What is ☝🏻 called?

☝🏻 is called "Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone". Its official Unicode name is index pointing up: light skin tone.

How do I copy ☝🏻?

On SmileyZone just click the ☝🏻 emoji – it goes straight to your clipboard, ready to paste into WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok or any other app.

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☝🏻 Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone

People reach for Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone when the topic is finger, hand and index.

👋 Gestures & Hands ☝️ Base emoji since 2015 · Unicode 8.0

💡 Meaning

The ☝🏻 Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone emoji belongs to the pointing gestures, filed by Unicode under People & Body. Typical contexts are finger, hand, index and light skin tone. Further official keywords are point, pointing, this and up.

📱 Typical Usage

You can drop ☝🏻 into chats, social posts, headlines or a bio. On SmileyZone it is filed under Emotions and Feelings. The character has been part of the standard since 2015 (Emoji 1.0). Its code point is U+261D U+1F3FB.

✍️ Usage Examples

☝🏻 works as a one-character reply when finger is the subject.
Fits messages about finger, hand, index and light skin tone.
Often seen near 👇🏻 Backhand Index Pointing Down: Light Skin Tone, 🫵 Index Pointing at the Viewer and ☝️ Index Pointing up.

📈 Trends & Pop Culture

☝🏻 shows up most often in posts about finger, hand and this. In the wiki it sits in the Gestures & Hands category.

🔗 Popular Combinations

☝🏻🫵 – Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone and Index Pointing at the Viewer
☝🏻👆 – Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone with Backhand Index Pointing up
☝🏻👉 – Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone plus Backhand Index Pointing Right
☝🏻🖕 – Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone and Middle Finger
☝🏻👇 – Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone with Backhand Index Pointing Down

⚠️ Confusion Risk

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