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✒️ Black nib
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✒️ Emoji meaning
Letter, ink, signature, dedication, or writing by hand.
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✒️ Meaning
We’re signing the contract! A fountain pen writes on paper with ink. Related to writing, school, or calligraphy. It's about something special, like a letter or an important signature.
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Commonly confused with
Color Variant
Black nib vs pencil; both symbolise writing, nib vs pencil detail may not be important.
Fountain pen vs black nib; both stylized nib icons associated with writing or signatures.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Black nib” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.
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+ black
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- black nib
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
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+ black nib
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
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+ nib + pen
