A classic pencil. Typically depicted as a yellow or orange graphite pencil, like a U.S. #2 or European HB, with a sharpened tip, and metal ferrule holding a pink eraser on top. Commonly used for content concerning writing, drawing, and schooling.

Positioned at a 45° angle, with its tip at either lower left or right depending on the vendor. Huawei's design is green, distinct from the yellow/orange of other platforms.

Samsung’s pencil was previously red, Google’s green, and Huawei's blue.

This emoji predates the inclusion of emojis within Unicode. It was first added to early Japanese emoji keyboards by au-by KDDI in 1999, though it had representation in earlier pre-emoji Japanese character sets as well.

Pencil was approved as part of Unicode 1.1 in 1993 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.