✏️ Pencil is an emoji from the Objects category. Its Unicode code point is U+270F and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ✏️ Pencil mean?
✏️ is the Pencil emoji, listed under Objects → Writing in the Unicode emoji standard. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :pencil2: to insert it.
Pencil emoji codes
| Emoji | ✏️ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+270F |
| HTML entity (decimal) | ✏ |
| HTML entity (hex) | ✏ |
| CSS | \270F |
| JavaScript | \u{270F} |
| Python | \u270F |
| URL-encoded | %E2%9C%8F |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C 8F |
| Shortcode | :pencil2: |
| Shortcode (alt) | :pencil: |
How to type ✏️ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “pencil”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “pencil”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “pencil”.
- HTML: write
✏in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Frequently asked questions
What does ✏️ mean?
✏️ is the Pencil emoji, listed under Objects → Writing in the Unicode emoji standard. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :pencil2: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Pencil emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ✏️ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press → Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ✏️ Pencil added to Unicode?
Pencil was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Related Writing emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.