Writing hand emoji: medium skin tone
✍🏽 is the writing hand emoji (✍️) with medium skin tone. It's ✍️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
- Unicode name
- writing hand: medium skin tone
- Category
- People & body, Hands holding things
- Added
- Emoji 1.0 in 2015
- Code points
- U+270D U+1F3FD
- Base emoji
- ✍️ Writing hand
What it means
A hand holding a pen, writing. The theme is writing, signing, taking notes and authorship. Journaling, drafting posts or essays, signing documents and replying 'noted' all call for it.
How it looks
Other skin tones
Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.
What it's made of
✍🏽 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:
- ✍️Writing handU+270D U+FE0F
- 🏽Medium skin toneU+1F3FD
How to type ✍🏽
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “writing hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “writing hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “writing hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “writing hand”, then pick medium skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | mano escribiendo: tono de piel medio | escribir, lápiz, mano, mano escribiendo, tono de piel medio |
| Français | main qui écrit : peau légèrement mate | écrire, main, main qui écrit, peau légèrement mate |
| Deutsch | schreibende Hand: mittlere Hautfarbe | Hand, mittlere Hautfarbe, schreiben, schreibend, Stift |
| Italiano | mano che scrive: carnagione olivastra | carnagione olivastra, disegnare, mano che scrive, penna, scrivere, scrivere a mano |
| Português | escrevendo à mão: pele morena | caneta, escrevendo, escrevendo à mão, mão, pele morena |
| Nederlands | schrijvende hand: getinte huidskleur | getinte huidskleur, hand, schrijf, schrijven |
| Svenska | hand som skriver: mellanfärgad hy | hand, hand som skriver, mellanfärgad hy, skriver |
| Polski | pisząca dłoń: karnacja średnia | dłoń, długopis, karnacja średnia, pisać, pisać odręcznie, pisząca dłoń, piszę, ręka |
| Türkçe | yazı yazan el: orta cilt tonu | beden, el, kalem tutma, orta cilt tonu, yazı yazan el, yazma |
| Русский | пишущая рука: средний тон кожи | бумага, написать, писать, письмо, пишет, пишу, пишущая, рука, ручка, средний тон кожи |
| Українська | рука, що пише: помірний тон шкіри | писати, помірний тон шкіри, рука, рука, що пише, тіло, що пише |
| Ελληνικά | χέρι που γράφει: μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος | γράφω, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος, σώμα, χέρι, χέρι που γράφει |
| العربية | يد تكتب: بشرة بلون معتدل | اكتب, بشرة بلون معتدل, تكتب, كتابة, يد, يد كاتبة, يكتب |
| עברית | יד כותבת: גוון עור בינוני | גוון עור בינוני, יד, כותבת, כתב יד, כתיבה, לכתוב |
| فارسی | نوشتن با دست: پوست طلایی | پوست طلایی, دست, نوشتن, نوشتن با دست |
| हिन्दी | लिखता हुआ हाथ: गेहुँआ त्वचा | गेहुँआ त्वचा, लिखता हुआ हाथ, लिखना, लिखने वाला हाथ, शरीर, हाथ |
| বাংলা | লেখার হাত: মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ | মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ, লেখা, লেখার হাত, শরীর, হাত, হাতে লেখা |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tangan menulis: warna kulit sedang | badan, menulis, nulis, tangan, tubuh, tulis, warna kulit sedang |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn tay đang viết: màu da trung bình | bàn tay đang viết, màu da trung bình, tay, viết |
| ไทย | เขียนหนังสือ: โทนผิวสีเหลือง | เขียน, เขียนหนังสือ, โทนผิวสีเหลือง, มือ, อวัยวะ |
| 日本語 | 書いている手: 中間の肌色 | 中間の肌色, 手, 手で書く, 手書き, 書いている手 |
| 한국어 | 글을 쓰고 있는 손: 갈색 피부 | 갈색 피부, 글쓰기, 글을 쓰고 있는 손, 손, 연필 쥔 손 |
| 中文(简体) | 写字: 中等肤色 | 中等肤色, 写, 写字, 手, 笔 |
| 中文(繁體) | 寫:淺褐皮膚 | 寫, 手寫, 書寫, 淺褐皮膚, 記錄 |
Names in 102 more languages
| Afrikaans | hand wat skryf: medium velkleur |
|---|---|
| Akan | nsa a wɔde twerɛ nsɛm: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra |
| Albanian | dorë që shkruan: nuancë lëkure zeshkane |
| Amharic | እየጻፈ ያለ እጅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4 |
| Armenian | գրող ձեռք․ միջին գույնի մաշկ |
| Assamese | লিখি থকা হাত: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং |
| Azerbaijani | yazı əli: orta dəri tonu |
| Bashkir | яҙыусы ҡул: уртаса тән төҫө |
| Basque | idazten ari den eskua: bitarteko azal-tonua |
| Belarusian | пішучая рука: сярэдні тон скуры |
| Bosnian | ruka koja piše: umjerena boja kože |
| Bulgarian | Пишеща ръка: средна на цвят кожа |
| Burmese | စာရေးနေသည့် လက် − အသားလတ်ရောင် |
| Canadian French | main qui écrit : peau légèrement mate |
| Cantonese | 寫字嘅手: 中膚色 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 写字嘅手: 中肤色 |
| Catalan | mà que escriu: pell morena |
| Cherokee | ᎤᏬᏱ ᎪᏪᎳᏅᎢ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ |
| Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) | 寫:中等皮膚 |
| Chuvash | ҫыракан алӑ: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ |
| Croatian | ruka koja piše: maslinasta boja kože |
| Czech | píšící ruka: střední odstín pleti |
| Danish | skrivende hånd: medium teint |
| Estonian | kirjutav käsi: keskmine nahatoon |
| European Portuguese | mão a escrever: tipo de pele 4 |
| Faroese | skrivandi hond: miðal húðarlitur |
| Filipino | nagsusulat na kamay: katamtamang kulay ng balat |
| Finnish | kirjoittava käsi: tummanvaalea iho |
| Galician | man escribindo: ton de pel medio |
| Georgian | ხელი, რომელიც წერს: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა |
| Gujarati | લખી રહેલો હાથ: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ |
| Hausa | hannu mai rubutawa: madaidaicin launin fata |
| Hindi (Latin) | likhta hua haath: medium skin |
| Hungarian | író kéz: közepes bőrtónus |
| Icelandic | skrifandi hönd: millihúðlitur |
| Igbo | aka na-ede ihe: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti |
| Irish | lámh scríbhneoireachta: ton cnis meánach |
| Javanese | tangan nulis: kulit kuning |
| Kabyle | afus yettarun: taglimt talemmast |
| Kannada | ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ |
| Kazakh | қолмен жазу: 4-тері түсі |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | قولمەن جازۋ: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى |
| Khmer | ដៃកាន់ប៊ិចសរសេរ: សម្បុរស្រអែម |
| Kinyarwanda | ikiganza cyandika: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe |
| Konkani | बरोवपाचो हात: मध्यम कातीचो रंग |
| Kyrgyz | жазып жаткан кол: орточо |
| Kʼicheʼ | Tz’ib’anem chi q’ab’aj: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal |
| Lao | ມືກຳລັງຂຽນ: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ |
| Latvian | rakstoša roka: vidējs ādas tonis |
| Ligurian | man ch’a scrive: carnaxon cô d’öiva |
| Lithuanian | rašanti ranka: rusvos odos |
| Lower Sorbian | pišuca ruka: wósrědna barwa kóže |
| Luxembourgish | schreiwend Hand: mëttel Hautfaarf |
| Macedonian | рака што пишува: тип на кожа 4 |
| Malay | tangan menulis: ton kulit sederhana |
| Malayalam | എഴുതുന്ന കൈ: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4 |
| Maltese | id li tikteb biha: ton medju tal-ġilda |
| Marathi | लिखाण करणारा हात: मध्यम त्वचा |
| Mongolian | бичиж байгаа гар: дунд зэргийн |
| Māori | ringa tuhituhi: kiri āhua waenga |
| Nepali | लेखिरहेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-४ |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Hand Wé De Raít Sọ́mtin: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton |
| Northern Sotho | seatla le ngwalago: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng |
| Norwegian | skrivende hånd: hudtype 4 |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | skrivande hand: hudtype 4 |
| Odia | ଲେଖିବା ହାତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ |
| Oromo | harka barreessu: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa |
| Pashto | لیکونکې لاس: غنم رنګه |
| Punjabi | ਲਿਖਣਾ, ਲਿਖਾਈ: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ |
| Punjabi (Arabic) | لکھائی کردا ہتھ: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد |
| Quechua | maki qillqachkan: tunpa qara niraq |
| Romanian | mână scriind: ton mediu al pielii |
| Romansh | maun che scriva: pel media |
| Scottish Gaelic | làmh a’ sgrìobhadh: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn |
| Serbian | рука која пише: ни светла ни тамна кожа |
| Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | рука која пише: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа |
| Serbian (Latin) | ruka koja piše: ni svetla ni tamna koža |
| Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | ruka koja piše: ni svijetla ni tamna koža |
| Shan | မိုဝ်းတႅမ်ႈ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ |
| Sindhi | لکندڙ هٿ: پڪو رنگ |
| Sinhala | ලියමින් සිටින අත: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4 |
| Slovak | píšuca ruka: stredný tón pleti |
| Slovenian | pišoča dlan: srednji ten kože |
| Somali | gacan wax qoraysa: jidh nooc dhexe |
| Swahili | mkono unaoandika: ngozi ya kahawia |
| Tajik | дасти навишта истода: ранги миёнаи пӯст |
| Tamil | எழுதுதல்: வகை 4 |
| Telugu | వ్రాస్తున్న చేయి: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు |
| Tigrinya | ናይ ጽሕፈት ኢድ፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ |
| Tongan | nima ʻoku tohi: kili melomelo |
| Tswana | letsogo le le kwalang: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng |
| Turkmen | ýazýan el: orta deri reňki |
| Upper Sorbian | ruka, kiž pisa: srěnja barba kože |
| Urdu | لکھتا ہوا ہاتھ: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت |
| Uyghur | يېزىۋاتقان قول: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى |
| Uzbek | yozayotgan qo‘l: 4-teri turi |
| Welsh | dwylo yn ysgrifennu: arlliw croen canolog |
| Wolof | loxo buy bind: xeesaayu der bu yam |
| Xhosa | isandla esibhalayo: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi |
| Yoruba | ńkọ́wé: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀ |
| Yoruba (Benin) | ńkɔ́wé: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀ |
| Zulu | isandla esibhalayo: uhlobo-4 |
Codes
- Code points
U+270D U+1F3FD- HTML
✍🏽- CSS
\270D\1F3FD- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{270D}\u{1F3FD}- Python
\u270D\U0001F3FD- UTF-8 bytes
E2 9C 8D F0 9F 8F BD- UTF-16
270D D83C DFFD- URL encoded
%E2%9C%8D%F0%9F%8F%BD
Questions
What does ✍🏽 mean?
A hand holding a pen, writing. The theme is writing, signing, taking notes and authorship. Journaling, drafting posts or essays, signing documents and replying 'noted' all call for it. ✍🏽 shows it with medium skin tone; the meaning is the same.
What is the difference between ✍🏽 and ✍️?
✍🏽 is the ✍️ writing hand emoji with medium skin tone. It's ✍️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+270D U+1F3FD.
How do I type ✍🏽?
Find ✍️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “writing hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.
What is the Unicode for ✍🏽?
U+270D U+1F3FD. In HTML you can write ✍🏽
When was ✍🏽 added?
It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.