Fountain pen Emoji

Objects

A classic fountain pen nib, typically shown in a metallic gold or silver finish, pointed downward as if ready to touch paper. It captures the traditional elegance of dip pens and ink-fed writing instruments.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss professional writing, literature, calligraphy, or signing important documents. It pairs well with 📝 to denote drafting a message or ✍️ to represent the act of hand-writing letters.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the fountain pen emerged as digital communication began to distance itself from physical stationery. It serves as a nod to the legacy of ink-and-nib tools that defined human communication long before the era of word processors.

Details

Glyph

🖋

Unicode

U+1F58B

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f58b:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD8B;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Objects

Subcategory writing

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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