# What type of notification is the pointing finger icon for?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-type-of-notification-is-the-pointing-finger-icon-for/104871>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [December 21, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-type-of-notification-is-the-pointing-finger-icon-for/104871 "2018-12-21T23:32:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![emilio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/emilio/32/132550_2.png) [@emilio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emilio)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-type-of-notification-is-the-pointing-finger-icon-for/104871/1 "2018-12-21T23:32:14Z")

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got a notification like this but I have no idea what it is supposed to mean. it brings me to a topic that was not started buy the person who as listed as the notifier

![29%20PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/f/0f65d6b2ce1cb2dd335426d56a5f9dd617c5b44a.png)

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**Author:** ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-type-of-notification-is-the-pointing-finger-icon-for/104871/2 "2018-12-21T23:48:13Z")

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That notification is for when you are invited to a topic. The name on the notification is the username of the person who invited you to the topic.