👈️ Backhand index pointing left emoji

The backhand index pointing left emoji means look left, go left, or notice something on the left. It is a direct pointing gesture for directions, labels, and callouts.

Use 👈 to point at previous text, a menu item, or a choice placed to the left. It works as the opposite of 👉 Backhand index pointing right and alongside 👆 Backhand index pointing up for navigation cues.

Could also be called pointing left, left pointer, left hand point or backhand left emoji.

Other meanings

point left, look left, go left, previous, direction, left arrow gesture

Example Usage

The parking entrance is this way 👈

Variants

Related emoji

Hand gestures emojis

• 👋️ Waving hand
• 🤚️ Raised back of hand
• 🖐️ Hand with fingers splayed
• ✋️ Raised hand

Visual description

On iOS, a yellow hand shows the back of the hand with the index finger stretched straight to the left.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.