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White right pointing index symbol ☞

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

An outlined hand with a finger pointing right, 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 261e.

Windows

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

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

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “white right 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 261e, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

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

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

Codes for ☞

UnicodeU+261E
Official nameWHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX
BlockMiscellaneous Symbols
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal☞
HTML hex☞
CSScontent: "\261E";
JavaScript"\u261E"
Python"\u261E"
UTF-8 bytesE2 98 9E

Look-alikes

  • ☛Black right pointing index, U+261B
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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