U+261A

Pointing left☚

Pointing left is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Hands & Pointers. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "hand", "finger", "index", "left".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+261A
Decimal
9754
Hex
0x261A
Octal
0o23032

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+261A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK LEFT POINTING INDEX
DecimalBase 109754
HexadecimalBase 160x261A
OctalBase 80o23032
BinaryBase 20010011000011010
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2600–U+26FFMiscellaneous Symbols
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)☚
HTML entity (hex)☚
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\261A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%9A

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u261A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u261A
Python\u261A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u261A

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 98 9A
UTF-16 (BE)261A
UTF-32 (BE)0000261A

How to type Pointing left

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +261A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 261A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 261A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Pointing left".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 261a, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ☚ in HTML, \261A in CSS, and \u261A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK LEFT POINTING INDEX
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols block: U2600.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Pointing left symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ☚ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Pointing left?

Pointing left is U+261A (decimal 9754, hexadecimal 0x261A, octal 0o23032). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Pointing left?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BLACK LEFT POINTING INDEX". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Pointing left?

Use ☚ or ☚. In CSS, use content: "\261A".

How do I type Pointing left in code?

JavaScript: "\u261A". Python: "\u261A". JSON and Java: "\u261A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 9A.

Is Pointing left an emoji?

No. Pointing left is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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