Writing Hand

✍️ is a writing hand. It means writing, signing or taking notes.

Skin tones

Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.

writing hand

writing hand: light skin tone

writing hand: medium-light skin tone

writing hand: medium skin tone

writing hand: medium-dark skin tone

writing hand: dark skin tone

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: WRITING HAND
CLDR short name: writing hand
Codepoint: U+270D U+FE0F
Hex: 270D FE0F
Emoji version: 0.7
Unicode version: 7.0
First released: 2014
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: hand-prop
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:writing_hand:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

hand · write · writing

How it looks

Writing Hand — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Writing Hand — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

Renders ✍️ with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of ✍️. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the ✍️ writing hand emoji mean?: ✍️ is a writing hand. It means writing, signing or taking notes.
What is the Unicode codepoint for ✍️?: U+270D U+FE0F: the character U+270D (WRITING HAND) followed by U+FE0F, variation selector-16, which asks for the colour emoji form. Without U+FE0F many systems draw U+270D as a plain text symbol.
When was the ✍️ writing hand emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.7, published in 2014, alongside Unicode 7.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type ✍️ on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “writing hand”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ✍️ from this page with one click.
Does ✍️ come in different skin tones?: Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: ✍🏻 ✍🏼 ✍🏽 ✍🏾 ✍🏿. They all mean the same thing; long-press ✍️ on a phone keyboard to pick one.
What is the shortcode for ✍️?: On GitHub, type :writing_hand: and it turns into ✍️ — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.