Lower Left Paintbrush 🖌

🖌 (U+1F58C) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Lower Left Paintbrush is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: Lower Left Paintbrush depicts the tool “Lower Left Paintbrush.” Use it to indicate painting or art tasks in apps or messages. It can mark a section for art projects, DIY crafts, or creative features in a UI. It can also signal a tone of creativity in chats, or stand in for artwork when describing tasks or goals. In design or content, use it to label brushes, palettes, or art-related options. Reuse the emoji to convey craft ideas without typing lengthy explanations. Be mindful of ambiguity; pair it with text if needed. The emoji’s look varies across platforms and fonts, so avoid relying on color alone. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text clearly communicates the intended meaning.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F58C in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

See our category page for related symbols.