pencil

Pencil icon centered on a solid green square background.
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What does the pencil emoji mean?

A simple, clean icon for all your editing needs.

This emoji features a minimalist pencil icon set against a vibrant green background. It is commonly used in Discord and Slack to signal that a message is being edited, a post is being drafted, or to simply indicate that someone is currently writing.

When to use it

  • Indicating that a message is being edited
  • Signaling that a user is currently writing
  • Marking a post as a work in progress
  • Requesting a change to a shared document

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Add to my server above and pick a Discord server you manage (CommunityOne must be installed).
  2. Or download the file: open Discord → Server Settings → Emoji → Upload Emoji.
  3. Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the pencil image.
  2. Open the Slack emoji picker and click Add Emoji.
  3. Upload the file, name it, and save.
Add to Revolt/Stoat
  1. Download the pencil image.
  2. Open Server Settings → Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the pencil image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.