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Representing writing or note-taking
I'm going to take notes in the meeting ✏️
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Pencil
The ✏️ Pencil emoji depicts a gray or colored pencil, angled diagonally and pointing upwards to the right, as if being used for writing or drawing. It is commonly used to represent writing, drawing, e...
Meaning & Usage
The ✏️ Pencil emoji depicts a gray or colored pencil, angled diagonally and pointing upwards to the right, as if being used for writing or drawing. It is commonly used to represent writing, drawing, editing, note-taking, school, creativity, and office work. This emoji is often used in contexts related to education, art, and communication. It can also represent the act of making revisions or corrections to a document or idea. The ✏️ Pencil emoji was introduced in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and later updated to the Pencil2 variant in Unicode 1.1 in 1993. It serves as a versatile symbol for various creative and intellectual activities.
Usage Contexts
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Symbolizing drawing or creativity
Time to unleash my inner artist ✏️
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Indicating editing or revisions
I need to make some edits to this document ✏️
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Referring to school or education
Back to school shopping! 📚✏️
Platform Appearances
Noto Animated
Apache 2.0
ℹ️ All images shown are from open-licensed sources (Apache 2.0, MIT, CC-BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0) and are free to use.
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Use with other school-related emojis
Combine with 📚, 🍎, or 📝 to represent school or learning.
Represent creativity
Pair with 🎨 or 🖌️ to express artistic endeavors.
Indicate editing or revision
Use with 📝 or 💻 to suggest reviewing and improving documents.
Developer Codes
U+270F-FE0F
✏-FE0F;
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