✏️ Pencil

The ✏️ Pencil emoji belongs to the writing tools, filed by Unicode under Objects. It is a specialised character with a narrow, literal meaning: pencil.

✏️ fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Household Items. It joined the standard with Emoji 0.6 in 2010, so support on current devices is reliable. Its code point is U+270F.

• A single ✏️ is often enough to set the tone.
• Often seen near ✒️ Black Nib, 🖊️ Pen and 🖋️ Fountain Pen.

• ✏️📝 – Pencil and Memo
• ✏️🖌️ – Pencil with Paintbrush
• ✏️🖍️ – Pencil plus Crayon
• ✏️✒️ – Pencil and Black Nib
• ✏️🖊️ – Pencil with Pen
• ✏️🖋️ – Pencil plus Fountain Pen

Easy to mix up with ✒️ Black Nib, 🖊️ Pen or 🖋️ Fountain Pen. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.