U+1F5A1 "🖡" Sideways Black down Pointing Index Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1F5A1 "🖡" Sideways Black down Pointing Index is a typographic symbol that depicts a solid, black hand with the index finger extended and oriented horizontally, pointing directly to the right. This character belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and represents a specific directional indicator, often used in digital contexts for pointing or highlighting content in a horizontal layout. Unlike the more common pointing hand emojis that are oriented vertically, this sideways variant adds a unique spatial cue, useful for interface design, instructional graphics, or text annotations where a rightward gesture is needed. Its standard encoding in Unicode ensures consistent rendering across platforms, though its actual appearance may vary slightly depending on the font or system used.

General Properties

Code Point U+1F5A1
Version Added 7.0
Name Sideways Black down Pointing Index
Block Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 🖡
HTML Hex Encoding 🖡
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9F 0x96 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83D 0xDDA1
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001F5A1
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83d\udda1

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other