Writing hand Emoji

People

A side-profile view of a hand holding a pen or pencil, caught in the motion of writing on a surface. It depicts the act of jotting down notes, signing a document, or composing a message.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to confirm that a message is being composed, to ask for a written response, or to signify that someone is taking notes. It is a popular shorthand for drafting content, often appearing alongside 📝 or 🖊️ to highlight editorial work or creative writing.

History

Included in Unicode 7.0 in 2014, this design was inspired by the classic pen-and-paper icons found in early word processing software and operating system toolbars. It replaced the need for text labels like 'in progress' in digital chat interfaces.

Details

Glyph

✍

Unicode

U+270D

Shortcode

:emoji_u270d:

HTML Entity

✍

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory hand-prop

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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