U+270E "✎" Lower Right Pencil Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
✎
U+270E "✎" Lower Right Pencil is a graphical symbol typically depicting a classic wooden pencil oriented with its tip pointing to the lower right, though the exact appearance can vary by font and platform. This character belongs to the Dingbats block, a collection of decorative symbols, ornaments, and editorial marks in the Unicode standard. Historically, it has been used to indicate editing, writing, sketching, or annotation tasks, often appearing in user interfaces for note taking or document markup. Its design evokes a simple, handheld pencil, making it a versatile iconographic element for representing creativity, correction, or the act of writing across digital and print contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+270E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lower Right Pencil |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ✎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ✎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9C 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x270E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000270E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u270e |
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 | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |