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Pencil Symbol ✏

A straightforward and widely recognized glyph known as the "pencil symbol" serves as an iconic representation of imagination, writing, and drawing. This image represents the idea of using a pencil to write down thoughts, express ideas, and create. It is a versatile visual communication tool that can clearly communicate actions, instructions, and concepts thanks to its simple design and wide acceptance. In this article, we examine the meaning and practicality of the pencil symbol as well as how it affects the simplification and improvement of visual communication.

Pencil Symbol Information

Symbol Name
Pencil
Unicode Version
1.1 (June 1993)
Unicode
U+270F
CSS Code
\270F
Hex Code
✏
HTML Code
✏
Latex
\ding{47}
Alt Code
9999
Symbol
✏

Pencil Symbol Encoding

UTF-8
0xE2 0x9C 0x8F
UTF-16
0x270F
UTF-32
0x0000270F

PencilSymbol's PNG and SVG files

Pencil symbol png image
Pencil symbol svg image

Pencil Symbol in Latex

Pencil
1\documentclass{article} 2\usepackage{pifont} 3\ding{47} 4\end{document}

How to add pencil symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems

You can type the pencil symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:

How to type pencil symbol on Microsoft Word

You can type the pencil in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 270F
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original 270F is now transformed into ✏

How to type pencil symbol on Microsoft Windows

You can type the pencil on Microsoft windows using following steps:

  • Hold Alt and press 9999 to type pencil on your windows machine.

How to type pencil symbol on Mac OS

You can type the pencil on Mac OS using following steps:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
  • Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
  • Type "Pencil" in the search field at the top and press Enter
  • The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text
Mac OS Character Viewer
Mac OS Character Viewer

How to type pencil symbol on Linux

You can type the pencil on Linux using following steps:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
  • Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
  • Press keys 270F consecutively
  • And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

How to type pencil symbol on IOS and Android

The easiest way to type the pencil symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.

How to use pencil in CSS

//CSS Example
1span { 2 content: \270F; 3 }

How to use pencil in HTML

//HTML Example
1<span>&#9999;</span>

Pencil symbol representation in programming languages

Pencilsymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

LanguageRepresentation
Rust
\u{270F}
Ruby
\u{270F}
Python
\u270F
PHP
\u{270F}
Perl
\x{270F}
Java
\u270F
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6
\u{270F}
JavaScript
\u270F
Go
\u270F
C#
\u270F
C and C++
\u270F
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e
\u270F
RFC 5137
\u'270F'