leftwards thumb sign
A hand with the thumb pointing to the left, shown as a closed fist with the thumb extended sideways
Meaning
A hand with the thumb pointing to the left, shown as a closed fist with the thumb extended sideways. It commonly conveys direction, pointing leftward, or indicating something located to the left, and can also express approval or a thumbs-up when the direction is not the point. In conversation it often appears in instructions, navigation, or reactions. Usage can be ambiguous, since the leftward thumb may read as pointing, gesturing, or simply a mirrored thumbs-up, so context usually clarifies intent.
Leftwards thumb sign โ Approved as part of Emoji 18.0 in 2026.
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ official Unicode data.
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Unicode data
U+1FAF9leftwards thumb signF0 9F AB B9Shortcodes
:leftwards_thumb_sign:HTML & CSS
🫹🫹\1FAF9 Languages
\u{1FAF9}\U0001FAF9\x{1FAF9}\u{1FAF9}Encodings
xn--r39h%F0%9F%AB%B9Frequently asked
What does ๐ซน leftwards thumb sign mean?
A hand with the thumb pointing to the left, shown as a closed fist with the thumb extended sideways. It commonly conveys direction, pointing leftward, or indicating something located to the left, and can also express approval or a thumbs-up when the direction is not the point. In conversation it often appears in instructions, navigation, or reactions. Usage can be ambiguous, since the leftward thumb may read as pointing, gesturing, or simply a mirrored thumbs-up, so context usually clarifies intent.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ๐ซน leftwards thumb sign?
U+1FAF9 (Unicode 18.0, 2026) ยท :leftwards_thumb_sign:
Which emojis are related to ๐ซน leftwards thumb sign?
๐ thumbs up, ๐ thumbs down, ๐๐ป thumbs up: light skin tone, ๐๐ผ thumbs up: medium-light skin tone, ๐๐ฝ thumbs up: medium skin tone, ๐๐พ thumbs up: medium-dark skin tone, ๐๐ฟ thumbs up: dark skin tone, ๐๐ป thumbs down: light skin tone