Keyword
writing emoji
7 emoji are annotated with “writing” in Unicode’s CLDR data.
- writing handwriting hand
- writing hand: light skin tonewriting hand: light skin tone
- writing hand: medium-light skin tonewriting hand: medium-light skin tone
- writing hand: medium skin tonewriting hand: medium skin tone
- writing hand: medium-dark skin tonewriting hand: medium-dark skin tone
- writing hand: dark skin tonewriting hand: dark skin tone
- notebook with decorative covernotebook with decorative cover
Frequently asked questions
- How many emoji mean writing?
- 7 emoji are annotated with “writing”.
- Which categories does writing span?
- Emoji annotated “writing” appear in People & Body and Objects. A keyword is the only grouping here that crosses categories — the Unicode taxonomy files each character in exactly one.
- Which emoji are tagged writing?
- They include ✍️ writing hand, ✍🏻 writing hand: light skin tone, ✍🏼 writing hand: medium-light skin tone and ✍🏽 writing hand: medium skin tone. The full set is listed above.
- Where do these keywords come from?
- Unicode’s CLDR annotation data, which is the same source that lets an emoji keyboard find a character by name. They are not tags anyone here invented.