Dreams of fingers are more related to insects than dreams in general. They are less related to unnamed people, less related to strangers, and less related to peers.

Dreams of fingers are much more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness and less related to love.

Finger dreams are less related to home, less related to human-made places, and less related to transportation.

Dreams of fingers are more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to disasters and less related to death.

Dreams of fingers are much more related to lucid dreams, much more related to sleep paralysis, and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to vivid dreams and less related to sad dreams.

Finger dreams are more related to smelling, more related to taste, and much more related to touch than dreams in general.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience fingers in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about fingers in dreams. See how you feel about fingers now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. The symbolism of body parts featured in dreams often relates to their function or use. Start there and consider the possibilities for symbolism. To begin with, fingers are used to point, and if you “point the finger” it means you accuse or assign blame. Pointing a finger can mean pointing out and drawing attention to something. You use your finger to point the way and give direction, which in another sense can mean personal direction, and knowing the way to reach a goal. It’s that way! Fingers grasp. “Grasp” can mean “grasp the idea.” It means you “get it,” you understand. Grasping can be an expression of care. Dreaming about holding someone or something in your grasp can symbolize your emotional hold, and holding on by a finger means the grasp is tenuous. See: Embracing Fingers are used to type, an act associated with communication, and the index finger in particular is used to click a computer mouse and swipe a touchscreen, activities associated with communication, doing tasks, and gaining or giving information. For an example dream, see: Facebook. The middle finger is used to “give the finger.” To give the finger in a dream can be a perfect expression of feelings. It can mean, “I don’t give a fuck.” A character giving you the finger can express how you feel about yourself. After all, the character is likely to symbolize yourself. The ring finger is specifically for wearing a wedding or engagement ring, and from there a dream can connect with a variety of ideas related to finding a mate, making a commitment, or engaging with a subject or task. Dreaming about a missing wedding band, despite the fact that you’re not actually married, can symbolize missing that piece of the puzzle you want in your life: a mate, or something to pour your love and dedication into. Or it can refer to a commitment that’s avoided, broken, or unfulfilled. Fingers chopped off or injured can indicate “losing your grip,” meaning losing control of a situation or yourself. It can express anxiety about performing a task or taking a test. It can indicate hiding guilt or culpability because fingerprints are used to identify culprits in crimes. See: Fingerprints It can symbolize wanting to hide involvement in something. The same idea is expressed in the image of dirty fingers. It can mean you are involved in something “dirty,” perhaps some sort of intrigue. A plan backfires, or your character is defamed. Cutting off a finger can mean a task seems impossible. A broken finger can mean a task or responsibility is breaking you. It can symbolize a sacrifice. See: Amputations, Breaking Fingers can symbolize children, because children can be thought of as outgrowths of your life in the way that fingers grow from hands, and people sometimes count on their fingers the number of children and grandchildren they have. Sacrificing a finger can symbolize that a child is being sacrificed in the figurative sense. For example, the demands of your job require you to spend long hours away from home, and in a sense you are sacrificing your child for your job. For a great example dream, see: Cancer. Similarly, cutting off your ring finger can mean you are sacrificing your marriage or the idea of marriage. Fingertips, which leave fingerprints, can symbolize “tip,” meaning a clue or hint. Fingerprints are clues used to solve crimes. If a dream draws attention to a fingertip, it can mean “a clue.” This use of the symbolism is more likely if the index finger is upraised, drawing attention to itself. Another possibility is that you’re being shown something that upsets you, because tip can mean “to overturn,” and when applied personally it can mean you are upset, or your life has been overturned. Fingers are used to touch and feel and can be used to symbolize sensitivity, especially personal sensitivity. For example, dreaming about pressing your fingers onto a hot frying pan and feeling no pain can symbolize being impervious to emotion or unable to relate to people emotionally. On the other hand, feeling pain through the fingers can mean you are sensitive, are affected by emotion, and are able to relate emotionally. Bad pain can be a way of saying you are too sensitive. The same meaning can be expressed by dream imagery of someone else’s getting fingers cut off and your feeling the pain. The symbolism of fingers injured or falling off takes on a new dimension for people who use them for specialized skills, such as playing piano or performing surgery. In which case, injury to fingers can symbolize decline in skill or fears related to one’s occupation. Fingers can have sexual symbolism. They are used to touch, and “fingering” means inserting a finger or fingers into the vagina or anus or rubbing the clitoris. A pointed finger is a phallic symbol, while a limp finger is associated with erectile dysfunction. Dreams with this theme are likely to have other sexual references. After all that, you have personal associations to consider, too, including all of your experiences with your fingers. If you’ve ever broken a finger, for instance, a dream can use that experience to create symbolism. For instance, you broke a finger in a car accident and forever after associate that finger with freak luck—the accident could have been a lot worse—or sudden trauma. See also: Amputations, Body parts, Breaking, Brides, Grooms, Facebook, Fingerprints, Hands, Embracing, Weddings, Sex, Surgery, Weddings