Leftwards Hand 🫲
🫲 (U+1FAF2) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Leftwards Hand is part of the Symbols family (block: Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: LEFTWARDS HAND depicts the leftward hand emoji. In messages, it can point to items on a screen, indicate a gesture of sending or returning, or help express a simple direction or response. Use it to clarify references, show agreement, or suggest moving something left in a layout. Keep intent clear to avoid ambiguity in formal content. Remember that appearance varies across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color and style may differ. If a platform lacks color emoji, a monochrome or text-style fallback may be shown. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning and that assistive tech can describe the emoji effectively. Cross‑platform appearance and accessibility rely on the surrounding context and proper text support.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1FAF2 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1FAF2 - General Category:
So - Age:
14.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F AB B2 - UTF-16:
D83E DEF2 - UTF-32:
0001FAF2 - HTML dec:
🫲 - HTML hex:
🫲 - JS escape:
\u{1FAF2} - Python \N{}:
\N{LEFTWARDS HAND} - Python \U:
\U0001FAF2 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%AB%B2 - CSS escape:
\1FAF2
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1FAF2 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🫲 (hex) or 🫲 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.