Pencil Symbol (✎)

✎ is the pencil of edit buttons everywhere — the lower-right pencil that means 'write or change this'.

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Lower Right Pencil · U+270E · Popular & Cool Symbols

Click the symbol or the button to copy it, then paste it anywhere — documents, messages, bios and code.

Pencil codes

Code	Value
Unicode code point	`U+270E`
Unicode name	`Lower Right Pencil`
HTML named entity	None — use the decimal or hex code below
HTML decimal	`✎`
HTML hex	`✎`
CSS content code	`\270E`
JavaScript / JSON	`\u270E`
Windows Alt code	No standard Alt code — copy it from the card above

Pencil variants (3)

3 related glyphs — click any tile to copy it. Tiles with a page open that symbol's own page.

✏Pencil✐Upper Right Pencil🖊Lower Left Ballpoint Pen

Meaning & usage

✎ is the pencil of edit buttons everywhere — the lower-right pencil that means 'write or change this'. As a text character it predates the UI convention it now symbolises.

Examples in use

Copy ✎ into a post, document or message

How to type the pencil

Windows

There is no Alt code or direct key for ✎. In Microsoft Word, type 270E and press Alt+X to convert it. Everywhere else, click the Copy button at the top of this page and paste it (Ctrl+V) — that always works.

Mac

There is no Option-key shortcut for ✎ on a Mac. Open the Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space, search for "Pencil", and double-click to insert — or copy it from this page.

iPhone & Android

Most phone keyboards have no built-in key for ✎. Open this page on your phone, tap Copy, then paste it into your message or bio. (On Android, Gboard's emoji search finds some symbols by name.)

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 270e and press Enter (works in most GTK apps and terminals with IBus). Or copy it from this page.

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the ✎ symbol?

Click the big ✎ in the card at the top of this page — it copies as a standard Unicode character (U+270E) and pastes anywhere.

How do I type ✎ on a keyboard?

There is no standard keyboard shortcut or Alt code for ✎. Copy it from this page, or in Microsoft Word type 270E and press Alt+X.

Why does ✎ sometimes show as a box or question mark?

The box (called tofu) means the device or font viewing it has no drawing for U+270E (Lower Right Pencil). The character itself is fine — try a different font or a newer device, or use one of the variants on this page.

Is the Pencil free to use?

Yes. ✎ is a standard Unicode text character published in the Unicode Character Database. You may use it in personal and commercial documents, designs and products without permission or payment.

Data: Unicode Character Database · Page updated 2026-11-13