U+261A "☚" Black Left Pointing Index Unicode Character

U+261A "☚" Black Left Pointing Index is a typographic symbol that depicts a solid black hand with its index finger extended and pointing directly to the left, often used in digital and print text to draw attention to a specific item, note, or direction on that side. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and has a long historical precedent in early computer character sets and traditional printing, where similar pointing hands were used as manicules to guide readers. In modern contexts, this character frequently appears in lists, instructional materials, or user interfaces as a visual cue to indicate a location, refer to a footnote, or suggest a swipe or navigation action towards the left.