Battery Emoji

Objects

A green rectangular battery cell shown standing upright, typically featuring a positive terminal bump at the top and a small lightning bolt or segmented level indicator inside to show current power status.

Usage Context

Used to signal low phone charge, high energy levels, or the need to recharge one's own motivation. It is frequently sent as a digital distress signal when a device is about to die, often paired with the 🔌 plug or ⚡ high voltage sign to emphasize the need for a power source.

History

Added in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the battery emoji became a staple of mobile communication as smartphone usage shifted from occasional calling to constant, data-heavy use. It serves as a visual shorthand for the modern anxiety of running out of power in a hyper-connected world.

Details

Glyph

🔋

Unicode

U+1F50B

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f50b:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD0B;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory computer

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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