U+261B

Pointing right☛

Pointing right 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", "right".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+261B
Decimal
9755
Hex
0x261B
Octal
0o23033

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+261B
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK RIGHT POINTING INDEX
DecimalBase 109755
HexadecimalBase 160x261B
OctalBase 80o23033
BinaryBase 20010011000011011
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: "…"\261B
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%9B

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u261B
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u261B
Python\u261B
Java / C# / Kotlin\u261B

Byte encodings

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

How to type Pointing right

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 261b, 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, \261B in CSS, and \u261B in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK RIGHT 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 right 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 right?

Pointing right is U+261B (decimal 9755, hexadecimal 0x261B, octal 0o23033). 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 right?

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

What is the HTML code for Pointing right?

Use ☛ or ☛. In CSS, use content: "\261B".

How do I type Pointing right in code?

JavaScript: "\u261B". Python: "\u261B". JSON and Java: "\u261B". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 9B.

Is Pointing right an emoji?

No. Pointing right 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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