Leftwards Hand on Reddit

What it signals here

upvote context

Used in comments to point at a highly upvoted or particularly accurate comment above or to the side

community use

Deployed in threads to highlight a specific user's reply or to pass a metaphorical item within a chain

subreddit meaning

Common in r/memes, r/reactiongifs, and r/me_irl for pointing at relatable content or passing meme formats

karma context

Used ironically when pointing out a comment that deserves karma or when deflecting credit to another user

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