \u{261D} |
| Python | \u261D |
| URL-encoded | %E2%98%9D |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 9D |
| Shortcode | :point_up: |
| Shortcode (alt) | :index_pointing_up: |
How to type ☝️ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “index pointing up”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “index pointing up”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “index”.
- HTML: write
☝in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Index Pointing Up keywords
- finger
- hand
- index
- point
- pointing
- this
- up
Frequently asked questions
What does ☝️ mean?
Index Pointing Up means "one moment," "this," or raising a point. It is also used to count "number one" and appears in the "🤓☝️" meme mocking a know-it-all.
How do I copy and paste the Index Pointing Up emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ☝️ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press → Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ☝️ Index Pointing Up added to Unicode?
Index Pointing Up was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Does ☝️ come in different skin tones?
Yes. Index Pointing Up supports five skin-tone modifiers based on the Fitzpatrick scale: ☝🏻 ☝🏼 ☝🏽 ☝🏾 ☝🏿. Pick one from the list above to copy it.
Related Finger Pointing emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.