Pencil Emoji

Objects

A yellow wooden pencil with a pink eraser at one end and a sharpened graphite tip at the other, angled to suggest it is actively being used for drafting or writing.

Usage Context

Used to denote editing, writing, note-taking, or the act of creating something new. In messaging apps, it frequently signals that someone is currently typing a response or that a post has been updated. It is often grouped with the 📝 memo or ✒️ fountain pen to represent documents or creative work.

History

Included in Unicode 1.1 in 1993 as part of the original set of symbols. Its design was adapted from legacy character sets that aimed to provide graphical shorthand for physical office tools in the transition to digital communication.

Details

Glyph

✏

Unicode

U+270F

Shortcode

:emoji_u270f:

HTML Entity

✏

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Objects

Subcategory writing

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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