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Backhand Index Pointing up on Google Android 5.0

Google shipped a new design for Backhand Index Pointing up in Android 5.0, released November 12, 2014. The previous design is shown beside it.

Previous release
Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 4.4Android 4.4
This release
Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 5.0

Android 5.0

How Google has drawn Backhand Index Pointing up

  1. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 4.3
    Android 4.3

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 4.4
    Android 4.4

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  3. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 5.0
    Android 5.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  4. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 6.0.1
    Android 6.0.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  5. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 7.0
    Android 7.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  6. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 8.0
    Android 8.0

    Shipped in 7 releases before it changed

  7. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 12.0
    Android 12.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  8. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 12l
    Android 12l

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  9. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in 15.0
    15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  10. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in 15.1
    15.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  11. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in 16.0
    16.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  12. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in Android 15.0
    Android 15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  13. Backhand Index Pointing up as drawn by Google in 16.0 June 2025 Update
    16.0 June 2025 Update

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

Every Google release of Backhand Index Pointing up

  1. Android 4.3 ✳
  2. Android 4.4 ✳
  3. Android 5.0 ✳
  4. Android 6.0.1 ✳
  5. Android 7.0 ✳
  6. Android 7.1
  7. Android 8.0 ✳
  8. Android 8.1
  9. Android 9.0
  10. Android 10.0
  11. Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop
  12. Android 11.0
  13. Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
  14. Android 12.0 ✳
  15. Android 12l ✳
  16. 15.0 ✳
  17. 15.1 ✳
  18. 16.0 ✳
  19. Android 15.0 ✳
  20. 16.0 June 2025 Update ✳
  21. 17.0

✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.

Backhand Index Pointing up on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Backhand Index Pointing up look like on Google?
On Google it is the design shipped in 17.0, shown above at full size. Older revisions are listed beneath it.
When did Google add Backhand Index Pointing up?
Google first drew Backhand Index Pointing up in Android 4.3, released July 24, 2013.
How many times has Google redrawn Backhand Index Pointing up?
Google LLC has shipped 21 versions of Backhand Index Pointing up. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

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