Backhand index pointing left emoji meaning

The backhand index pointing left emoji is a hand gesture consisting of the index finger pointing to the left. It is often used to indicate a direction, such as pointing to the left side of a map or indicating that something is located to the left. It can also be used to indicate that someone should turn left, or to indicate that something is on the left side. In some cultures, the gesture may be used to indicate that someone is being sarcastic or insincere.

The backhand index pointing left emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026L2/07257