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Backhand Index Pointing Right Emoji

Backhand Index Pointing Right is a single code point introduced in Emoji 0.6. It belongs to the People & Body group, Hand Single Finger subgroup.

Unicode data

Unicode name
backhand index pointing right
CLDR short name
backhand index pointing right
Korean name (CLDR)
였λ₯Έμͺ½μ„ κ°€λ¦¬ν‚€λŠ” 손등
Code points
U+1F449
Group
People & Body
Subgroup
Hand Single Finger
Added to Unicode
6.0
Added to Emoji
0.6
Sequence
Single code point
Skin tones
Yes (5)

Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.

Search keywords

Official CLDR keywords for this emoji β€” these are what search matches against.

backhandfingerhandindexpointpointingright

Skin tone variants

Each variant is this emoji followed by a skin tone modifier character.

Developer formats

Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.

Emoji character
πŸ‘‰
Unicode code points
U+1F449
JavaScript escape
\u{1f449}
CSS escape Β· For content: "…"
\1F449
HTML hexadecimal entity
👉
HTML decimal entity
👉
JSON escaped string
"\uD83D\uDC49"
Python Unicode escape
\U0001F449
Java Unicode escape Β· UTF-16 surrogate pairs
\uD83D\uDC49
URL encoded value
%F0%9F%91%89
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 91 89

Accessibility

Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, β€œbackhand index pointing right”. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row β€” each repetition is read out in full.

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Related emojis

Chosen by shared CLDR keywords, subgroup and group β€” not by usage statistics, which we do not collect.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Unicode code point for Backhand Index Pointing Right?

Backhand Index Pointing Right is U+1F449.

Does Backhand Index Pointing Right support skin tones?

Yes. Unicode defines 5 skin tone variants for it, listed on this page. Each one is the base emoji followed by a modifier character.

How do I use Backhand Index Pointing Right in HTML or code?

Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: 👉 in HTML, \u{1f449} in JavaScript.

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