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The Manicule: The little hand that's everywhere
Familiar to anyone who pays attention to vintage aesthetics, I'm embarrassed to say it's taken me 40 years to learn the name of the beloved typographic symbol that been guiding the way for centuries. Alas, that beloved inked symbol in the shape of a pointing hand (often used to draw attention to a s
A monk sits over his medieval manuscript and his eyes are drawn to the margin, where a tiny inked hand with an outstretched index finger is pointing insistently at a line of text. Each reader’s hand-drawn manicule was a little signature of their engagement – some were rendered as simple doodles (two quick strokes forming an index finger), while others became playful mini-artworks, complete with elaborate cuffs and oddly long fingers. Today, we might send a friend an 👉 emoji to make sure they don’t miss the punchline of a joke, or follow a little hand on a website that says “Click Here.” The technology around us evolves, but that small symbol of guidance and attention remains.
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