Leftwards Pushing Hand 🫷
🫷 (U+1FAF7) 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 Pushing 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: The character depicts LEFTWARDS PUSHING HAND. Use it to show pushing or moving something to the left in messages, UI icons, or diagrams. It can convey effort or a request to move items, or indicate a leftward action in an instruction or workflow. In chats, it helps illustrate rearranging elements, guiding attention, or signaling retreat in a playful context. Remember that appearance varies across platforms and fonts, so color, style, and details may differ. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning and provide a plain-text alternative if needed. Cross-platform appearance may differ; test in your app and provide text equivalents for screen readers.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1FAF7 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+1FAF7 - General Category:
So - Age:
15.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F AB B7 - UTF-16:
D83E DEF7 - UTF-32:
0001FAF7 - HTML dec:
🫷 - HTML hex:
🫷 - JS escape:
\u{1FAF7} - Python \N{}:
\N{LEFTWARDS PUSHING HAND} - Python \U:
\U0001FAF7 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%AB%B7 - CSS escape:
\1FAF7
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+1FAF7 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.