What does ✍️ Writing Hand mean?
Pen in hand, mid-sentence. It signals writing, note-taking, signing or studying. In chats it means “noted”, “writing that down” or “working on it”, and it suits authors, students and anyone drafting something important. It can also playfully suggest that someone just said something wise enough to record, as in “taking notes ✍️”. Five skin tones are available.
✍️ Writing Hand is an emoji from the People & Body category (hands with props), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
Example messages
✍️ Writing Hand on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Writing Hand looks on each platform.
Writing Hand in every skin tone
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Writing Hand emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Writing Hand emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ✍️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :writing_hand:.
When was the Writing Hand emoji added?
✍️ Writing Hand was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Writing Hand emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ✍️, there are 5 skin tone versions: ✍🏻 ✍🏼 ✍🏽 ✍🏾 ✍🏿. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ✍️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Writing Hand. The underlying code (U+270D U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.