Pencil

✏ is the Unicode character “PENCIL” (U+270F). It belongs to the Dingbats block and was added in Unicode 1.1. It has a flat text style and a colorful emoji style. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

✏ codes

UnicodeCode point U+270F
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ✏
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ✏
CSSFor the CSS content property \270F
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u270F
PythonEscape in Python strings \u270F
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%9C%8F
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 9C 8F
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 270F

How to type ✏

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “pencil”.

In Microsoft Word, type 270F and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “pencil”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+270F. Every format is on the pencil page.

About ✏

Unicode name
PENCIL
Code point
U+270F (9999)
Block
Dingbats
Category
Other Symbol
Unicode version
1.1
Styles
Text (✏︎) and emoji (✏️)