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.
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Pencil Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Pencil |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+270F |
| CSS Code | \270F |
Pencil Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x9C 0x8F |
| UTF-16 | 0x270F |
| UTF-32 | 0x0000270F |
Table of contents
- Pencil PNG and SVG files
- How to type pencil in latex
- How to type pencil on Microsoft Word
- How to type pencil on Microsoft Windows
- How to type pencil on Mac OS
- How to type pencil on Linux
- How to type pencil on IOS and Android
- How to use pencil in CSS
- How to use pencil in HTML
- Pencil representation in programming languages
Pencil symbol's PNG and SVG files
How to type pencil symbol in latex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pifont}
\ding{47}
\end{document}
How to add pencil symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the pencil on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type pencil symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the pencil on microsoft Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2 7 0 F
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 2 7 0 F 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 9 9 9 9 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
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 2 7 0 F 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 on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use pencil in CSS
span {
content: "\270F";
}
How to type pencil in HTML
<span>✏</span>
Pencil symbol representation in programming languages
pencil's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
| 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' |