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the finger

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the finger

Summary

the finger is an obscene gesture[1]. It draws 5,260 Wikipedia views per month (obscene_gesture category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • the finger's instance of is recorded as obscene gesture[3].
  • the finger's instance of is recorded as hand gesture[4].
  • the finger's Commons category is recorded as The finger (gesture)[5].
  • the finger's Unicode character is recorded as 🖕[6].
  • the finger's Commons gallery is recorded as Extended middle finger[7].
  • the finger's represents is recorded as contempt[8].
  • the finger's represents is recorded as penis[9].
  • the finger's uses is recorded as middle finger[10].
  • the finger's indigenous to is recorded as Western culture[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include obscene gesture[3] and hand gesture[4].

Why It Matters

the finger draws 5,260 Wikipedia views per month (obscene_gesture category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). the finger. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-finger
MLA “the finger.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 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: 2026-05-03}}
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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. 2d ago · Trollface 2006ALT · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Q2212610
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q2212610]]"
  2. 6d 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 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007542232805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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