pen
pen meaning
A ballpoint pen. It stands for writing and signing — the everyday, disposable, entirely unromantic instrument that does almost all the actual writing in the world. It appears in work and admin contexts, and it is the plainest and by far the most useful of the writing emoji.
Meaning
A ballpoint pen. It stands for writing and signing — the everyday, disposable, entirely unromantic instrument that does almost all the actual writing in the world. It appears in work and admin contexts, and it is the plainest and by far the most useful of the writing emoji. It has no romance about it whatsoever, and it does not need any.
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How to use it
- Sign here 🖊️
- Does most of the actual writing in the world 🖊️
- Borrowed a pen and never gave it back 🖊️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
Emoji look different on Apple, Google, Samsung, and other platforms.
Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | pen |
| አማርኛ | እስኪብርቶ |
| العربية | قلم |
| অসমীয়া | পেন |
| azərbaycan | qələm |
| башҡорт | ручка |
| беларуская | аўтаручка |
| български | химикалка |
| বাংলা | পেন |
| bosanski | hemijska |
| català | bolígraf |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ |
| čeština | propiska |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ручка |
| Cymraeg | beiro |
| Deutsch | Kugelschreiber |
| dolnoserbšćina | kuli |
| Ελληνικά | στιλό |
| English | pen |
| español | bolígrafo |
| eesti | pastapliiats |
| euskara | bolaluma |
| فارسی | خودکار |
| suomi | kuulakärkikynä |
| Filipino | ball pen |
| føroyskt | pennur |
| français | stylo |
| Gaeilge | peann |
| Gàidhlig | peann-bàla |
| galego | bolígrafo |
| ગુજરાતી | પૅન |
| Hausa | alƙalami |
| עברית | עט |
| हिन्दी | बॉलपेन |
| hrvatski | penkala |
| hornjoserbšćina | kuli |
| magyar | toll |
| հայերեն | գրիչ |
| Indonesia | pena |
| íslenska | penni |
| italiano | penna a sfera |
| 日本語 | ペン |
| Jawa | pena |
| ქართული | კალამი |
| қазақ тілі | қалам |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قالام |
| ខ្មែរ | ប៊ិចធម្មតា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪೆನ್ |
| 한국어 | 펜 |
| कोंकणी | पॅन |
| кыргызча | сыя калем |
| ລາວ | ບິກ |
| lietuvių | rašiklis |
| latviešu | pildspalva |
| македонски | пенкало |
| മലയാളം | പേന |
| монгол | бал |
| मराठी | पेन |
| Melayu | pen |
| မြန်မာ | မင်တံ |
| नेपाली | कलम |
| Nederlands | pen |
| norsk | penn |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କଲମ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪੈਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Pẹn |
| polski | długopis |
| پښتو | قلم |
| português | caneta |
| rumantsch | culli |
| română | pix |
| русский | шариковая ручка |
| سنڌي | قلم |
| တႆး | ပေႃးပႅၼ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | පෑන |
| slovenčina | pero |
| slovenščina | nalivno pero |
| Soomaali | qalin |
| shqip | stilolaps |
| српски | хемијска оловка |
| srpski | hemijska olovka |
| svenska | kulspetspenna |
| Kiswahili | kalamu |
| தமிழ் | பேனா |
| తెలుగు | కలం |
| ไทย | ปากกา |
| ትግርኛ | ቢሮ |
| türkmen dili | ruçka |
| lea fakatonga | polopeni |
| Türkçe | kalem |
| українська | кулькова ручка |
| اردو | پن |
| o‘zbek | ruchka |
| Tiếng Việt | bút |
| Èdè Yorùbá | gègé pẹlu rogodo |
| 粵語 | 筆 |
| 粤语 | 笔 |
| 中文 | 笔 |
| 繁體中文 | 筆 |
| isiZulu | ipeni elicijile |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F58A U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :pen:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the pen emoji (🖊️) mean?
- A ballpoint pen. It stands for writing and signing — the everyday, disposable, entirely unromantic instrument that does almost all the actual writing in the world. It appears in work and admin contexts, and it is the plainest and by far the most useful of the writing emoji.
- How do you type the pen emoji?
- Copy the pen emoji 🖊️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the pen emoji in?
- The pen emoji belongs to the Objects category.