✏️ Pencil emoji
HTML
✏
Unicode
U+270F
What is ✏️ called?
✏️ is called the Pencil emoji.
It is also known as wooden pencil, lead pencil, or writing pencil. These are natural common, regional, technical, or appearance-based terms rather than extra official names; Unicode’s official name is pencil.
What does ✏️ mean?
✏️ is officially named pencil. It shows a pencil with eraser, representing writing, drawing, sketching, and the ability to correct mistakes through erasing. Essential tool for education, art, note-taking, and any activity requiring erasable marks and corrections.
Use it for literal references to pencil and for writing, drawing, education, sketching, note-taking, corrections, learning tools. The sharpened pencil represents handwriting, editing, drawing, or schoolwork; ordinary pencil “lead” is primarily graphite, not metallic lead. Related choices include ✒️ Black nib and 🖋️ Fountain pen.
Other meanings
It can mean writing, drawing, education, sketching, note-taking, corrections, learning tools. Context determines whether a message is writing, office, planning, data, work-related, or interface.
Example Usage
Taking notes with my pencil ✏️ during the lecture
The office, security, or tools message includes pencil ✏️
More details
Officially named pencil. Its code point is U+270F. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.
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Visual description
A yellow wooden pencil with pink eraser at the end, showing the classic design of traditional writing and drawing instruments.
The sharpened pencil represents handwriting, editing, drawing, or schoolwork; ordinary pencil “lead” is primarily graphite, not metallic lead. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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