Backhand Index Pointing Down: Medium Skin Tone on Reddit

What it signals here

upvote context

High-karma comments sometimes use it to point at a witty or insightful reply below that deserves upvotes.

community use

Used in threads to highlight a particularly good or terrible comment lurking in the replies.

subreddit meaning

In subs like r/AmITheAsshole or r/PublicFreakout, used to spotlight the most chaotic comment in a thread.

karma context

Karma farmers deploy it in open-ended posts like 'say something controversial 👇🏽' to farm reply engagement.

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