✍️ Writing hand emoji

✍️

HTML

✍

Unicode

U+270D

What is ✍️ called?

✍️ is called the Writing hand emoji.

Often called the writing emoji, pen hand, or signing hand. “Handwriting emoji” describes the visible action, while the official name does not specify a pen type.

What does ✍️ mean?

✍️ depicts a hand writing with a pen and represents handwriting, note-taking, signing, studying, drafting, authorship, journalling, or completing paperwork.

It can mean “write this down,” “I am working on it,” or a signature in progress. The emoji does not specify whether the text is creative, legal, academic, or personal.

Other meanings

Taking notes, signing a document, writing a letter, studying, filling a form, drafting, creative work, a written promise, or making a list.

Example Usage

I am taking notes during the meeting ✍️

Please sign the form before Friday ✍️

More details

Officially named writing hand. Its base code point is U+270D, commonly followed by U+FE0F for emoji presentation, and this project records it from Emoji 1.0.