🖊️ Pen

Emoji Meaning

A blue or black ballpoint pen, as used for everyday writing. Depicted with its cap removed onto its end or as retractable pen. Positioned at a 45° angle, its tip at the lower left. Commonly used for various content concerning writing (e.g., creative, professional) as well as signing (deals, laws, in sports).

Google's design previously featured a brown-colored pen. Not to be confused with ✒️ Black Nib or 🖋️ Fountain Pen, though their applications often overlap.

Pen was approved as part of Unicode 7.0 in 2014 under the name “Lower Left Ballpoint Pen” and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.