# ✍🏾 Writing hand emoji: medium-dark skin tone

✍🏾 is the writing hand emoji (✍️) with medium-dark skin tone. It's ✍️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: ✍🏾
- Unicode name: writing hand: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+270D U+1F3FE
- Category: People & body, Hands holding things
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [✍️ Writing hand](https://emojichart.com/writing-hand-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/writing-hand-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A hand holding a pen, writing. The theme is writing, signing, taking notes and authorship. Journaling, drafting posts or essays, signing documents and replying 'noted' all call for it.

## Other skin tones

- ✍️ [Writing hand](https://emojichart.com/writing-hand-emoji.md)
- ✍🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/writing-hand-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270D U+1F3FB
- ✍🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/writing-hand-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270D U+1F3FC
- ✍🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/writing-hand-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270D U+1F3FD
- ✍🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/writing-hand-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+270D U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

✍🏾 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. ✍️ [Writing hand](https://emojichart.com/writing-hand-emoji.md) (U+270D U+FE0F)
2. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)

## How to type ✍🏾

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “writing hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “writing hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “writing hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “writing hand”, then pick medium-dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | mano escribiendo: tono de piel oscuro medio | escribir, lápiz, mano, mano escribiendo, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | main qui écrit : peau mate | écrire, main, main qui écrit, peau mate |
| Deutsch (de) | schreibende Hand: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Hand, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, schreiben, schreibend, Stift |
| Italiano (it) | mano che scrive: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, disegnare, mano che scrive, penna, scrivere, scrivere a mano |
| Português (pt) | escrevendo à mão: pele morena escura | caneta, escrevendo, escrevendo à mão, mão, pele morena escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | schrijvende hand: donkergetinte huidskleur | donkergetinte huidskleur, hand, schrijf, schrijven |
| Svenska (sv) | hand som skriver: mellanmörk hy | hand, hand som skriver, mellanmörk hy, skriver |
| Polski (pl) | pisząca dłoń: karnacja średnio ciemna | dłoń, długopis, karnacja średnio ciemna, pisać, pisać odręcznie, pisząca dłoń, piszę, ręka |
| Türkçe (tr) | yazı yazan el: orta koyu cilt tonu | beden, el, kalem tutma, orta koyu cilt tonu, yazı yazan el, yazma |
| Русский (ru) | пишущая рука: темный тон кожи | бумага, написать, писать, письмо, пишет, пишу, пишущая, рука, ручка, темный тон кожи |
| Українська (uk) | рука, що пише: помірно темний тон шкіри | писати, помірно темний тон шкіри, рука, рука, що пише, тіло, що пише |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χέρι που γράφει: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | γράφω, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, σώμα, χέρι, χέρι που γράφει |
| العربية (ar) | يد تكتب: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | اكتب, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, تكتب, كتابة, يد, يد كاتبة, يكتب |
| עברית (he) | יד כותבת: גוון עור כהה בינוני | גוון עור כהה בינוני, יד, כותבת, כתב יד, כתיבה, לכתוב |
| فارسی (fa) | نوشتن با دست: پوست گندمی | پوست گندمی, دست, نوشتن, نوشتن با دست |
| हिन्दी (hi) | लिखता हुआ हाथ: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | लिखता हुआ हाथ, लिखना, लिखने वाला हाथ, शरीर, हल्की साँवली त्वचा, हाथ |
| বাংলা (bn) | লেখার হাত: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, লেখা, লেখার হাত, শরীর, হাত, হাতে লেখা |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tangan menulis: warna kulit gelap-sedang | badan, menulis, nulis, tangan, tubuh, tulis, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | bàn tay đang viết: màu da tối trung bình | bàn tay đang viết, màu da tối trung bình, tay, viết |
| ไทย (th) | เขียนหนังสือ: โทนผิวสีแทน | เขียน, เขียนหนังสือ, โทนผิวสีแทน, มือ, อวัยวะ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 書いている手: やや濃い肌色 | やや濃い肌色, 手, 手で書く, 手書き, 書いている手 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 글을 쓰고 있는 손: 진한 갈색 피부 | 글쓰기, 글을 쓰고 있는 손, 손, 연필 쥔 손, 진한 갈색 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 写字: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 写, 写字, 手, 笔 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 寫：褐皮膚 | 寫, 手寫, 書寫, 褐皮膚, 記錄 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): hand wat skryf: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a wɔde twerɛ nsɛm: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): dorë që shkruan: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): እየጻፈ ያለ እጅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): գրող ձեռք․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): লিখি থকা হাত: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): yazı əli: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): яҙыусы ҡул: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): idazten ari den eskua: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): пішучая рука: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): ruka koja piše: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Пишеща ръка: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): စာရေးနေသည့် လက် − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): main qui écrit : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 寫字嘅手: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 写字嘅手: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): mà que escriu: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏬᏱ ᎪᏪᎳᏅᎢ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 寫：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): ҫыракан алӑ: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruka koja piše: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): píšící ruka: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): skrivende hånd: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): kirjutav käsi: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mão a escrever: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): skrivandi hond: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): nagsusulat na kamay: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kirjoittava käsi: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): man escribindo: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): ხელი, რომელიც წერს: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): લખી રહેલો હાથ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): hannu mai rubutawa: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): likhta hua haath: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): író kéz: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): skrifandi hönd: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): aka na-ede ihe: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): lámh scríbhneoireachta: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): tangan nulis: kulit sawo mateng
- Kabyle (kab): afus yettarun: taglimt tubrikt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೈ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): қолмен жазу: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): قولمەن جازۋ: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ដៃកាន់ប៊ិចសរសេរ: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ikiganza cyandika: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
- Konkani (kok): बरोवपाचो हात: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): жазып жаткан кол: кара тору
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Tz’ib’anem chi q’ab’aj: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ມືກຳລັງຂຽນ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): rakstoša roka: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): man ch’a scrive: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): rašanti ranka: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): pišuca ruka: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): schreiwend Hand: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): рака што пишува: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): tangan menulis: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): എഴുതുന്ന കൈ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): id li tikteb biha: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): लिखाण करणारा हात: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): бичиж байгаа гар: бордуу
- Māori (mi): ringa tuhituhi: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
- Nepali (ne): लेखिरहेको हात: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand Wé De Raít Sọ́mtin: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): seatla le ngwalago: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): skrivende hånd: hudtype 5
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): skrivande hand: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ଲେଖିବା ହାତ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka barreessu: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): لیکونکې لاس: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਲਿਖਣਾ, ਲਿਖਾਈ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): لکھائی کردا ہتھ: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): maki qillqachkan: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mână scriind: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): maun che scriva: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): làmh a’ sgrìobhadh: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): рука која пише: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ruka koja piše: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): မိုဝ်းတႅမ်ႈ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): لکندڙ هٿ: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): ලියමින් සිටින අත: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): píšuca ruka: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): pišoča dlan: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): gacan wax qoraysa: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mkono unaoandika: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tajik (tg): дасти навишта истода: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): எழுதுதல்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): వ్రాస్తున్న చేయి: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ናይ ጽሕፈት ኢድ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): nima ʻoku tohi: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): letsogo le le kwalang: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): ýazýan el: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): ruka, kiž pisa: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): لکھتا ہوا ہاتھ: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): يېزىۋاتقان قول: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): yozayotgan qo‘l: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dwylo yn ysgrifennu: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Wolof (wo): loxo buy bind: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): isandla esibhalayo: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
- Yoruba (yo): ńkọ́wé: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ńkɔ́wé: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): isandla esibhalayo: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+270D U+1F3FE` |
| HTML | `✍🏾` |
| CSS | `\270D\1F3FE` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{270D}\u{1F3FE}` |
| Python | `\u270D\U0001F3FE` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 9C 8D F0 9F 8F BE` |
| UTF-16 | `270D D83C DFFE` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%9C%8D%F0%9F%8F%BE` |

## Questions

### What does ✍🏾 mean?

A hand holding a pen, writing. The theme is writing, signing, taking notes and authorship. Journaling, drafting posts or essays, signing documents and replying 'noted' all call for it. ✍🏾 shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between ✍🏾 and ✍️?

✍🏾 is the ✍️ writing hand emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's ✍️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+270D U+1F3FE.

### How do I type ✍🏾?

Find ✍️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “writing hand”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for ✍🏾?

U+270D U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write ✍🏾

### When was ✍🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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