Candle Emoji
Objects
A tall, white wax candle with a small, flickering orange flame at the top. It is depicted as a standard pillar candle, often shown melting slightly at the edges.
Usage Context
Used to represent light in the darkness, prayer, remembrance, or a calm, cozy atmosphere. It is frequently sent during holidays like Hanukkah or Diwali, or to signify a vigil for a loved one. People often pair it with 🔥 to emphasize the heat or flame, or with ✨ to capture a magical or peaceful mood.
History
Added to Unicode 7.0 in 2014, the candle was included to bridge the gap between digital messaging and traditional non-electric light sources. It serves as a nod to the long history of human illumination before the widespread adoption of the light bulb.
Details
Glyph
🕯
Unicode
U+1F56F
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f56f:
HTML Entity
��
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory light & video
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
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
Related Objects Emojis
