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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

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writing hand rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

writing hand rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

writing hand rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

writing hand rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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This emoji in other languages

Available in 100 languages

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LanguageName
Afrikaanshand wat skryf
አማርኛእየጻፈ ያለ እጅ
العربيةيد تكتب
অসমীয়ালিখি থকা হাত
azərbaycanyazı əli
башҡортяҙыусы ҡул
беларускаяпішучая рука
българскиПишеща ръка
বাংলালেখার হাত
bosanskiruka koja piše
catalàmà que escriu
ᏣᎳᎩᎤᏬᏱ ᎪᏪᎳᏅᎢ
češtinapíšící ruka
чӑваш чӗлхиҫыракан алӑ
Cymraegdwylo yn ysgrifennu
Deutschschreibende Hand
dolnoserbšćinapišuca ruka
Ελληνικάχέρι που γράφει
Englishwriting hand
españolmano escribiendo
eestikirjutav käsi
euskaraidazten ari den eskua
فارسینوشتن با دست
suomikirjoittava käsi
Filipinonagsusulat na kamay
føroysktskrivandi hond
françaismain qui écrit
Gaeilgelámh scríbhneoireachta
Gàidhliglàmh a’ sgrìobhadh
galegoman escribindo
ગુજરાતીલખી રહેલો હાથ
Hausahannu mai rubutawa
עבריתיד כותבת
हिन्दीलिखता हुआ हाथ
hrvatskiruka koja piše
hornjoserbšćinaruka, kiž pisa
magyaríró kéz
հայերենգրող ձեռք
Indonesiatangan menulis
íslenskaskrifandi hönd
italianomano che scrive
日本語書いている手
Jawatangan nulis
ქართულიხელი, რომელიც წერს
қазақ тіліқолмен жазу
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)قولمەن جازۋ
ខ្មែរដៃកាន់ប៊ិចសរសេរ
ಕನ್ನಡಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ
한국어글을 쓰고 있는 손
कोंकणीबरोवपाचो हात
кыргызчажазып жаткан кол
ລາວມືກຳລັງຂຽນ
lietuviųrašanti ranka
latviešurakstoša roka
македонскирака што пишува
മലയാളംഎഴുതുന്ന കൈ
монголбичиж байгаа гар
मराठीलिखाण करणारा हात
Melayutangan menulis
မြန်မာစာရေးနေသည့် လက်
नेपालीलेखिरहेको हात
Nederlandsschrijvende hand
norskskrivende hånd
ଓଡ଼ିଆଲେଖିବା ହାତ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਲਿਖਣਾ, ਲਿਖਾਈ
Naijíriá PíjinHand Wé De Raít Sọ́mtin
polskipisząca dłoń
پښتولیکونکې لاس
portuguêsescrevendo à mão
rumantschmaun che scriva
românămână scriind
русскийпишущая рука
سنڌيلکندڙ هٿ
တႆးမိုဝ်းတႅမ်ႈ
සිංහලලියමින් සිටින අත
slovenčinapíšuca ruka
slovenščinapišoča dlan
Soomaaligacan wax qoraysa
shqipdorë që shkruan
српскирука која пише
srpskiruka koja piše
svenskahand som skriver
Kiswahilimkono unaoandika
தமிழ்எழுதுதல்
తెలుగువ్రాస్తున్న చేయి
ไทยเขียนหนังสือ
ትግርኛናይ ጽሕፈት ኢድ
türkmen diliýazýan el
lea fakatonganima ʻoku tohi
Türkçeyazı yazan el
українськарука, що пише
اردولکھتا ہوا ہاتھ
o‘zbekyozayotgan qo‘l
Tiếng Việtbàn tay đang viết
Èdè Yorùbáńkọ́wé
粵語寫字嘅手
粤语写字嘅手
中文写字
繁體中文寫
isiZuluisandla 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?
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What category is the writing hand emoji in?
The writing hand emoji belongs to the People & Body category.