writing hand Emoji
✍️ · U+270D U+FE0F · Emoji 0.7
What does the writing hand emoji mean?
Literally representing a hand holding a pen, ✍️ is directly associated with writing, drawing, or signing, but figuratively it is often used to signify creativity, authorship, or a desire to express oneself in written form, and in slang, it can imply a need to take notes, write something down, or even sign a document, with some users employing it to convey a sense of inspiration or imagination. This emoji's meaning is closely tied to the act of putting thoughts into written words. Its figurative uses can range from indicating a love for writing to suggesting that someone should write something down to remember it. Overall, ✍️ is a symbol of written communication and self-expression.
writing hand in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
writing hand emoji examples
- just had the best idea for my story ✍️
- need to remember this for tomorrow ✍️
How to copy the writing hand emoji
To use the writing hand emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+270D U+FE0F), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
writing hand emoji on different platforms
How the writing hand emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji). See image credits.


writing hand Emoji Details
| Emoji | ✍️ |
| Name | writing hand |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+270D U+FE0F |
| Shortcode | :writing_hand: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.7 (2014) |
writing hand Emoji FAQ
It is U+270D U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :writing_hand:.
People also search for the writing hand emoji as hand, write, writing.