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Pen Emoji

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A classic ballpoint pen positioned at a diagonal angle, typically shown with a silver tip and a colored barrel. The design mimics a standard office tool designed for writing on physical paper.

Usage Context

Used to signal that a message is being written, to suggest signing a document, or to highlight the act of taking notes. It is frequently sent alongside 📝 or ✍️ to emphasize communication and personal correspondence.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the pen serves as a digital stand-in for the manual writing implements that dominated office environments long before the rise of digital word processing. It acts as a bridge between traditional ink-on-paper workflows and modern mobile messaging.

Details

Glyph
🖊
Unicode
U+1F58A
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f58a:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Objects
Subcategory writing
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
ballpointpenobjectswritingstationeryoffice supplyinknote takingsignaturedocument

Microsoft Fluent License

Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.

Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.

MIT LicenseFluent Emoji Repository

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