U+261F

Pointing down☟

Pointing down 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", "down".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+261F
Decimal
9759
Hex
0x261F
Octal
0o23037

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+261F
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WHITE DOWN POINTING INDEX
DecimalBase 109759
HexadecimalBase 160x261F
OctalBase 80o23037
BinaryBase 20010011000011111
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: "…"\261F
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%9F

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u261F
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u261F
Python\u261F
Java / C# / Kotlin\u261F

Byte encodings

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

How to type Pointing down

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 261f, 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, \261F in CSS, and \u261F in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WHITE DOWN 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 down 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 down?

Pointing down is U+261F (decimal 9759, hexadecimal 0x261F, octal 0o23037). 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 down?

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

What is the HTML code for Pointing down?

Use ☟ or ☟. In CSS, use content: "\261F".

How do I type Pointing down in code?

JavaScript: "\u261F". Python: "\u261F". JSON and Java: "\u261F". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 9F.

Is Pointing down an emoji?

No. Pointing down 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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