☜
Pointing Left
- Unicode
- U+261C
- Category
- Dingbats
- HTML Entity
- ☜
- CSS
- \261C
The ☜ (White Left Pointing Index) symbol, traditionally known in typography as a "manicule" or printer's fist, represents a stylized hand pointing to the left. Originally used in classical manuscripts and vintage signage to draw a reader's attention to important text, it now serves as a quirky retro dingbat in digital formatting. Today, you'll often spot it in social media bios or stylized documents to highlight preceding links, quotes, or key information.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9756 or Win+. then search 'pointing left'
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search 'left pointing index'
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U 261C Space
- HTML
- ☜
In Programming
While rarely used in actual source code, this symbol occasionally appears in command-line interface (CLI) outputs or technical documentation to stylize tooltips, warnings, and callouts.
Tags
attention marker
decorative bullet
dingbat
direction
finger
hand
left
left pointing hand
manicule
pointing
pointing left symbol
printer's fist
retro dingbat
social media bio symbol
typographic pointer
vintage typography
white pointing index