writing hand
writing hand meaning
A hand holding a pen and writing. It means writing, signing and authorship — and it is one of the older emoji, dating from the original Japanese sets. It appears in contexts about writing something down, signing a document, and the act of putting a thought on paper.
Meaning
A hand holding a pen and writing. It means writing, signing and authorship — and it is one of the older emoji, dating from the original Japanese sets. It appears in contexts about writing something down, signing a document, and the act of putting a thought on paper. It appears in writing and signing contexts, and it is one of the oldest emoji still in daily use.
How to use it
- Writing it all down ✍️
- Signed, and it is binding ✍️
- Noted, and I will not forget ✍️
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).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | hand wat skryf |
| አማርኛ | እየጻፈ ያለ እጅ |
| العربية | يد تكتب |
| অসমীয়া | লিখি থকা হাত |
| azərbaycan | yazı əli |
| башҡорт | яҙыусы ҡул |
| беларуская | пішучая рука |
| български | Пишеща ръка |
| বাংলা | লেখার হাত |
| bosanski | ruka koja piše |
| català | mà que escriu |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏬᏱ ᎪᏪᎳᏅᎢ |
| čeština | píšící ruka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ҫыракан алӑ |
| Cymraeg | dwylo yn ysgrifennu |
| Deutsch | schreibende Hand |
| dolnoserbšćina | pišuca ruka |
| Ελληνικά | χέρι που γράφει |
| English | writing hand |
| español | mano escribiendo |
| eesti | kirjutav käsi |
| euskara | idazten ari den eskua |
| فارسی | نوشتن با دست |
| suomi | kirjoittava käsi |
| Filipino | nagsusulat na kamay |
| føroyskt | skrivandi hond |
| français | main qui écrit |
| Gaeilge | lámh scríbhneoireachta |
| Gàidhlig | làmh a’ sgrìobhadh |
| galego | man escribindo |
| ગુજરાતી | લખી રહેલો હાથ |
| Hausa | hannu mai rubutawa |
| עברית | יד כותבת |
| हिन्दी | लिखता हुआ हाथ |
| hrvatski | ruka koja piše |
| hornjoserbšćina | ruka, kiž pisa |
| magyar | író kéz |
| հայերեն | գրող ձեռք |
| Indonesia | tangan menulis |
| íslenska | skrifandi hönd |
| italiano | mano che scrive |
| 日本語 | 書いている手 |
| Jawa | tangan nulis |
| ქართული | ხელი, რომელიც წერს |
| қазақ тілі | қолмен жазу |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قولمەن جازۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | ដៃកាន់ប៊ិចសរសេរ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ |
| 한국어 | 글을 쓰고 있는 손 |
| कोंकणी | बरोवपाचो हात |
| кыргызча | жазып жаткан кол |
| ລາວ | ມືກຳລັງຂຽນ |
| lietuvių | rašanti ranka |
| latviešu | rakstoša roka |
| македонски | рака што пишува |
| മലയാളം | എഴുതുന്ന കൈ |
| монгол | бичиж байгаа гар |
| मराठी | लिखाण करणारा हात |
| Melayu | tangan menulis |
| မြန်မာ | စာရေးနေသည့် လက် |
| नेपाली | लेखिरहेको हात |
| Nederlands | schrijvende hand |
| norsk | skrivende hånd |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଲେଖିବା ହାତ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਲਿਖਣਾ, ਲਿਖਾਈ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Hand Wé De Raít Sọ́mtin |
| polski | pisząca dłoń |
| پښتو | لیکونکې لاس |
| português | escrevendo à mão |
| rumantsch | maun che scriva |
| română | mână scriind |
| русский | пишущая рука |
| سنڌي | لکندڙ هٿ |
| တႆး | မိုဝ်းတႅမ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | ලියමින් සිටින අත |
| slovenčina | píšuca ruka |
| slovenščina | pišoča dlan |
| Soomaali | gacan wax qoraysa |
| shqip | dorë që shkruan |
| српски | рука која пише |
| srpski | ruka koja piše |
| svenska | hand som skriver |
| Kiswahili | mkono unaoandika |
| தமிழ் | எழுதுதல் |
| తెలుగు | వ్రాస్తున్న చేయి |
| ไทย | เขียนหนังสือ |
| ትግርኛ | ናይ ጽሕፈት ኢድ |
| türkmen dili | ýazýan el |
| lea fakatonga | nima ʻoku tohi |
| Türkçe | yazı yazan el |
| українська | рука, що пише |
| اردو | لکھتا ہوا ہاتھ |
| o‘zbek | yozayotgan qo‘l |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn tay đang viết |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ńkọ́wé |
| 粵語 | 寫字嘅手 |
| 粤语 | 写字嘅手 |
| 中文 | 写字 |
| 繁體中文 | 寫 |
| isiZulu | isandla esibhalayo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+270D U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :writing_hand:
- Category
- People & Body
FAQ
- What does the writing hand emoji (✍️) mean?
- A hand holding a pen and writing. It means writing, signing and authorship — and it is one of the older emoji, dating from the original Japanese sets. It appears in contexts about writing something down, signing a document, and the act of putting a thought on paper.
- How do you type the writing hand emoji?
- Copy the writing hand 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 writing hand emoji in?
- The writing hand emoji belongs to the People & Body category.