Lower Right Pencil Symbol
✎ is the lower right pencil symbol (U+270E), commonly used to represent writing, editing, and notes.
U+270E
The ✎ symbol is part of the Dingbats block and is known as the lower right pencil. It’s often used to indicate writing, editing, or “make changes.” Copy it for text, design mockups, or developer UIs.
Lower Right Pencil Symbol Meaning
✎ (Unicode U+270E, “lower right pencil”) is a simple icon-like character that visually suggests writing with a pencil. In everyday digital text, it commonly signals notes, drafting, proofreading, or editing actions. Designers also use it as a lightweight indicator for “edit” or “compose” in buttons, labels, and headings. Because it’s a character rather than an image, it can be used easily in plain text, documents, and social posts, and it scales naturally with the surrounding font. When you need a small, recognizable writing/editing cue, ✎ is a practical choice.
Common uses
- •Labeling a “notes” or “draft” section in text documents and web pages
- •Using as an “edit” indicator next to editable fields or settings
- •Marking a “compose” or “write” action in UI buttons and menus
- •Annotating proofreading, revision, or change-tracking comments
- •Decorating headings or templates for study materials and worksheets
Examples
✎ Lower Right Pencil Symbol
- ✎Draft: ✎ My meeting notes
- ✎Please ✎ edit your response before submitting.
- ✎Version history ✎ updated on Friday
- ✎Journal prompt ✎ What did you learn today?
- ✎This section is ✎ editable.
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+270E | |
| HTML Entity | ✎ | |
| HTML Code | ✎ | |
| CSS | \270E | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9998 | |
| Decimal | 9998 |
How to type Lower Right Pencil Symbol (✎)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9998 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 270E then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 270E. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 270e, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ✎ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Lower Right Pencil symbol mean?
✎ (Unicode U+270E, “lower right pencil”) is a simple icon-like character that visually suggests writing with a pencil. In everyday digital text, it commonly signals notes, drafting, proofreading, or editing actions. Designers also use it as a lightweight indicator for “edit” or “compose” in buttons, labels, and headings. Because it’s a character rather than an image, it can be used easily in plain text, documents, and social posts, and it scales naturally with the surrounding font. When you need a small, recognizable writing/editing cue, ✎ is a practical choice.
What is the Unicode for ✎?
✎ is Unicode U+270E (LOWER RIGHT PENCIL).
How do I copy and paste ✎?
Copy the character ✎ from this page, then paste it into your text editor, document, or design tool.
What are the HTML and CSS escapes for ✎?
HTML entity: ✎ (html_entity). CSS escape: \\270E (css_escape).
How can I use ✎ in JavaScript?
Use the JavaScript escape \\u{270E} (javascript_escape) in your string.