03-07-2026, 07:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2026, 08:10 AM by Jorge_Stolfi.)
(25-06-2026, 11:23 PM)ReneZ wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.This is a very common thing, found in many manuscripts. It later became known as the 'maniculum' or manicule.
It is still used today. Unicode even has codes for it:
U+261E ☞ (Right-pointing, white)
U+261C ☜ (Left-pointing, white)
U+261D☝(Up-pointing - should be black-and-white but the Unicode committee screwed up)
U+2609 ☟ (Down-pointing white)
U+261B ☛ (Right-pointing, black)
U+261A ☚ (Left-pointing, black)
U+1F449 ? (Right pointing, Emoji version)
U+1F448 ? (Left pointing, Emoji version)
U+1F446 ? (Up pointing, Emoji version)
U+1F447 ? (Down pointing Emoji version)
There are also versions of (some of?) the Emojis with brown skin instead of yellow skin.
Unfortunately this "wonderful" MyBB forum software replaces the Unicode emoji codes by '?'...
All the best, --stolfi