👇 is called "Backhand Index Pointing Down". Its official Unicode name is backhand index pointing down.

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👇 Backhand Index Pointing Down

People reach for Backhand Index Pointing Down when the topic is backhand, down and finger.

👋 Gestures & Hands since 2010 · Unicode 6.0

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💡 Meaning

👇 Backhand Index Pointing Down is one of the pointing gestures in Unicode's People & Body group. Typical contexts are backhand, down, finger and hand. Further official keywords are index, point and pointing.

📱 Typical Usage

👇 fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Gestures and Hands. Added in 2010 with Emoji 0.6, it displays correctly on every up-to-date system. Its code point is U+1F447. The emoji also comes in 5 skin tone variants, listed in the sidebar.

✍️ Usage Examples

A single 👇 is often enough to set the tone.
Fits messages about backhand, down, finger and hand.
Often seen near 👇🏻 Backhand Index Pointing Down: Light Skin Tone, 🖕🏻 Middle Finger: Light Skin Tone and 🖕 Middle Finger.

📈 Trends & Pop Culture

👇 usually turns up in the same context as 🫵 Index Pointing at the Viewer, 👆 Backhand Index Pointing up and 👉 Backhand Index Pointing Right – in the wiki it sits in the Gestures & Hands category.

🔗 Popular Combinations

👇🫵 – Backhand Index Pointing Down and Index Pointing at the Viewer
👇👆 – Backhand Index Pointing Down with Backhand Index Pointing up
👇👉 – Backhand Index Pointing Down plus Backhand Index Pointing Right
👇☝️ – Backhand Index Pointing Down and Index Pointing up
👇🖕 – Backhand Index Pointing Down with Middle Finger

⚠️ Confusion Risk

Easy to mix up with 👇🏻 Backhand Index Pointing Down: Light Skin Tone, 🖕🏻 Middle Finger: Light Skin Tone or 🖕 Middle Finger. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.