Index Pointing at the Viewer: Medium Skin Tone

🫵🏽 is the medium skin tone version of 🫵 Index Pointing at the Viewer. It means exactly the same thing; the skin-tone modifier only changes how the person or hand is drawn, so people pick the tone that represents them. 🫵 points at the viewer. It means “you” — calling someone out or putting them on the spot.

See the default 🫵 Index Pointing at the Viewer emoji and all skin tones

Skin tones

Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.

index pointing at the viewer

index pointing at the viewer: light skin tone

index pointing at the viewer: medium-light skin tone

index pointing at the viewer: medium skin tone

index pointing at the viewer: medium-dark skin tone

index pointing at the viewer: dark skin tone

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

CLDR short name: index pointing at the viewer: medium skin tone
Codepoint: U+1FAF5 U+1F3FD
Hex: 1FAF5 1F3FD
Emoji version: 14.0
Unicode version: 14.0
First released: 2021
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: hand-single-finger
Skin tone: medium
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

at · finger · hand · index · medium skin tone · pointing · poke · viewer · you

How it looks

Index Pointing at the Viewer: Medium Skin Tone — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Index Pointing at the Viewer: Medium Skin Tone — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Index Pointing at the Viewer: Medium Skin Tone — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🫵🏽. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🫵🏽 index pointing at the viewer: medium skin tone emoji mean?: 🫵🏽 is the medium skin tone version of 🫵 Index Pointing at the Viewer. It means exactly the same thing; the skin-tone modifier only changes how the person or hand is drawn, so people pick the tone that represents them. 🫵 points at the viewer. It means “you” — calling someone out or putting them on the spot.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🫵🏽?: U+1FAF5 U+1F3FD.
When was the 🫵🏽 index pointing at the viewer: medium skin tone emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 14.0, published in 2021, alongside Unicode 14.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🫵🏽 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “index pointing at the viewer”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🫵🏽 from this page with one click.