Backhand Index Pointing Up: Light Skin Tone on Facebook

What it signals here

reaction meaning

Indicates agreement or points to a comment above in a thread, often used by older users who may not know subtler emoji conventions.

comment use

Used to reference a comment above or to point to a link shared in the post description.

boomer interpretation

Often interpreted literally as 'look up there' or used to indicate the number one, sometimes misapplied for emphasis.

group use

In group posts, used to indicate that the important information is in the post above, not the current comment.

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