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Writing Hand

A symbol from the People & Hands collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

People & Hands collection
Symbol
✍
Unicode
U+270D
HTML entity
✍
Category
People & Hands

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Download Writing Hand as a vector SVG or a raster PNG.

SVG uses the system font stack — open in any vector editor and convert to outlines if needed. PNGs have a transparent background.

32 of 52 in the people & hands collection

About the writing hand symbol

Represented as a right hand holding a pen or pencil, the Writing Hand is a graphic symbol from the Dingbats block. It is typically understood as a visual metaphor for the act of writing, signing, or drawing. Because it is a pictographic icon rather than a phonetic letter, it is not read as a word but is instead interpreted based on its visual context within a sentence or interface.

Users frequently include this character in social media bios and personal profiles to indicate authorship, blogging, or professional journalism. It also appears in digital messaging to signify that a person is currently taking notes or drafting a message. In instructional contexts, the symbol is sometimes used in headers or alongside sign-up forms to prompt a reader to fill out a document or provide a signature.

How to type Writing Hand

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options
  1. In Word / Outlook: type 270D then press Alt + X.
  2. Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options
  1. Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 270D.
  2. Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.

Linux

1 step
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 270D, 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.

Skin tone variants

The writing hand accepts a Fitzpatrick skin-tone modifier (U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF). Each variant is a distinct copyable sequence — click 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.

Part of the Dingbats block

✍ writing hand lives inside the Dingbats Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Dingbats →

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