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White left pointing index symbol ☜

White left pointing index (☜) is Unicode U+261C. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

An outlined hand with a finger pointing left, used to draw attention to nearby text.

How to type ☜

Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 261c.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ☜.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 261C and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “white left pointing index” and double-click ☜.

That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ☜ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ☜ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ☜ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ☜ and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 261c, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 261C, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “white left pointing index”.

Codes for ☜

UnicodeU+261C
Official nameWHITE LEFT POINTING INDEX
BlockMiscellaneous Symbols
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal☜
HTML hex☜
CSScontent: "\261C";
JavaScript"\u261C"
Python"\u261C"
UTF-8 bytesE2 98 9C

Look-alikes

  • ☚Black left pointing index, U+261A
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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