Copy and paste the Pencil emoji (✏️) in one click. Includes Objects usage tips and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) Unicode, HTML, CSS, and JS escape codes (U+270F U+FE0F).
Unicode Definition: Depicts pencil (✏️), encoded in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) (U+270F U+FE0F) under the "writing" subgroup.
Context & Expression: Provides a concrete visual icon for tools, technology, music, office gear, and everyday objects in digital interfaces and notes.
UI & Formatting Tip: Pencil (✏️) serves as a zero-byte native icon for Notion pages, Discord channel names, README headers, and checklists.
Frequently used in SaaS documentation callouts, Notion workspaces, Discord channel titles, and texting shorthand ("back on the grind ✏️").
Combine ✏️ with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Pencil emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Did you finish setting everything up for tomorrow's launch?
All prepped and ready to roll ✏️✅ couldn't be more excited!
Love to hear it, tomorrow is going to be great!
Apple iOS renders realistic material shaders (metal, fabric, glass, wood); Google Android uses crisp, flat-shaded vector geometry; Microsoft Windows uses Fluent 3D depth.
High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'| Platform / Vendor | Glyph Preview | System Emoji Font | Rendering Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS / macOS | ✏️ | Apple Color Emoji | High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting |
| Google Android | ✏️ | Noto Color Emoji | Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry |
| Samsung One UI | ✏️ | Samsung Color Emoji | Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling |
| Microsoft Windows | ✏️ | Segoe UI Emoji | Fluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags) |
| X / Discord (Twemoji) | ✏️ | Twitter Color Emoji | Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography |
Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.
| Character | ✏️ |
|---|---|
| Official Unicode Name | Pencil |
| Unicode Code Point | U+270F U+FE0F |
| HTML Decimal Entity | ✏️ |
| HTML Hex Entity | ✏️ |
| CSS Escape Code | \00270F\00FE0F |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{270F}\u{FE0F} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | E2 9C 8F EF B8 8F |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :pencil: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | Objects (office) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Provides a concrete visual icon for tools, technology, music, office gear, and everyday objects in digital interfaces and notes. It belongs to the Objects category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
Frequently used in SaaS documentation callouts, Notion workspaces, Discord channel titles, and texting shorthand ("back on the grind ✏️").
Click the "Copy Emoji (✏️)" button at the top of this page to copy the character to your clipboard, then press Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux), Cmd+V (macOS), or long-press Paste (iOS/Android) in any app.
The Unicode code point is U+270F U+FE0F (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use ✏️ or ✏️; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\00270F\00FE0F"; in JavaScript use "\u{270F}\u{FE0F}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :pencil:.
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