Friends
“check this article 👇”
Friend directing attention to a link. Mirror with a sentence that engages the article, not just 👇.
Unicode: U+1F447
Shortcodes: :point down:
Look below! Drawing attention down.
The 👇 Backhand Index Pointing Down emoji was added in Unicode 6 (2010) and is drawn as a yellow hand with the back of the hand showing and the index finger pointing downward. The visual cue reads instantly as 'look below,' direction, or the visible 'over there' tag. By 2026 👇 has become the go-to emoji for the attention-directing tag below, the visible 'see this' default, and the link-coded reference.
In modern chat 👇 does very specific work. People send it as a literal down-direction tag, as the visible 'see below' marker, or as the link-coded-reference shorthand. The pointing-backhand-index-finger-down is the visual cue that the message is directing attention downward. Writers should pick 👇 when the read is 'see below' or 'check the link,' and avoid it when the read is different — ☝️ fits better for literal up-pointing.
👇 lands on a friend's 'check this link' message, in a work channel where someone is directing attention to a thread or document below, and in a dating-app DM where the sender is referencing content. The pointing-backhand-index-finger-down anchors the read.
In close-friends chats 👇 reads as the universal 'see below' tag and the pointing-down default. On X the emoji punctuates 'see thread below' coded tweets. The emoji pairs with 👆 for the layered up-and-down pointing pair and with 🔗 for the link-coded reference combo.
Skip 👇 in any context where the direction is up — ☝️ fits better. Avoid 👇 in ironic contexts where the pointing is faked — 🙄 fits better when the attention-directing is performed.
If a friend sends 👇 on a 'see below' message, mirror with a sentence that engages what they pointed to. The pointing chain needs an audience.
If 👇 lands as the link-reference default, reply with a sentence that engages the content. And if you want to send 👇 yourself, pair it with the subject so the direction is clear.
👇 means 'see below,' 'check this link,' or down-direction. The pointing-backhand-index-finger-down is the visual cue that the message is directing attention downward.
Not on its own. 👇 is the see-below default. In a flirty thread combined with 👆 it can read as 'look down here' but it is not a love signal.
From a guy or anyone, 👇 carries the same see-below read. There is no gendered meaning; the emoji works the same regardless.
In Slack, 👇 reads as the 'see thread below' tag. Pair with a sentence about the content so the channel stays useful.
Pointing downward.
Example: “Check the link below 👇”
See below or thread continues.
Example: “Thread 👇”
Look at this mess below.
Example: “The comments 👇”
Reference below.
Example: “See details 👇”
Sticker on link-reference stories and visible-directing overlays; the down-pointing finger fits attention-directing adult content.
Reply to 'see thread below' tweets and visible-directing content; reads as the universal 'see below' tag across reply-guy audiences.
Comment-section reaction to directing content; pairs with attention-directing and link-reference clip reactions.
Server reaction to link-reference content; the pointing finger is the default 'see below' tag in chat-coded contexts.
Uses 👇 across casual chat and aesthetic-coded captions; the modern-coded read is the dominant one and the slang layer usually lands.
Reads 👇 as familiar across platforms; the slang and modern-coded registers are well adopted in close-friends chats.
Sends 👇 for both the literal and the modern-coded read; the visual cue works regardless of whether the slang layer is picked up.
Uses 👇 either literally or with the modern-coded read; the visual cue carries the meaning even when the slang layer is missed.
“check this article 👇”
Friend directing attention to a link. Mirror with a sentence that engages the article, not just 👇.
“you should see this 👇”
Dating-coded directing attention. Mirror with a sentence that engages the content, not just a pointing emoji.
“see thread below 👇”
Public adult-coded directing tag. Mirror with a sentence that engages the thread, not just 👇.
“see the family chat 👇”
Family-coded directing share. Mirror with a sentence that engages the chat, not just 👇.
“doc is below 👇”
Work-coded thread-directing. Mirror with a clarifying sentence — 👇 alone can land as low-context in work channels.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Angel! Innocent or heavenly.
Artist! Creative or artistic.
Artist! Creative or artistic.