✍🏻
Writing Hand: Light Skin Tone Emoji
📋 Copy & Code
Emoji
✍🏻
With name
✍🏻 Writing Hand: Light Skin Tone
Shortcode
:writing_hand::skin-tone-2:
Unicode
U+270D U+1F3FB
HTML Dec
✍🏻
HTML Hex
✍🏻
CSS
\270D\1F3FB
C, C++ & Python
\u270d\U0001f3fb
Java, JS & JSON
\u270D\uD83C\uDFFB
Perl
\x{270D}\x{1F3FB}
PHP & Ruby
\u{270D 1F3FB}
URL Escape
%E2%9C%8D%F0%9F%8F%BB
💡 What does ✍🏻 mean?
writing_hand — that's the territory of ✍🏻. Found in the Hand Prop group within People & Body, this emoji crosses language barriers and is understood globally without translation.
Drop it into conversations, bios, or posts. It conveys tone instantly — something plain text struggles to do on its own.
In the same family as 👋 Waving Hand Sign, 🤚 Raised Back Of Hand, 🖐️ Hand With Fingers Splayed. Together they cover a broader range of expression within People & Body.
First introduced in Unicode 0.7.
🖼️ Writing Hand: Light Skin Tone on Different Platforms
Apple
Google
Twitter / X
Facebook
✍🏻
Your Browser
🔗 Word Associations
The ✍🏻 emoji is often associated with:
⌨️ How to type ✍🏻
Windows
Win + . → search "writing hand: light skin tone"
Mac
Cmd + Ctrl + Space
Linux
Ctrl + . (GNOME)
Mobile
Emoji keyboard 🔤
Or simply copy from this page!
👥 Related Emojis
📦 Other hand-prop Emojis
❓ FAQ
What does the Writing Hand: Light Skin Tone emoji ✍🏻 mean?
The Writing Hand: Light Skin Tone emoji ✍🏻 is part of the People & Body category (hand-prop group). It was added in Unicode 0.7 and is available on all major platforms including iOS, Android, and Windows.
How do I copy the Writing Hand: Light Skin Tone emoji?
Click the "Copy ✍🏻" button at the top of this page, or click any copy button
next to the format you need (emoji, shortcode, HTML entity, or Unicode).
What is the shortcode for ✍🏻?
The shortcode is
:writing_hand::skin-tone-2:. You can use it on platforms
like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.