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the finger

obscene hand gesture
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Summary

the finger is an obscene gesture[1]. It draws 13,845 Wikipedia views per month (obscene gesture category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: hand gesture[3]
  • Commons category: The finger (gesture)[4]
  • Unicode character: 🖕[5]
  • Commons gallery: Extended middle finger[6]
  • Represents: contempt[7], penis[8]
  • Uses: middle finger[9]
  • Indigenous to: Western culture[10]

Why It Matters

the finger has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). the finger. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-finger
MLA “the finger.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-finger.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-finger_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{the finger}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-finger}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Peter F. Patel-Schneider · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Subclass of: Italian salute"
  2. 11w ago · MSGJ · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007542232805171
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Commons category: The finger (gesture), Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  3. 12w ago · ~2026-41539-03 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007542232805171
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 98700754223280517"
  4. 20w ago · Trollface 2006ALT · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: Italian salute"
  5. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → —
    Uses → middle finger
    Represents → contempt, penis
    Indigenous to → Western culture
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007542232805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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