Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 2712 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Black Nib Symbol
A symbol from the Technical Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ✒
- Unicode
- U+2712
- HTML entity
- ✒
- Category
- Technical Symbols
Export
Download Black Nib as SVG or PNG — or add a caption to make a labelled icon, badge or sticker.
Background
Previewtransparent background
Fill color applies to monochrome symbols; multicolor emoji keep their own colors. Add a circle/rounded background to make an app icon or avatar. Exports are self-contained; the SVG embeds the glyph's font. Without a background, exports are transparent.
18 of 35 in the technical symbols collection
About the black nib symbol
Used in digital document interfaces and note-taking applications, the Black Nib represents a writing instrument or the act of signing or editing a document. This character depicts a classic fountain pen nib in solid black, often serving as a visual cue for annotation tools, signature fields, or text input modes. It is part of the Dingbats block and is officially classified as an emoji, allowing it to appear alongside other pictographic symbols in text and messaging environments.
How to type Black Nib
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 2712.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2712, then press Enter or Space.
Copy in every format
Every form of this character — for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, URLs and more. Click any value to copy.
Text vs emoji presentation
This codepoint has two standardized presentations. Append U+FE0E to force the monochrome text form, or U+FE0F to force the colorful emoji form. Default presentation: text.
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