U+270F "✏" Pencil Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
✏
U+270F "✏" Pencil is a graphic symbol representing a classic wooden pencil with a pointed lead tip, often depicted in a slanted orientation. It originated as part of the Dingbats block in Unicode 1.1, released in 1993, and is commonly used in digital communication to signify writing, editing, drawing, or note taking. The glyph resembles a yellow pencil with a pink eraser on top, though its exact appearance can vary across different fonts and platforms due to stylistic interpretations. This character functions as both a literal icon for a writing instrument and a metaphorical symbol for creativity, education, or correction, making it a versatile element in text based interfaces, documents, and social media.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+270F |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | 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 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x270F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000270F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u270f |