U+1F58A "🖊" Lower Left Ballpoint Pen Unicode Character

U+1F58A "🖊" Lower Left Ballpoint Pen is a typographic symbol that depicts a classic writing instrument, specifically a ballpoint pen angled to point toward the lower left corner of the display space. Originally introduced as part of Unicode 7.0 in 2014, it belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and is commonly used in digital text to represent writing, notes, signatures, or the act of drawing, often appearing in note taking apps, document interfaces, or messaging to suggest composition or correction. Its design varies across platforms but consistently retains the recognisable form of a streamlined pen body with a clip, tip, and sometimes a button for retraction, making it a versatile icon for text related communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F58A
Version Added	7.0
Name	Lower Left Ballpoint Pen
Block	Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🖊
HTML Hex Encoding	🖊
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0x96 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDD8A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F58A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\udd8a

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other
Emoji	Yes
Extended Pictographic	Yes