U+261D

Pointing up☝

Pointing up 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", "up".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+261D
Decimal
9757
Hex
0x261D
Octal
0o23035

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+261D
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WHITE UP POINTING INDEX
DecimalBase 109757
HexadecimalBase 160x261D
OctalBase 80o23035
BinaryBase 20010011000011101
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: "…"\261D
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%9D

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u261D
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u261D
Python\u261D
Java / C# / Kotlin\u261D

Byte encodings

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

How to type Pointing up

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 261d, 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, \261D in CSS, and \u261D in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WHITE UP 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 up 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 up?

Pointing up is U+261D (decimal 9757, hexadecimal 0x261D, octal 0o23035). 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 up?

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

What is the HTML code for Pointing up?

Use ☝ or ☝. In CSS, use content: "\261D".

How do I type Pointing up in code?

JavaScript: "\u261D". Python: "\u261D". JSON and Java: "\u261D". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 9D.

Is Pointing up an emoji?

No. Pointing up 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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