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✍🏼✍🏼 Hand Writing: Medium-Light Skin Tone Emoji EmojiUnicode: 270D 1F3FC
Writing hand gesture with a skin tone.
Released in First introduced as ✍ in Unicode 7.0 in 2014. Skin tone variants, including ✍🏼 for medium-light skin, appeared in Unicode 8.0 in 2015.
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Meaning and Interpretation
"The ✍🏼 emoji depicts a hand holding a pen, typically shown writing something. With the medium-light skin tone modifier, it represents individuals of this skin tone. It conveys various actions such as writing, signing, taking notes, creating drafts, or working on creative projects."
Symbolism
- Writing or signing something important.
- The creative process of drafting ideas or making corrections.
- Authors, notetakers, message creators, or anyone engaging in written communication.
Common Usage Scenarios
- When you want to tell someone that you're writing something down or taking notes.
- To symbolize that you're working on a creative project, like an article or a story.
- Signifying that you are about to respond with a longer message or explanation.
Usage Examples in Conversation
Hold on, just writing this down real quick ✍🏼.
Almost finished drafting my next blog post ✍🏼!
Taking notes on everything you're saying ✍🏼!
About to respond to that email, I'll get back to you soon ✍🏼.
Just signed the document digitally, it’s all set now ✍🏼.
Usage Guidelines and Etiquette
- Use this emoji when you want to emphasize that you are in the act of writing or preparing something important.
- It can be used playfully when someone asks for your thoughts or opinions.
- Pair it with other related emojis, like 📝, to give more context in professional or personal communication.
Related Emojis
Document
Represents a written or printed paper, often used in the context of serious work or agreements.
Technologist
Often represents someone working on a computer, coding, or involved in the digital workspace.