✍️
Indicates the act of writing
I'm ✍️ a letter to my grandma.
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✍️
Writing hand
The ✍️ Writing Hand emoji depicts a hand holding a pen and writing on a surface, often implied to be paper. It's primarily used to represent writing, signing documents, taking notes, or any activity i...
Meaning & Usage
The ✍️ Writing Hand emoji depicts a hand holding a pen and writing on a surface, often implied to be paper. It's primarily used to represent writing, signing documents, taking notes, or any activity involving putting pen to paper. Beyond its literal meaning, it can also symbolize creativity, authorship, journaling, and the act of recording thoughts or ideas. This emoji was introduced in Unicode version 8.0 in 1993 and has since become a common way to express the idea of writing in digital communication.
Usage Contexts
✍️
Represents signing a document
Just ✍️ the contract and we're good to go!
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Symbolizes taking notes or journaling
I like to ✍️ in my journal every morning.
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Implies authorship or creation
She's ✍️ a novel.
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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🇹🇷
Yazı yazan el
Türkçe
🇩🇪
Schreibende Hand
Deutsch
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Main qui écrit
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🇮🇳
लिखता हुआ हाथ
हिन्दी
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يد تكتب
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Пишущая рука
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لکھتا ہوا ہاتھ
اردو
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Tangan menulis
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🇻🇳
Bàn tay đang viết
Tiếng Việt
🇹🇭
เขียนหนังสือ
ไทย
🇮🇷
نوشتن با دست
فارسی
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Rubutun Hannu
Hausa
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እየጻፈ ያለ እጅ
አማርኛ
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Mkono Unaandika
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লেখার হাত
বাংলা
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စာရေးနေသည့် လက်
မြန်မာ
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Yozayotgan qo‘l
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🇮🇳
लिखाण करणारा हात
मराठी
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వ్రాస్తున్న చేయి
తెలుగు
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Nulis Tangan
Jawa
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Destê nivîsê
Kurdî
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Kamay na Nagsusulat
Filipino
Usage Tips
Use with other emojis
Combine with other emojis like 📝 (memo) or 📖 (open book) to add more context to your message.
Context is key
Ensure the context of your message clearly indicates the meaning of 'writing' you're trying to convey.
Consider alternatives
If you need to emphasize digital typing, consider using the ⌨️ (keyboard) emoji instead.
Developer Codes
U+270D-FE0F
✍-FE0F;
\270D-FE0F
\u{270D-FE0F}