Black Left Pointing Backhand Index

It points left toward nearby words or an item.

The manicule, literally “little hand,” was a hand readers drew in the margins of handwritten books to flag a passage they might want to find again. The earliest examples are recorded from the late eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Printing turned that reader's mark into a repeatable typographic sign. As arrows took over many of the same jobs, the pointing hand kept a bookish feel.

What does it mean when someone sends 🖜?

Read it as a nudge to notice what it points toward.

After words or a link, the left-facing finger directs you back to that target. Sent alone, it asks for attention but leaves the subject and emotion open.